©BAKKEN RECORD, PONY CANYON INC./Turkey! Anime Production Committee The Turkey! Time to Strike original anime has unveiled its first trailer, showcasing some bowling action along with tensions among the main cast. It also features a glimpse of the opening theme song “Hyakunichisou,” performed by the cast as the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club, Nagano Prefecture.
Moreover, it has been confirmed that the anime will debut globally in July 2025.
Turkey!-Time to Strike- was announced in December 2023, produced by the animation team at Bakken Record and Pony Canyon. The storyline is summarized as follows:
Will you believe me?
A tale that is enigmatic, valuable, bittersweet, and irreplaceable—
Cannot be simply described as enjoyable.
“Turkey” refers to a bowling term indicating three consecutive strikes.
This is the journey of Mai, the “a genius who never wins,” along with her teammates—Rina, Sayuri, Nozomi, and Nanase—who are all part of the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club.
They struggle, they falter, but they rise again, pursuing victory.
This is the narrative of a summer’s concluding chapter.
Staff
• Director: Susumu Kudo (Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood, Momentary Lily co-director)
• Character designer: Airi Takekawa (Pandora to Akubi sub-character designer)
• Scriptwriter: Naomi Hiruta (Spaghetti Code Love live-action movie)
• Main Animator: Yuto Naka
Cast
• Hana Ishikawa as Mai Otonashi
• Kana Ichinose as Rina Godai
• Haruki Iwata as Sayuri Ichinose
• Yuuki Tenma as Nozomi Mitaka
• Ayasa Itou as Nanase Nikaido
No products found.
Source: Press release
