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Crunchyroll Adds English Dub for Sk8 the Infinity Extra Part OVA
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The four episodes within the OVA are:
- "The Rain and a Cat, Soda Ice Cream from the Convenience Store" ("Ame to Neko Conbini Ice Soda Aji") — One Sunday, Reki, Langa, and Miya head out to the skatepark as usual when a squall suddenly hits them. They head back to Reki's place and start playing Karuta, a Japanese card game they find!?
- "Becoming Really Serious About Things" ("Maji de Maji ni Nareru Koto") — In the past, Sakurayashiki and Nanjo had spent their high school days in relative obscurity. These two always had butt heads and competed, but what lies ahead for them from all this competition?
- "Morning Routine" — This story unravels the mystery surrounding Ainosuke and Kikuchi's everyday life. It closes in on their secret moments, crossovers, and a moment beyond that draws closer.
- "Hiromi, Do Your Best!" ("Ganbare Hiromi-chan!") — Shadow is an anti-hero at night, but this is his three-part slice-of-life flash story highlighting his noble and kind personality as he works hard at a flower shop during the day.
The OVA started an early, limited-time screening run on January 24 across 10 theaters in Japan. The OVA then shipped on March 19 on Blu-ray Disc. Crunchyroll is streaming the OVA worldwide excluding China and Japan.
The OVA itself is 25 minutes long, but the theatrical screenings add a special first season compilation video and a cast video to bring the runtime to 60 minutes long.
The main staff from the first season that aired in January 2021 returned for the OVA. Hiroko Utsumi (Banana Fish, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer) returned to direct the original anime at BONES, and Ichirō Ōkouchi (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) oversaw the series scripts. Michinori Chiba (Basilisk, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) again designed the characters and Ryō Takahashi (ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., Argonavis from BanG Dream!) composed the music.
The original anime centers on Reki, a second-year high school student who loves skateboarding, and gets caught up in "S," an underground and dangerous skateboard race with no rules at an abandoned mine. Langa, who has returned to Japan from Canada and has never skateboarded before, also gets wrapped up in S. Dirty racers, AI racers, and other unique individuals compete in the "youth skateboard race battle."
The anime premiered on ABC TV and TV Asahi's "Animazing!!!" programming block in January 2021. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and began streaming an English dub in February 2021.
The anime is getting a second season.
The franchise also has two stage plays, which ran in December 2021 and in January 2023.
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey)
