Tsurune
Tsurune is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano, with illustrations by Chinatsu Morimoto. The first novel won a Special Judge Award in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2016, and was published by the studio in December of that year.
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired from October 2018 to January 2019. A compilation film premiered in August 2022. A second season aired from January to March 2023.
Plot
Minato Narumiya used to be in his middle school's kyūdō club until a certain incident in his last tournament caused him to resolve to quit archery for good. When he attends high school, his childhood friends Seiya Takehaya and Ryōhei Yamanouchi try to rope him into joining the high school's kyūdō club again, but he refuses. However, an encounter with a mysterious man at an archery range at a shinto shrine in a forest inspires Minato to take up archery once more. Minato joins the Kazemai High School Kyūdō Club and along with his old friends and new teammates, Nanao Kisaragi and Kaito Onogi, they aim for winning the prefectural tournament.Characters
Kazemai High School Archery Club
;Minato Narumiya;Seiya Takehaya
;Ryōhei Yamanouchi
;Nanao Kisaragi
;Kaito Onogi
;Rika Seo
;Noa Shiragiku
;Yūna Hanazawa
;Tomio Morioka
;Masaki Takigawa
Kirisaki High School Archery Club
;Shū Fujiwara;Daigo Sase
;Senichi Sugawara
;Manji Sugawara
;Hiroki Motomura
Tsujimine High School Archery Club
;Eisuke Nikaidō;Kōshirō Fuwa
;Tōma Higuchi
;Reiji Aragaki
;Kenyū Ōtaguro
Media
Light novels
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was originally scheduled to premiere on October 15, but due to organizational issues, the series aired from October 22, 2018, to January 21, 2019, on NHK. The series was produced by Kyoto Animation and was directed by Takuya Yamamura, with Michiko Yokote handling the series' scripts, and Miku Kadowaki designing the characters. Harumi Fūki composed the series' music. The opening theme song is "Naru" by Luck Life, and the ending theme is "Orange-iro" by ChouCho. The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Sentai Filmworks has acquired the series for distribution in North America, Australasia, South America, and other territories. An unaired 14th episode was screened at an event on March 3, 2019 and released with the first Blu-ray/DVD on May 1, 2019, with Crunchyroll later releasing it in English.On October 22, 2020, it was revealed that the series would be receiving a new anime film project. The film, titled Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot, premiered in Japan on August 19, 2022. It serves as a compilation of the first season with new scenes.
On the day of the film's premiere, it was announced that the series would be receiving a second season, subtitled The Linking Shot, with Yamamura returning as director. It premiered on January 5, 2023, and ended on March 30, 2023. The opening theme song is "°C" by Luck Life, and the ending theme song is "Hitominaka" by Tei.