Keijo (manga)
Keijo, also known as Hip Whip Girl, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 2013 to April 2017, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes. It follows a gymnast participating in a fictional women-only contact sport, where players use only their breasts and buttocks to tackle opponents. An anime television series adaptation produced by Xebec aired from October to December 2016.
Plot
In an alternate reality, the women-only competitive sport keijo becomes a fad in Japan. The rules for the game are simple: the match is held in a swimming pool stadium. Participants must stand atop circular platforms floating in a pool, referred to as "lands". They can defeat their opponents by knocking them off their respective platforms and into the water, using only their breasts or buttocks. The sport attracts millions of viewers across the country and boasts a lavish prize pool. This prompts many aspiring athletes from different sports to try to succeed in keijo. After graduating from high school, Nozomi Kaminashi, a gifted gymnast, enters a keijo training academy. She was raised in a poor family and hopes to earn a fortune.Characters
;Nozomi Kaminashi;Sayaka Miyata
;Kazane Aoba
;Non Toyoguchi
;Hanabi Kawai
;Mio Kusakai
;Rin Rokudō
;Yuko Ōshima
;Nagisa Ujibe
;Miku Kobayakawa
;Kotone Fujisaki
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Keijo!!!!!!!! was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 24, 2013, to April 26, 2017. Shogakukan collected the chapters in eighteen volumes, released from November 18, 2013, to July 18, 2017.Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced by Xebec was announced in February 2016. It was directed by Hideya Takahashi, written by Takao Kato, composed by Hayato Matsuo, and had the characters designed by Keiya Nakano. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2016. The opening theme song is "Dream × Scramble!", performed by Airi, while the ending theme song is "Fantas/Hip Girlfriends!", performed by Lynn, M.A.O, Kaede Hondo, and Saori Ōnishi. The series was released on six Blu-ray and DVD home video volumes, and each volume includes an original video animation episode.The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll and Funimation, the latter of which streamed an English dub. After Sony acquired Crunchyroll, the English dub was added to the service. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.