Series synopsis
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, also known as ダンベル何キロ持てる? is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on AT-X on July 3, 2019. It ended on September 18, 2019. It stars Fairouz Ai, Sora Amamiya, Kaito Ishikawa and Shizuka Ishigami.
Hibiki Sakura’s love for food is starting to affect her size, but training at her local gym is pretty intimidating! After meeting her handsome personal trainer, Machio, Hibiki bites the bullet and starts her quest for a hot bod!
Premise
Hibiki Sakura’s love for food is starting to affect her size, but training at her local gym is pretty intimidating! After meeting her handsome personal trainer, Machio, Hibiki bites the bullet and starts her quest for a hot bod!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Fairouz Ai as Hibiki Sakura (voice)
- Sora Amamiya as Akemi Soryuin (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Naruzo Machio (voice)
- Shizuka Ishigami as Ayaka Uehara (voice)
- Nao Toyama as Gina Boyd (voice)
- Yui Horie as Satomi Tachibana (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Harnnold Dogegenchonegger / Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | November 27, 2019 | December 25, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 3, 2019 | September 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverman Gym Intense Training Course, Part 1 | November 27, 2019 |
| 2 | Silverman Gym Intense Training Course, Part 2 | December 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Why Don't You Try Strength Training? Dismayed by her recent weight gain, high school girl and food lover Hibiki Sakura joins Silverman Gym. The hordes of muscle men at the gym are intimidating, but Hibiki gives strength training a try after meeting the handsome trainer Machio Naruzo. |
July 3, 2019 |
| 2 |
Why Don't You Have Some Protein? Machio explains why exercising causes you to gain both weight and muscle, and describes how to do a lat pulldown. Akemi lectures on the importance of dynamic stretching. Hibiki learns about Ayaka's family business. |
July 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
Sensei's on a Diet, Too? Satomi Tachibana, one of Hibiki's teachers, comes to Silverman Gym to lose some weight. Can she hide her secret hobby from her students? Ayaka joins Hibiki and Akemi for lunch, and notices that something about Hibiki's bento feels off… |
July 17, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2019 |
| Last aired | September 18, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:30:00 |