Japanese hitmaker KENSHI YONEZU released a new song, “BOW AND ARROW,” written as the theme song for the upcoming anime series Medalist, which began streaming on Disney+ worldwide on January 4.
“Iโve been an avid fan of the original manga. When I saw that the manga was going to be made into an anime, I couldnโt resist reaching out to offer my music. Thatโs how it led to the creation of ‘BOW AND ARROW.’ Itโs a great manga, and I urge every human being to read this manga series. Iโm also anticipating the anime as just a viewer. Wait there for the song as well,โ Yonezu shares.
Medalist is a brand-new anime series from Japan that tells the story of figure skating coach Tsukasa, a man haunted by his past failures, who works tirelessly to mold his latest student into a championship medalist. The series is based on an award-winning manga by TSURUMAIKADA, which won first place in The Next Manga Award 2022, an award for manga series presented by Kadokawa, and the Best General Manga at Kodanshaโs 48th annual Manga Awards in May 2024. Yasutaka Yamamoto (Noblesse) is directing the anime at ENGI. Jukki Hanada (Love Live! Sunshine!!) is in charge of the series composition and screenplay. Chinatsu Kameyama (In Another World With My Smartphone) is designing the characters. Yuki Hayashi is composing the OST music. The former Olympic skater Akiko Suzuki is choreographing the skating routines in the anime, in collaboration with retired figure skater Yuhana Yokoi and active competitive figure skater Hinano Isobe.
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Medalist is out on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the United States as of January 4. The video of the anime opening featuring “BOW AND ARROW” is also viewable now, with the main characters in all their dynamism. Watch here.
Following an extensive 20-date run across Japan, the multitalented Japanese hitmaker and singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu will head to his first U.S., Asia, and European performances of his career, with historic shows produced in Shanghai by STARGROUP, Taipei by BIGART, and all others by Live Nation. Shanghai will host two consecutive shows on March 8th and 9th at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Taipei will host performances on March 15th and 16th at the Taipei Arena. The tour continues in Seoul on March 22nd and 23rd at INSPIRE Arena. The European leg begins on March 30th at Londonโs Eventim Apollo, and April 1st at Parisโ Zenith. The tour will then move to the U.S., with a performance at the world-famous Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 4th and at Los Angelesโ YouTube Theater on April 6th.