© BAKKEN RECORD, PONY CANYON INC./Turkey! Anime Production CommitteeA new character trailer has been unveiled for the upcoming Turkey! -Time to Strike- TV anime series, showcasing the protagonist Mai Otonashi. The trailer is also accessible with English subtitles. The original series is set to premiere in Japan on July 8, 2025.
Susumu Kudo (Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood, Momentary Lily co-director) is helming the original anime series, with Airi Takekawa (Pandora to Akubi sub-character designer) serving as character designer, Naomi Hiruta (Spaghetti Code Love live-action film) as scriptwriter, and Masanori Nabana as main animator. Bakken Record is overseeing the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Hana Ishikawa as Mai Otonashi
- • Kana Ichinose as Rina Godai
- • Haruki Iwata as Sayuri Ichinose
- • Yuuki Tenma as Nozomi Mitaka
- • Ayasa Ito as Nanase Nikaido
Turkey! was initially announced in December 2023 and is produced in collaboration with Pony Canyon. The series is set in Nagano’s Chikuma City.
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© BAKKEN RECORD, PONY CANYON INC./Turkey! Anime Production CommitteeThe central premise of the series is summarized as:
Will you trust me? A tale that is enigmatic, precious, bittersweet, and invaluable — It can’t merely be described as enjoyable. “Turkey” is a bowling term for achieving three consecutive strikes.
This narrative follows Mai, the “a genius who never wins” alongside her teammates—Rina, Sayuri, Nozomi, and Nanase—who are part of the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club. They confront challenges, experience setbacks, but they rise once more, pursuing victory.
This is the story of the concluding chapter of a summer.
Sources: Turkey! Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News
