Tomorrow will see the premiere of the Ganbatte Ikimasshoi anime film, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yoshiko Shikimura which follows high school rowing. To celebrate the release, a new visual debuted with main character Etsuko splashing around with Honoka from Love Live! School Idol Project.
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi x Love Live! Collaboration Visual
While you may think this an odd collaboration, especially between an older anime series that has newer editions in the franchise (including the first part of the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club The Movie: Final Chapter trilogy in theaters in Japan), the character designer on Ganbatte Ikimasshoi is the same as the original Love Live! music videos and anime series, Asako Nishida, hence why Honoka appears with Etsuko.
The original Ganbatte Ikimasshoi novel is published in Japan by Gentosha under their Gentosha Bunko imprint. Yuhei Sakuragi directs the film at anime studios Moe and REIRS. Yuhei Sakuragi and Keiichiro Ochi wrote the script while Asako Nishida provides the character designs. Ganbatte Ikimasshoi has previously been adapted into a live-action film in 1998 and a live-action TV drama in 2005.Set in Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture, the story of Ganbatte Ikimasshoi follows the trials and tribulations of five girls who come together as members of their high school’s competitive rowing team.
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