Netflix has dropped the official Rising Impact trailer for its newest coming-of-age sports anime series about a young boy who dreams of becoming the best professional golfer in the world. The first season is scheduled to make its debut on June 22, which will then be followed by the second installment on August 6.
The video also provides fans a snippet of the show’s theme song titled “gifted,” by Japanese rock band Blue Encount, who previously performed songs for the My Hero Academia series.
“In Rising Impact, Gawain Nanaumi is a third-grader with an incredible love for baseball and making the ball really fly. In a chance encounter with a female professional golfer, Kiria Nishino, he learns that golf will allow him to hit a ball further than any other sport,” reads the synopsis. “Using his physical strength and keen observational skills gained from living in a rural mountain area, he manages to hit the ball to such an impressive distance that it rivals even that of professionals. With Kiria’s help, the new golf enthusiast enrolls at Camelot Academy, a prestigious school for both skilled and aspiring golfers from around the world. Gawain wants to be the best professional golfer in the world but there are other golf prodigies with extraordinary skills that stand in his way and he has to face various trials to overcome them.”
Check out the Rising Impact trailer below (watch more trailers):
Who’s involved in Rising Impact?
Rising Impact is based on the classic manga written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki, which inspired and captured the hearts of readers in the late 1990s and early 2000s for its themes of friendship and hard work. The adaptation is directed by Hitoshi Nanba from a screenplay written by Michihiro Tsuchiya, with Lay-duce handling the animation. It will feature the voices of Misaki Kuno as Gawain, Yumiri Hanamori as Lancelot Normal, You Taichi as Kiria Nishino, Atsumi Tanezaki as Kurumi Nishino, Katsuyuki Konishi as Kai Todoin, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Riser Hopkins, Yuto Uemura as Liebel Ringvald, Kaede Hondo as Yumiko Koizumi, Yumi Uchiyama as Platalissa Bonaire, and Eiji Takemoto as Wanglian Li.
“I never imagined that, after 25 years, my debut work would be adapted into an anime on Netflix!” Suzuki said in a statement. “The production team meticulously recreated the illustrations, demonstrating an extraordinary love for this project. As the author, I am truly overwhelmed. The artwork and direction are simply outstanding, and the voice actors delivered performances that perfectly matched the characters.”
