Backflip!!

Name: Backflip!!
Genre: Animation, Drama, Comedy
Released: 2021-04-09
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Shimba Tsuchiya, Kaito Ishikawa, Daisuke Ono, Takashi Kondo, Hiro Shimono

ENDED1 Season12 Episodes★ 7.4

Backflip!! is an animated drama series on Fuji TV that premiered in 2021, ending after 1 season and 12 episodes.

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NetworkFuji TV

First AiredApr 9, 2021

Last AiredJun 25, 2021

GenreAnimation, Drama, Comedy

Runtime23 min

Original Titleバクテン!!

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionZEXCS, Aniplex, Fuji Television Network

The final summer of middle school, Shotaro Futaba discovers boys gymnastics and is completely enamored by it. Shotaro ends up going to Soshukan Private High School (aka Ao High) and decides to visit the boys gymnastics club. He's greeted by very unique senpais and a star gymnast named Misato Ryoya. Dedicating your life to something you love during your fiery days of youth... Of course, there is frustration, and fights, but see how these boys work together as a team towards a similar goal in this drama about sports and youth.

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Cast

Shimba Tsuchiya

Shotaro Futaba (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Ryoya Misato (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Masamune Shichigahama (voice)

Takashi Kondo

Keisuke Tsukidate (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Nagayoshi Onagawa (voice)

Hiroshi Kamiya

Kotaro Watari (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Mashiro Tsukiyuki (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Toru Takase (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Yojiro Mutsu (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Hideo Ominato (voice)

Soma Saito

Kyoichi Ryugamori (voice)

Daiki Yamashita

Shunsuke Azuma (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 12 episodes

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E1I Want to Backflip!

Apr 9, 202123m

After a life-changing encounter with men's rhythm gymnastics, Shotaro Futaba joins the team at Soshukan High School. There he meets a collection of colorful characters, including Ryoya Misato, a fellow first-year and middle school gymnastics star.

E2I Want to Soar With You!

Apr 16, 202123m

Shotaro moves into a dorm with the other members of the men's rhythmic gymnastics team, but he'll need to pass a test to participate in their six-man routine.

E3I Want to Camp!

Apr 23, 202123m

A training camp is scheduled between Ao High and rival school Shiro High. Hoping to catch up with the others, Shotaro goes to train in the park, where he encounters a mysterious boy.

E4We're All Rivals!

Apr 30, 202123m

A striking performance by Shiro High plunges the still uncoordinated Ao High team into uncertainty. Can words from Coach Shidai turn things around?

E5I Want to Hide!

May 7, 202123m

The training camp is coming to an end, but with a few hours left, Mashiro suggests a game of hide-and-seek. But as with everything between Ao High and Shiro High, this too becomes a competition!

E6Enjoy!

May 14, 202123m

It's time for the prefectural tournament! Shotaro is doing his best to prepare for what will be his first official competition, but he nevertheless struggles with fear and nerves about the upcoming event.

E7We'll Make a Promise!

May 21, 202123m

The Ao High boys are forbidden from using the university mat unless they pass all their midterms?! Theirs is the only school with this policy, but the story of why goes back to the team's founding three years ago...

E8I'll Look After You!

May 28, 202123m

Onagawa gets into an accident and hurts his ankle. The other boys do all they can to support his recovery, but it appears there's something he's not telling them...

E9Be Needy!

Jun 4, 202123m

The coach suggests a new group lift to increase their routine's difficulty for regionals, but Misato can't seem to get the hang of it...

E10I Can't Stand It!

Jun 11, 202123m

The boys are supposed to take the day before the tournament to rest, but they find they can't sit still. The only solution: cleaning the dorm!

E11Give It Your All, Fight Hard

Jun 18, 202123m

With the pain in his arm growing worse, Shotaro is sent to the hospital just before the tournament. Meanwhile, the tension builds between the athletes of Ao High and Shiro High...

E12Tomorrow, Too!

Jun 25, 202123m

Shotaro returns to the hospital after their team's performance, with all of their futures left in the air. Will their team reach the Inter-High? And... will Shotaro ever perform again?

About Backflip!!

Backflip!! is an animation, drama, comedy series on Fuji TV. The show first aired on Apr 9, 2021 and currently has 1 season and 12 episodes. Backflip!! has ended. It has a rating of 7.4/10 based on 21 votes. The cast includes Shimba Tsuchiya, Kaito Ishikawa, Daisuke Ono, Takashi Kondo, Hiro Shimono.