Tsurune

Plot

Minato Narumiya quit his middle school's kyūdō club after an incident in his last tournament. In high school, childhood friends Seiya Takehaya and Ryōhei Yamanouchi try to recruit him, but he refuses until an encounter with a mysterious man at a shrine archery range inspires him. Minato joins the Kazemai High School Kyūdō Club, aiming with his teammates for the prefectural tournament.

Characters

Minato Narumiya is a first-year student and childhood friend of Seiya and Ryohei. His mother died in an accident that also injured him, and he performs many domestic chores. He suffers from target panic, causing him to loose his arrow too quickly. Seiya Takehaya, also a first-year, is club head and captain of the boys' team; he left the more prestigious Kirisaki school system to follow Minato to Kazemai.

Nanao Kisaragi, a first-year and Kaito's cousin, is cheerful and has many female admirers. Kaito Onogi, a first-year and Nanao's cousin, takes kyūdō seriously and is highly critical of those he thinks do not. Rika Seo is first-year captain of the girls' team, greatly admired by other girls. Tomio Morioka, called Tommy-sensei or the Oni Archer, is the club advisor holding a 6-dan rank.

Masaki Takigawa, a Senior Shrine Priest at Yuta Shrine, becomes the club's coach and holds a 5-dan rank; he once had target panic like Minato.

Media

An anime television series adaptation, originally scheduled for October 15, 2018, aired from October 22, 2018, to January 21, 2019, on NHK. Produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Takuya Yamamura, with scripts by Michiko Yokote, character designs by Miku Kadowaki, and music by Harumi Fūki. The opening theme is 'Naru' by Luck Life, and the ending is 'Orange-iro' by ChouCho. An unaired 14th episode was screened on March 3, 2019, and released with the first Blu-ray/DVD on May 1, 2019. A compilation film, Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot, premiered on August 19, 2022. A second season, The Linking Shot, premiered on January 5, 2023, and ended on March 30, 2023, with opening theme '°C' by Luck Life and ending 'Hitominaka' by Tei.