Anima Yell!
| Industry | Manga, Anime |
|---|---|
| Founded | April 2016 |
| Defunct | October 2020 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Manga, Anime television series |
is a Japanese four-panel manga created by Tsukasa Unohana. It was serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine from April 2016 through October 2020, compiled into five tankōbon volumes. The series received an anime adaptation produced by Doga Kobo, which aired between October and December 2018.
Plot
Kohane Hatoya, an energetic girl passionate about cheerleading, initiates a Cheer Club at Kaminoki High School. She enlists her close friend Uki Sawatari along with Hizume Arima, an experienced cheerleader, to join the team.
Characters
- A lively and helpful girl who overcomes her childhood acrophobia to lead the Cheer Club.
- A talented cheerleader dismissed from her previous squad for excelling too much. Kohane recruits her back into cheerleading despite her fear of being isolated.
- Kohane’s cautious childhood companion who supports and becomes a member of the Cheer Club.
- Kohane’s classmate, who struggles with confidence and is self-conscious about her strong-sounding name.
- A twin-tailed girl who watches the activities of the Cheer Club from a distance.
- The homeroom teacher responsible for Kohane’s class.
- A classmate and close friend of Kotetsu, openly lesbian and successfully confesses her feelings with encouragement from the Cheer Club.
- Leader of the Basketball Club, possessing a boyish look; real name .
- {{Nihongo|Home Economics Club President|家庭科部部長|}
- {{Nihongo|Akane Sawatari|猿渡 暁音|}
- {{Nihongo|Suzuko Nekoya|}
Video game
Characters from this series also appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara franchises in the 2018 mobile role-playing game Kirara Fantasia.
Music
- Opening Theme
- Jump Up↑Yell!! performed by Kaminoki High School Cheerleading Club (voiced by Yuka Ozaki)
- Insert Songs
- CRAZY GONNA CRAZY by YURiKA (featured in Episode 11)
- One Day by MB Padfield (featured in Episode 12)
Reception
The first episode was reviewed by five editors at Anime News Network:[1] Nick Creamer described the humor as "too mild and one-note" and considered Kohane and Arima to be "underwritten," though he complimented the detailed backgrounds, expressive faces, and sound design. Theron Martin highlighted Kohane's enthusiasm and inspirational role despite occasionally irritating traits. James Beckett criticized Kohane's relentless optimism but anticipated improvement, labeling the series as "perfectly acceptable candy-coated fluff" with competent cheerleading animation. Paul Jensen found Kohane’s excessively upbeat nature annoying and noted repetitive character introductions. Rebecca Silverman shared similar views but remained hopeful about Kohane’s development, calling it a livelier version of Cute Girls Doing Cute Things with fluid dance sequences and well-defined characters, suggesting it could attract a wide audience if viewers tolerate Kohane’s energy.
External links
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