ENG Review 220https://64.media.tumblr.com/ffd81918cfce12736bc971963795f6de/9c5fcc8494ba3d2e46/s540x810/df485d4dc113a015773121557c9c436e7dcff4f2.gif Spokon. A term that has become a mantra for me lately. Its one of those genres or target as you prefer that Im totally obsessed with since every new sport I delve into is making me want to have new skills and abilities. I never thought that a manga/anime about ice skating could make me fall in love with this sport which I know practically nothing about. ...And yet Medalist by Ikada Tsurumahttps://anilist.co/staff/169333/IkadaTsuruma was love at first sight 220https://64.media.tumblr.com/0566e9d450142df6c16fd127ee9d4e9b/e67018267320080a20/s400x600/b76cedc0abdc7ea3a613781bbfdd5eb67ff10e09.png 220https://64.media.tumblr.com/f5d1eee02077ad652ef6b7d34a1eac96/e67018267320080a57/s500x750/4c5190bebe4b3c37b28f5a620ec807b47f58eb66.png Tsukasas and Inoris Paths Two Sides of the Same Medal https://64.media.tumblr.com/4675b66669a08da69d3968293a39fbfc/e61e2fd41ac07d56d7/s540x810/316456192bf5aac4e634b561ca32b9d60475f86a.webp Alongside this way of telling the growth and evolution of a character in this case of two characters who move hand in hand on two different but parallel tracks the theme of sport and in this case that of ice skating certainly cannot be easy especially when addressing an audience that knows very little about that particular sport. Yet Medalist succeeds in its intent thanks to a clear and precise storytelling which at the same time is attentive to the fundamentals without ever delving into long and boring explanations that would inevitably end up slowing down and stopping the narration. The explanations are there but they are short and concise elementary so as to really allow everyone to understand something. https://i.yt.com/vi/ktn3GitKEaQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJDrs=AOn4CLCDUdVw0SZ1LTanOqPXGpt0UZvjjw https://image.myanimelist.net/ui/fkLITaJTefafxFKPGRzngnNjYGsMuQslA7ckGSzNmPoiy1BOv8cavcDsNV2XEjlNZyc0cfL8h2Uz3W0fRGfw https://www.leisurebyte.com/wpcontent/uploads/2025/03/MedalistEpisode9Review6.jpg https://cdn.chest.com/files/7ogcbgzj8gy.png https://pbs.tw.com/media/GnPceE5bwAAXwB.jpg In short to conclude my speech: considering the history of the studiohttps://anilist.co/studio/6292/ENGI this adaptation was a MIRACLE. An incredible work with stratospheric characters with wonderful music both the Op/Ed and the OST. Even the CGI sequences when they skate are very well done in terms of animation and the fact that it is noticeable at times is really a lesser and necessary evil. https://64.media.tumblr.com/3217cf6947f025b2c8f35d88256bd503/875648bff769ec005e/s1280x1920/78967ba59dd35a40da2ed56df7d52a83b375704f.png Cover for the Medalist Fan Book We are only at the end of the first season and my hype is already quite high. I am curious to see how the characters and the story will evolve with the hope however that the series does not end up becoming long and endless because in my opinion even speaking of the manga it has the right potential to continue and then conclude in the space of a not excessive number of volumes. Surely the problem with this series is the cost. In fact I read that the parts as you may know in which the various characters skate were made using motion capture. So I think it will take a while before we see the second season. https://cdn.myanimelist.net/s/common/forum/95fcc2b0d82248f58a339d0e0a71c25e.jpeg Medalists special illustration by the mangas author to celebrate the thirteenth and final episode of the first season of Medalist TV anime and on the imminent occasion of S2 announcement But anyway what else to say... Really congratulations one of the most beautiful and above all exciting spokon of recent years and my personal anime of the previous season that seriously needs more recognition For those who have doubts about the theme: give it a chance you will not regret it. https://static.animecorner.me/2023/05/visscaled.webp v P.S. 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