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SK8 the Infinity Announces New Anime Project
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What pictures come to mind when you hear the term “skateboarding anime”? Perhaps a protagonist committing some heinous acrobatics while traversing a fifty-foot gorge. Perhaps some tips on how to re-enact the techniques shown on television at home. When you hear the word “skateboarding anime,” you might conjure up a variety of intriguing but predictable plots.
Surely, no one imagined a borderline BL Bishounen with deep and adorable characters when they placed the words “skateboarding” and “anime” together. Don’t let you wait anymore, here comes the most fascinating anime about skateboarding that will be released this year!
Originally, the plot of the anime was quite appealing. After midnight in Okinawa, a group of hardcore skaters known as “S” compete in a secret, no-holds-barred race known as “S,” racing each other on skateboards down a winding track dug out of an abandoned mine and occasionally forming rivalries known as “beefs.” Reki, a hardcore skater in high school, introduces incoming transfer student Langa to S one night and ends up dragging him into the skateboarding world.
Recently, SK8 the Infinity has a brand-new anime project in the works, as well as a two-act stage play.
SK8 the Infinity, a skateboarding anime, has announced a new animation project as well as a two-part stage play.
A brand-new SK8 the Infinity anime project is now in the works, according to an announcement made today, June 4, at the “SK8 Masquerade of Love” event. However, no other information about the new anime is known at this time. Fans and audiences are extremely looking forward to hearing from this anime these days.
However, a two-part stage drama titled SK8 the Stage has also been announced. The first installment of SK8 the Stage is set to premiere in December, with the second installment following in January 2022.
SK8 the Infinity is an original anime series that launched early this year, directed by Hiroko Utsumi and animated by the studio Bones (not to be confused with the Bones Brigade). The show is set in Okinawa and follows a group of skateboarders who participate in covert, high-intensity races at night.
From January 10 to April 4, the original SK8 the Infinity anime aired on Japanese television and was available for streaming on Funimation, AnimeLab, and Wakanim in other countries. On January 11, Toriyasu released SK8 Chill Out!, a comedy-oriented spinoff manga. Meanwhile, on March 5, Kazuto Kjima released a manga adaptation of the anime.
Sorry, but this isn’t the anime for you if you’re looking for a basic skateboarding anime to live vicariously through. SK8 is so much more than just a skateboarding anime. It can be appreciated by anybody, whether or not they are sports lovers. It has wonderful characters, exciting plot developments, and smooth animation. What were your thoughts about SK8? Which character was your favorite? Share your comments with us so that we can discuss more about this intriguing anime and of course all the animes in this universe together!