Extreme Hearts

In the near future, a trend in the sporting world is Hyper Sports, in which various sports are played with advanced equipment that enhance the player's abilities. One of the popular Hyper Sports leagues is Extreme Hearts, managed by a music company and composed of female idol groups across Japan. After being released from her record label, failed artist Hiyori Hayama gets invited to join Extreme Hearts through her fan Saki Kodaka. Not wanting to give up on her music industry dreams yet and despite her inexperience with Hyper Sports, Hayama accepts the invitation and enlists the help of Kodaka and Sumika Maehara (later joined by Yukino Tachibana and Lise Kohinata). Together, they form the idol group RISE and their goal is to make it big in Extreme Hearts. ==Characters==

RISE ; : :She is a high school student and a guitarist. She originally came from Hokkaido but had moved to Kanagawa. Although she already made her solo debut, her career remained unsuccessful, leading to her label ending her contract. Not wanting to give up on music, her fan Saki introduced her to Extreme Hearts, a Hyper Sports league for idol groups. Outside of singing she also has a part-time delivery job. ; : :A middle school student and a fan of Hiyori's music. She has played football from a young age. She retired from playing but was regained motivation after meeting Hiyori for the first time. ; : :A high school student and a former baseball player. She is Saki's childhood friend. ; : :A high school student. Her family runs a dojo. Much is expected from her as her father and brother both died in an accident prior to the events of the series. ; : :A manager robot assigned to RISE. May-Bee An idol group that won the Kanagawa Tournament during the last 2 seasons of Extreme Hearts. ; : :The leader of the group. A first-year university student. ; : :The vocalist and leader of the band. ;NaO / : :The guitarist and sub-leader of the band. ;SaKo / : :The guitarist and vocalist. She is of German descent. Her family runs a company that specializes in medical technology. Although physically weak, she is very smart and athletic. A fateful meeting with Ashley Vancroft made her interested in music, leading to the formation of Snow Wolf. ; : :The bassist and co-vocalist. She is a Brazilian American who went to Japan to study robotics. Michelle met her while working part-time at a robotics factory. ; : :A manager robot assigned to Snow Wolf. ==Production and release==

The original project created by Masaki Tsuzuki was originally announced on January 20, 2020 at the 15th anniversary concert of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, although it doesn't directly confirm whether it would be related to Nanoha franchise or not. The title of the original project would eventually be revealed on May 20, 2021 as a new series, which was later revealed to be an anime television series on February 10, 2022. Junji Nishimura is directing the anime at Seven Arcs, with Tsuzuki writing the scripts, and Effy composing the music. Original character designs are provided by Waki Ikawa, while Issei Aragaki adapts the designs for animation. Aragaki and Kana Hashidate are serving as chief animation directors, and Shuichi Kawakami and Takuya Fujima drafted the sub-character designs. The series aired from July 10 to September 25, 2022, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Infinite" by Miho Okasaki, and the ending theme is "Sunrise" by RISE. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Episodes ==Notes==