Series synopsis
Ippon Again!, also known as もういっぽん! is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 9, 2023. It ended on April 3, 2023. It stars Ayasa Ito, Yukari Anzai, Chiyuki Miura and Nene Hieda.
After one last tournament and an embarrassing loss in the final round, Michi decides to call it quits on the sport of judo. Between high school social activities and entrance exams, she’ll have no time to compete in the martial art she loves most, but putting aside old hobbies is a normal part of growing up. Still, the love of judo lingers—and it comes back full force when she meets her new classmate Towa, the girl who bested Michi in her final match! Towa wants to form a judo club at their scho ...
Premise
After one last tournament and an embarrassing loss in the final round, Michi decides to call it quits on the sport of judo. Between high school social activities and entrance exams, she’ll have no time to compete in the martial art she loves most, but putting aside old hobbies is a normal part of growing up. Still, the love of judo lingers—and it comes back full force when she meets her new classmate Towa, the girl who bested Michi in her final match! Towa wants to form a judo club at their school, but she’ll need new members to get it up and running. United by their love of judo, they’ll throw in their passions into the ring together and score ippon again!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ayasa Ito as Michi Sonoda (voice)
- Yukari Anzai as Sanae Takigawa (voice)
- Chiyuki Miura as Towa Hiura (voice)
- Nene Hieda as Anna Nagumo (voice)
- Anna Nagase as Tsumugi Himeno (voice)
- Yumi Uchiyama as Shino Natsume (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 9, 2023 | April 3, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ippon! Michi may be in high spirits, but Sanae knows her friend; she can sense that something’s bothering her. |
January 9, 2023 |
| 2 |
Formed! Revived! Restarted! Sanae’s parents insist she focuses on her grades instead of judo. But if Sanae does that, not only will she give up her passion, but she’d be letting her friends down too. |
January 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
She Changes the Mood Entirely The judo club has an advisor, and they are extremely worried about who it could be. And to make matters worse? Towa is about to run into someone she may wish she hadn’t. |
January 23, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2023 |
| Last aired | April 3, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |