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Indeed, Reki slowly realizes that Langa (and the others) is a whole different league of skateboarding than him.

However, there’s some drama happening between them starting episode 7. Reki makes Langa’s skateboard deck and teaches him all the moves up to seeing him becoming the best skateboarder he knows. It’s through skateboarding that these two bond. He was a snowboarder and once he discovers skateboarding, he uses his skills for the latter. While Langa is a half-Japanese who transferred from Canada to Japan after his father’s death. During his freetime, he works at Dope Sketch, the local skate shop. The first one is an high school student and a huge fan of skateboarding. Reki and Langa are the heart of the series. But as we learn more about him throughout the series, he actually has a big heart. He appears as a tough guy when we meet him. They have a formidable dynamic.Īnd finally, there’s Shadow. They are experienced skaters and spend their time arguing. One of his schoolmates actually says hello to him and he is happy about it. At the end of the season, he is mentally in a better place. It’s a beautiful and empowering journey for him. Throughout the season, he learns that there’s more than winning at skating and he will actually be better with friends helping him. Indeed, he has excluded his friends from his life to improve at skating. He first appears as cocky and know-it-all because he is great at what he does. Miya is the youngest of the group but he is extremely talented and represents Japan at skateboarding. The leads Reiki and Langa became instant favorites for me. SK8 has exactly that! The characters are so endearing.

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The key to a great series is to have characters you care about and can identify with. So it was great to watch this series with him. Though, I had some knowledge about that sport because my dad is an amateur skater. For me that was the case, I’m not a big fan of skateboarding. Even if you are not a fan of skateboarding or sports in general, there’ll be something for you in SK8. It’s the strength of this type of sports anime. We follow their successes, their struggles and how they band together as a group. These relationships are actually at the center of the series. It’s also a dramedy that heavily focuses on the relationships between the characters. Just like Free!, Yuri On Ice and Re-Main, SK8 The Infinity is more than just your average sports anime.

So, why is this the best new anime of 2021 for me? More Than Just a Sports Anime It speaks volumes about how well people like the series.

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In results, the studio Bones announced a new anime project for the series along with two manga series (one adaptation and one spinoff), plus two stage play adaptations! This is a lot of projects. SK8 has immediately become extremely popular both in Japan and overseas. She previously worked on Free! and Banana Fish. It was created by the studio Bones and Hiroko Utsumi. Episodes were released weekly on Funimation in the US. It’s an original series that had its premiere on January 10 and ended on April 4. Though, there’s been a clear winner among the novelties and it’s SK8 The Infinity.

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Every year there’s dozens of new anime but everything is not worth watching, just as with the US TV series. And there’s still more to come before 2022.

Furthermore, SK8 features a marvellous animation!”Ģ021 has been an amazing year for anime with plenty of surprises. Reki and Langa’s relationship is the beating heart of the story, it’s characters you can only get attached to. “ SK8 The Infinity is an entertaining and moving series featuring endearing characters.

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