Sentai Filmworks Acquire Motorcycle Anime Bakuon!!

Adding another series to their ‘Spring 2016 Anime Season’ line-up, North American anime publisher Sentai Filmworks have confirmed they hold the rights to Bakuon!!. Episode 1 of this series will begin airing later this month, and will be simulcasted in the US and Canada through select video-on-demand services.

Bakuon!! is based on the original manga by Mimana Orimoto, which is currently ongoing. The anime adaptation is being directed by Junji Nishimura (Ranma ½, GLASSIP, Dog Days) with Kurasumi Sunayama (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere) in charge of series composition. Animation studio TMS Entertainment will be working on the series, following their work on shows including Yowamushi Pedal, Magic Knight Rayearth, Kamisama Kiss, and Gugure! Kokkuri-san.

For more information on Bakuon!!, check out the above (Japanese) trailer and provided synopsis below:

Bakuon!! – Synopsis

Moe and motorcycles have never looked better together in this sports comedy about a group of students in the motorcycle club of their all-girls school. When Hane Sakura sees the wild-hearted Onsa Amano riding a motorcycle to school, Sakura is inspired to join the motorcycle club and get her license. However, nothing could have prepared her for the challenges, or the joys, that come with hitting the road on the wings of a real bike!

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