SK∞ エスケーエイト

2021 - 2021

Snowfall on a Hot Night

10th January 2021

Episode 1

Langa, a transfer student from Canada, meets Reki, a high school student who loves skateboarding. Reki seems to be hooked on “S,” a dangerous and secret race that is held in an abandoned mine. Langa, who was looking for a part-time job, heads to the “S” venue together with Reki as an assistant. There, the nemesis Shadow who caused Reki’s injury taunts Reki, and Langa, who has no experience skating, gets roped in, as well!

Awesome for the First Time!

17th January 2021

Episode 2

Langa, winning the beef against Shadow, turns out to be experienced in snowboarding. As he gains attention in the “S” community as the mysterious rookie, Langa wants to feel the tingling sensations felt during the beef again and decides to learn skating from Reki. Langa is bewildered with the differences from snowboarding, but thanks to Reki, he learns of the fun of skating and its infinite possibilities.

Undesired Hero

24th January 2021

Episode 3

As Langa quickly improves, Miya the 7th grader and candidate for the Japanese national team challenges him to a beef. Reki’s worries aside, Langa accepts the beef. Miya’s high-level skating skills overwhelm the pair. Reki, who keeps Langa company during practice for his sake, notices something. And the time for the beef against Miya arrives. What Reki entrusts Langa with is…

Adam, the Matador of Love

31st January 2021

Episode 4

Adam, a legendary skater and the creator of “S” appears in front of Langa after his victory over Miya. Reki challenges Adam to a beef when he insults Miya, and Adam accepts on the condition that he gets to race against Langa, as well. Miya teaches Reki a difficult skate trick that might help him win this reckless challenge. After intense training with his friends, Reki’s beef against Adam finally begins!

Passionate Dancing Night!

7th February 2021

Episode 5

Reki suffers heavy injuries in his beef against Adam. Now, Langa must go on a beef against Adam. Reki doesn’t want to feel what he has in the past and tells Langa to stop, but Langa’s strong determination is unwavering. Reki and Langa seek out Cherry blossom and Joe to hear more stories about Adam. There, a tactical meeting in order to win against Adam is held. Will Langa be able to defeat Adam’s impregnable Love Hug?

Steamy Mystery Skating?!

14th February 2021

Episode 6

Reki’s injuries from the beef against Adam have yet to heal, and with Miya’s advice, the group heads to Miyakojima for some hot spring therapy. They bump into Cherry blossom and Joe there, and end up having a beef to see who will be the first to make it along the path to the secret spring. A suspicious shadow descends upon them. It seems there’s a rumor that this island “has” something…

We Don’t Balance Out

21st February 2021

Episode 7

Injuries healed, Reki enjoys skating as he did before, but realizes anew just how much difference there is in skill between himself and Langa. Gradually, Reki becomes tormented by an inferiority complex. They stop seeing eye-to-eye… And just then, Adam makes a certain announcement.

The Fated Tournament!

28th February 2021

Episode 8

Langa enters the tournament that will determine the apex of “S.” However, Reki isn’t going to enter. Due to his inferiority complex against Langa, Reki separates himself from Langa. The absence of Reki drops a shadow onto Langa’s heart as the tournament qualifiers begin. As the skaters who will enter the main tournament are decided, the scene is in an uproar over a mysterious skater. The identity of that skater is…

We Were Special Back Then

Episode 9

Langa makes it past the qualifiers and will now face Joe. Langa has a hard fight against Joe’s extraordinary power skating, and Langa feels the pressure. He feels bewildered by his emotional changes he feels there. And the race between Adam and Cherry blossom takes place. Cherry blossom had a certain conviction against Adam. Adam’s expression changes. The past between the two of them is revealed.

DAP Not Needing Words

21st March 2021

Episode 10

The battle between Cherry blossom and Adam was decided by a painful blow by Adam. Kikuchi challenges himself to the main tournament with his own set of emotions in order to stop Adam. Meanwhile, Reki realizes his true feelings but still hasn’t found an answer to what he should do.

King vs Nobody

28th March 2021

Episode 11

I skate because it's fun. Reki remembers his origins of skating and deepens his bond with Langa. However, by doing so, Adam targets Reki, and Reki must now go up against Adam. An unexpected rematch against Adam. It's an opponent that planted terror in him with a crushing defeat, but Reki feels no fear. "Let's go head-to-head in the finals." An exchange of emotions with Langa. Reki challenges himself to beef against Adam.

Our Infinity!

Episode 12

The stormy battle between Reki and Adam was won by Adam. However, Reki was the one who was enjoying the beef. Seeing him, Kikuchi realizes that Langa is the only one who can give Adam salvation, and drops out from his race against Langa. As Reki and Langa head into the beef against Adam, they make a certain promise. The finals between Adam and Langa will now begin!

Top Cast

Chiaki Kobayashi•Tasuku Hatanaka•Takehito Koyasu

Animation Action & Adventure

"S" is a dangerous, top secret, no-holds-barred downhill skateboarding race down an abandoned mine. When avid skateboarder Reki takes Langa to the mountain where "S" is held, Langa, who's never been on a skateboard in his life, finds himself sucked into the world of "S", and…?!

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Full Cast

Chiaki Kobayashi Image

Chiaki Kobayashi

Langa Hasegawa (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka Image

Tasuku Hatanaka

Reki Kyan (voice)

Takehito Koyasu Image

Takehito Koyasu

Adam (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa Image

Hikaru Midorikawa

Cherry blossom (voice)

Takuma Nagatsuka Image

Takuma Nagatsuka

Miya Chinen (voice)

Yasunori Matsumoto Image

Yasunori Matsumoto

Joe (voice)

Kenta Miyake Image

Kenta Miyake

Shadow (voice)

Full Crew

Hiroko Utsumi

Series Director

Ryo Takahashi

Original Music Composer

Yukari Goto

Color Designer

Yumiko Kondou

Art Direction

Yota Ando

3D Director

Masataka Ikegami

Director of Photography

Honami Yamagishi

Editor

Masafumi Mima

Sound Director

Shizuo Kurahashi Image

Shizuo Kurahashi

Sound Effects

Sachiko Nishi

Sound Effects

Ichiro Okouchi Image

Ichiro Okouchi

Series Composition

Michinori Chiba

Character Designer

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Theme Song Performance

Michinori Chiba

Supervising Animation Director

Hiroki Kanno

Supervising Animation Director

Masanori Miyake

Executive Producer

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Akemi Hayashi

Opening/Ending Animation

Odashi

Opening/Ending Animation

Nobutaka Masuda

Opening/Ending Animation

Hiroo Nagano

Opening/Ending Animation

Naoki Okada

Opening/Ending Animation

Yoshiyuki Ito

Opening/Ending Animation

Yoshimichi Kameda

Opening/Ending Animation

Takahiro Kagami

Opening/Ending Animation

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Kazuhiro Miwa

Opening/Ending Animation

Minami Seki

Opening/Ending Animation

Tomoko Hamanaka

Opening/Ending Animation

Nahoko Iiyama

Opening/Ending Animation

Chiyoko Ueno

Opening/Ending Animation

Ryoko Amisaki

Opening/Ending Animation

Aiko Funamichi

Opening/Ending Animation

Miki Ogino

Opening/Ending Animation

Miho Kato

Opening/Ending Animation

Kohei Tokuoka

Opening/Ending Animation

Kotaro Tamura

Opening/Ending Animation

Michinori Chiba

Opening/Ending Animation

Hiroko Utsumi

Opening/Ending Animation

Hiroko Utsumi

Original Story

Mari Suzuki

Line Producer

Masaharu Yamanouchi Image

Masaharu Yamanouchi

Music Producer

Satomi Ryukaku

Special Effects

Yuriko Hino

Special Effects

Stanislas Brunet

Graphic Designer

Ayumi Kakei

Graphic Designer

Loïc Locatelli

Graphic Designer

Thomas Romain

Graphic Designer

Juliette Mercier

Graphic Designer

Naoki Okada

Prop Designer

Tomoyo Nakayama

Opening/Ending Animation

Tadashi Shimada

Other

Hideyuki Hachisuka

Sound Recordist

Kouji Morita

Other

Nobuhito Takemoto

Other

Masayuki Otsuki

Other

Akira Tanaka

Producer

Kyoko Uryu

Producer

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