A3! is an anime adaptation that was announced in February 2019, with Keisuke Shinohara directing, and Masayuki Sakoi acting as series director, featuring Naoki Hayashi writing the scripts. Masaru Yokoyama and Kana Hashiguchi are composing the music. The series is animated by P.A. Works and Studio 3Hz.[1] The anime adaptation is split into two parts, with A3! Season Spring & Summer planned to air from January to March 2020 and A3! Season Autumn & Winter from July to September 2020.[2][3] Funimation acquired distribution rights to the series outside of Asia, and streamed the show as it aired in Japan.[4] Muse Communication also acquired the distribution rights for the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and is streaming it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and iQIYI.[5]
A3! Season Spring & Summer began on January 14, 2020, and the theme song for the series is "Act! Addict! Actors!"[2] Episode 4 was initially announced to have been delayed "due to production issues"[6] and then subsequently for another two weeks,[7] before the official anime production announced that the entire series would be rebroadcast from the beginning on April 6, 2020, and aired until June 22, 2020.[8] A3! Season Autumn & Winter was delayed to air from October 13 to December 29, 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Masayuki Sakoi took over full directing responsibilities for A3! Season Autumn & Winter, and Nozomi Nagatomo took over character designing from Mariko Komatsu. Kōhei Honda also replaced Hiroko Tanabe as art director.[10]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [11][a] | Directed by [11] | Written by [11] | Original air date [12] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part I (Spring & Summer) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "To a Future in Full Bloom" Transliteration: "Mankai no Mirai e" (Japanese: 満開の未来へ) | Emi Yamashita | Naoki Hayashi | January 14, 2020 | ||||||||
| 2 | "Romeo and Julius" Transliteration: "Romio to Juriasu" (Japanese: ロミオとジュリアス) | Harume Kosaka | Naoki Hayashi | January 21, 2020 | ||||||||
| 3 | "Good Night, Theater" Transliteration: "Oyasumi Shiatā" (Japanese: おやすみシアター) | Daisuke Tsukushi | Naoki Hayashi | January 28, 2020 | ||||||||
| 4 | "A New Challenge" Transliteration: "Arata na Chōsen" (Japanese: 新たな挑戦) | Kenshirō Okada | Naoki Hayashi | April 28, 2020 | ||||||||
| 5 | "On Love - Spring Edition" Transliteration: "Koi ni Tsuite Haru" (Japanese: 恋について・春) | Yūji Tokuno | Naoki Hayashi | May 5, 2020 | ||||||||
| 6 | "The Show Must Go On!" | Makoto Nakazono | Naoki Hayashi | May 12, 2020 | ||||||||
| 7 | "A New Season" Transliteration: "Atarashii Kisetsu" (Japanese: 新しい季節) | Nao Miyoshi | Naoki Hayashi | May 19, 2020 | ||||||||
| 8 | "The Thousand and One Nights" Transliteration: "Senya Ichiya Monogatari" (Japanese: 千夜一夜物語) | Chie Yamashiro | Kurasumi Sunayama | May 26, 2020 | ||||||||
| 9 | "Summer Camp" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Natsu Gasshuku" (Japanese: はじまりの夏合宿) | Hitomi Efuku | Naoki Hayashi | June 2, 2020 | ||||||||
| 10 | "True Friends" Transliteration: "Hontō no Otomodachi" (Japanese: 本当のオトモダチ) | Masaki Utsunomiya | Kurasumi Sunayama | June 9, 2020 | ||||||||
| 11 | "My Weakness" Transliteration: "Ore no Yowasa o" (Japanese: オレの弱さを) | Harume Kosaka | Naoki Hayashi | June 16, 2020 | ||||||||
| 12 | "Summertime Survival!" Transliteration: "Kokufuku no Summer!" (Japanese: 克服のSUMMER！) | Aya Okada | Naoki Hayashi | June 23, 2020 | ||||||||
| Part II (Autumn & Winter) | ||||||||||||
| 13 | "Autumn Turmoil" Transliteration: "Haran no Aki" (Japanese: 波乱の秋) | Daisuke Tsukushi | Naoki Hayashi | October 13, 2020 | ||||||||
| 14 | "A Mismatched Buddy Pair" Transliteration: "Fuzoroi na Badi" (Japanese: ふぞろいなバディ) | Shintaro Itoga | Kurasumi Sunayama | October 20, 2020 | ||||||||
| 15 | "One-Man Shows" Transliteration: "Hitori-shibai" (Japanese: 一人芝居) | Harume Kosaka | Kurasumi Sunayama | October 27, 2020 | ||||||||
| 16 | "Become Someone Different" Transliteration: "Chigau Dareka ni" (Japanese: 違う誰かに) | Nao Miyoshi | Naoki Hayashi | November 3, 2020 | ||||||||
| 17 | "A Confession" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku" (Japanese: 告白) | Shigeki Awai | Naoki Hayashi | November 10, 2020 | ||||||||
| 18 | "Portrait of A Punk" Transliteration: "Baddo Bōi Pōtoreito" (Japanese: バッドボーイ・ポートレイト) | Yūichi Nakazawa | Naoki Hayashi | November 17, 2020 | ||||||||
| 19 | "Season of Reunion" Transliteration: "Saikai no Kisetsu" (Japanese: 再会の季節) | Natsumi Higashida | Naoki Hayashi | November 24, 2020 | ||||||||
| 20 | "An Act-Off" Transliteration: "Taiman Act" (Japanese: タイマンACT) | Hitomi Efuku | Kurasumi Sunayama | December 1, 2020 | ||||||||
| 21 | "Responsibility and Commitment" Transliteration: "Sekinin to Kakugo" (Japanese: 責任と覚悟) | Yoshitaka Koyama | Kurasumi Sunayama | December 8, 2020 | ||||||||
| 22 | "Discord" Transliteration: "Fukyōwaon" (Japanese: 不協和音) | Nao Miyoshi Takahiro Tamano | Naoki Hayashi | December 15, 2020 | ||||||||
| 23 | "Stand by Me" Transliteration: "Tonari ni Tatteitai Omae de" (Japanese: 隣に立っていたいお前で) | Shigeki Awai | Naoki Hayashi | December 22, 2020 | ||||||||
| 24 | "Once More, with Feeling" Transliteration: "Mō Ichido, Koko Kara" (Japanese: もう一度、ここから) | Harume Kosaka | Naoki Hayashi | December 29, 2020 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
References
edit- ^ Loo, Egan (2019-02-03). "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (2019-11-03). "A3! Anime Reveals January 13 Premiere, Opening Song Info". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2019-08-18). "A3! Anime's Promo Reveals Winter/Summer 2020 Airing, More Cast, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (2019-12-20). "Funimation to Stream Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, A3!, Smile Down the Runway Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-01-13). "Muse Asia Streams A3! Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2020-01-31). "A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed From Monday Until Further Notice". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-02-10). "A3! Anime Episode 4 Delayed Again for 2 More Weeks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2020-02-20). "A3! Anime to Restart Broadcast From 1st Episode on April 6". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2020-03-21). "A3! Season Autumn & Winter Anime to Premiere in October After COVID-19 Delay". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ Loo, Egan (2020-09-08). "A3! Season Autumn & Winter Anime Reveals Updated Staff, October 12 Debut, Winter Troupe Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ a b c "STORY｜アニメ「A3!(エースリー)」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "放送情報" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.