The Unrelenting Studio, MAPPA, Serves Original Water Polo Anime In 2021, RE-MAIN

MAPPA has been delivering one great anime after another this year, and it does not look like the studio will be taking a rest anytime soon! MAPPA’s next project is an original anime based on water polo.


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From Hajime no Ippo to Yuri!! On Ice, MAPPA has an impressive lineup when it comes to sports anime. The upcoming water polo anime project will no doubt be another excellent series with the studio’s twist on it.

MAPPA is producing a new water polo anime this year titled RE-MAIN. The anime will have an original story and is scheduled to premiere within this year. A new visual has also been released for the upcoming anime.

General Director / Screenplay Masafumi Nishida x Animation Production MAPPA

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TV anime “RE-MAIN”

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The visual features Minato Uemura, the protagonist of the anime. Minato used to compete in water polo, but he stopped playing from the third year of middle school.

The anime will show the journey of how he built a new team, and was slowly but steadily able to build the confidence to play again.

The main cast members of the anime have also been revealed.

CharacterCastOther Works
Minato KiyomizuYuto UemuraAtsushi Nakajima (Bungo Stray Dogs)
Eitaro OkaKotaro NishimiyaKazuhito Narita (Haikyu!!)
Jo JojimaSubaru KimuraGian (Doraemon)
Chinu KawakuboLynnSakura Yamauchi (I want to Eat Your Pancreas)

Masafumi Nishida, the creator of the Tiger & Bunny series, is the co-creator of RE-MAIN. He is also supervising the direction and script for every episode. The anime’s staff includes:

PositionStaffOther Works
DirectorKiyoshi MatsudaKakegurui 2, Kumamiko,
Character DesignerShiho TanakaSkip Beat! (Key Animation)
Music ComposerKana UtataneMonster Girl Doctor

After scoring Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen, The God of High School, and other anime, MAPPA has earned the best anime series in the last year.

An original anime from the studio will keep fan expectations at their peak!

About RE-MAIN

RE-MAIN is an original anime by MAPPA studio, and it will premiere in 2021.

Minato Kiyomizu, the protagonist of the story, had to leave competitive water polo in his middle school’s third year due to a traumatic incident. When he enters high school, he starts playing again while building up his own team.

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