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Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Reveals July 8 TV Debut in 1st Promo Video (Updated)

Pony Canyon and Bakken Record revealed on Sunday the first promotional for their Turkey! original bowling anime. The anime's full English title is Turkey!-Time to Strike-.

The above video reveals and previews the opening theme song "'Hyakunichisou." The five main cast members of the series are performing the song under the moniker "Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club, Nagano Prefecture." Yūho Kitazawa of Q.I.S. composed the song and wrote the lyrics.

The video also reveals the show's television debut on July 8 at 25:29 (effectively July 9 at 1:29 a.m.) on NTV. The series will then premiere on BS NTV on July 10 and TV Shinshu on July 12. The series will also premiere in July worldwide.

The cast includes:

• Hana Hishikawa as Mai Otonashi
• Kana Ichinose as Rina Kodai
• Haruki Iwata as Sayuri Ichinose
• Yūki Tenma as Nozomi Mitake
• Ayasa Itō as Nanase Nikaidō

Susumu Kudo (Momentary Lily, Cinderella Nine, The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today) is directing the anime. Naomi Hiruta (live-action Seiho Boys' High School!, A Devil and Her Love Song) is scripting the anime, and Airi Takekawa ("Ippon" Again!) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Pony Canyon is in charge of music production, and Bakken Record is in charge of animation.

Other staff members include:

• Main Animator: Masanori Nabana
• Color Design: Haruko Nobori
• Art Director: Kenichi Tajiri
• Director of Photography: Yōhei Konishi
• CG Director: Natsuki Horimoto
• Editing: Yukie Oikawa
• Music: Yuki Hayashi
• Producer: Tetsuya Kinoshita,Toshiya Kitabayashi
• Animation Producer: Yutaka Ōmatsu

Pony Canyon describes the anime:

Will you believe me?
A story that is mysterious, precious, bittersweet, and irreplaceable—

Can't be described as simply fun.
"Turkey" is a bowling term for scoring three consecutive strikes.

This is the story of Mai, the "a genius who never wins" and her teammates—Rina, Sayuri, Nozomi, and Nanase—members of the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club.

They fight, they fall, but they rise again, chasing victory.
This is the tale of a summer's final chapter.

The anime will be set in Chikuma City in Nagano Prefecture.

Updated: Changed title punctuation and main animator's name. Source: Email correspondence

Sources: Press release, Turkey! anime's website