Software:Cinderella Nine

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Short description: 2017 Japanese mobile game
Cinderella Nine
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine logo.png
Game logo
八月のシンデレラナイン
(Hachigatsu no Shinderera Nain)
GenreSports (baseball, cricket)[1]
Game
PublisherAkatsuki
GenreSimulation, Social network game
PlatformiOS, Android
Released
  • JP: June 27, 2017
Manga
Hachi Nai Gaiden: Senryoku Gai! Katato-chan
Written byBkub Okawa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
Original runMay 2017June 2017
Serial novel
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine ~Before Summer~
Published byKadokawa
Light novel
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Kitakaze ni Yureru Himawari
Written byAkatsuki
Illustrated byAkatsuki, Chioru Katase
Published byEnterbrain
ImprintFamitsu Bunko
DemographicMale
PublishedApril 28, 2018
Original net animation
Katato the Animation
Released May 2017 June 2017
Episodes4
Anime television series
Directed bySusumu Kudo
Written byJin Tanaka
Music byTakahiro Obata
StudioTMS Entertainment
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Medialink
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVA, TVO, BS TV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run April 7, 2019 July 7, 2019
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Manga
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S
Written byKōichirō Hoshino
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion (August 19, 2021–March 10, 2022)
Manga Cross (March 17, 2022–present)
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 19, 2021 – present
Volumes4

Cinderella Nine (Japanese: 八月のシンデレラナイン, Hepburn: Hachigatsu no Shinderera Nain, "Cinderella Nine in August") is a free-to-play mobile video game for iOS and Android published by Akatsuki and Kadokawa. It was released in Japan on June 27, 2017. A four-panel comedy spin-off manga series by Bkub Okawa titled Hachi Nai Gaiden: Senryoku Gai! Katato-chan (ハチナイ外伝 戦力外!カタトちゃん) and a novelization titled Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine ~Before Summer~ (八月のシンデレラナイン ~before summer~) are being serialized on the game's official website. A 4-episode original net animation adaptation of the four-panel manga titled Katato the Animation (カタトTHEアニメーション) was streamed between May and June 2017, and an anime television series adaptation of the original game by TMS Entertainment aired from April 7 to July 7, 2019.

Characters

Tsubasa Arihara (有原 翼, Arihara Tsubasa)
Voiced by: Nozomi Nishida[2]
Tsubasa is a spirited girl who founds the girls' baseball team and seeks to make friends and have them join. She is optimistic and hard to get down. In the anime, she primarily plays shortstop. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 6.
Ryō Shinonome (東雲 龍, Shinonome Ryō)
Voiced by: Reina Kondō[2]
An old rival of Tsubasa's. She aims to go pro and at first rejects the team for being largely inexperienced, claiming that Tsubasa is not taking the game seriously by playing with them instead of players of similar skill. In the anime, she primarily plays third base. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 5.
Yūki Nozaki (野崎 夕姫, Nozaki Yūki)
Voiced by: Saki Minami[2]
A tall, unsure girl who is at first hesitant to try team sports after turning out to be unsuccessful at basketball and feeling that she let her team down. Yuuki changes her mind and joins the baseball team after seeing how everyone is supportive and refuses to judge one another's failures. In the anime, she is a first baseman and relief pitcher. She bats and throws left-handed and wears number 3.
Tomoe Kawakita (河北 智恵, Kawakita Tomoe)
Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[2]
Tsubasa's best friend, whom she calls Tomocchi. The sensible Tomoe plays the straight man to Tsubasa's less grounded antics. In the anime, she is the team's back-up infielder and first base coach. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 10.
Akane Ukita (宇喜多 茜, Ukita Akane)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[2]
A shy girl who wears a cat-eared hooded jacket and speaks in the third person. Akane is untalented at baseball, but quickly improves as she tries her best. In the anime, she is the team's back-up outfielder and third base coach. She bats left-handed and throws right-handed and wears number 11.
Waka Suzuki (鈴木 和香, Suzuki Waka)
Voiced by: Yūbi Midorikawa[3]
A tsundere girl who is talented at observation and baseball strategy, but must be convinced to actually play after being let down in childhood. Her supportive brother is part of a prestigious university baseball team. In the anime, she is the team's catcher. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 2.
Ayaka Nakano (中野 綾香, Nakano Ayaka)
Voiced by: Yurika Takagi[4]
A budding reporter who insists on writing stories for the school newspaper, despite the school not actually having one. Peppers "nya" into her speech; the official subtitles change this to cat puns. In the anime, she is the team's center fielder. She bats and throws left-handed and wears number 8.
Yoshimi Iwaki (岩城 良美, Iwaki Yoshimi)
Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita[4]
An overdramatic, hot-blooded second-year from the cheerleading squad. She's noted for not being able to turn down a request. In the anime, she primarily plays left-field. She bats left-handed and throws right-handed and wears number 7.
Aoi Asada (阿佐田 あおい, Asada Aoi)
Voiced by: Rika Tachibana[4]
A second-year with little in the way of tact or personal space and a talent for detail. Aoi ends her sentences with the particle "no da" or "nano da." Extremely good at rock, paper, scissors she is initially the team's third baseman, but later moves to second base. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 4.
Maiko Kurashiki (倉敷 舞子, Kurashiki Maiko)
Voiced by: Yurika Endō (game),[5] Iori Saeki (anime)[4]
A quiet second-year girl and Yūki's classmate in elementary school who excels in various sports like dodgeball. She often has run-ins with the police as she leaves her house at night to separate herself from her estranged parents. In the anime, she becomes the team's starting pitcher. When she is not pitching, she plays first base. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 1.
Kana Tsukumo (九十九 伽奈, Tsukumo Kana)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[4]
A member of the student council overseeing the athletic clubs. In the anime, she is the team's starting right-fielder. She bats and throws right-handed and wears number 9.
Maria Hase (初瀬 麻里安, Hase Maria)
Voiced by: Sarara Yashima[4]
A quiet girl who is occasionally seen interacting with Ayaka and watching the rest of the team from afar.
Shiho Nōmi (能見 志保, Nōmi Shiho)
Voiced by: Mewhan[6]
An anime-original character; she is the student council president.
Momoko Kakehashi (掛橋 桃子, Kakehashi Momoko)
Voiced by: Eriko Nakamura[6]
A teacher at Satogahama High School and the team's adviser.

Media

Game

The mobile game published by Akatsuki and Kadokawa was released for iOS and Android on June 27, 2017. An animated trailer by A-1 Pictures was streamed prior to the game's publication on July 31, 2016. The game is free-to-play.[7]

Manga

A four-panel comedy spin-off manga series by Bkub Okawa titled Hachi Nai Gaiden: Senryoku Gai! Katato-chan is being serialized on the game's official website alongside the novelization. As of November 5, 2019, seventy-two chapters of the manga have been released so far.[8] Another spin-off manga, titled Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S, written and illustrated by Kōichirō Hoshino began serialization in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion on August 19, 2021.[9] In March 2022, the manga was transferred to the Manga Cross website.[10] The series will end with the release of its fifth volume on August 8, 2023.[11]

Novel

A novelization titled Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine: Before Summer is also being serialized on the official website alongside the four-panel manga. Twelve chapters of the novel have been released so far.[8]

Web animation

An original net animation adaptation of the four-panel manga titled Katato the Animation was streamed on the game's official website and YouTube channel between May and June 2017 with four short episodes. Mako Morino voiced the characters in the anime.[8]

Anime

On July 30, 2018, the official Twitter account of the original game announced that an anime television series adaptation of the game would be produced.[1] The staff and release date for the series were announced on October 25, 2018. The series is directed by Susumu Kudo and animated by TMS Entertainment, with Jin Tanaka writing the scripts and Takayuki Noguchi designing the characters. The cast reprised their roles from the game.[12] It aired from April 7 to July 7, 2019 on TV Tokyo and other channels.[4][13] The broadcast of episode 8 was delayed for 3 weeks, due to coverage of the 2019 French Open.[14] Sentai Filmworks licensed the show in December 2019 for release across various regions including the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.[15]

The opening theme is "Etude" (エチュード) performed by Mewhan,[4] while the ending theme is a cover of Noriyuki Makihara's song "Donna Toki mo" (どんなときも), performed by Nozomi Nishida, Reina Kondō, Saki Minami, and Honoka Inoue under their respective character names.[16][17] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[18]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals 5 Returning Cast Members". Anime News Network. November 9, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-11-09/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-anime-reveals-5-returning-cast-members/.139268. 
  3. "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals Character Designs for 5 Main Characters". Anime News Network. December 9, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-09/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-anime-reveals-character-designs-for-5-main-characters/.140574. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime's Teaser Promo Video Reveals April Premiere, More Cast". Anime News Network. December 29, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-29/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-anime-teaser-promo-video-reveals-april-premiere-more-cast/.141465. 
  5. "遠藤ゆりかさん(倉敷舞子役)の引退発表を受けまして" (in ja). Akatsuki Inc.. December 18, 2017. https://hachinai.com/news/post-1451/. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Eriko Nakamura Joins Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. April 5, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-05/eriko-nakamura-joins-hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-anime-cast/.145427. 
  7. "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Baseball Game's Video Features Character Commentary". Anime News Network. May 11, 2017. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-11/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-baseball-game-video-features-character-commentary/.115942. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Smartphone Game Inspires Net Anime Shorts". Anime News Network. May 21, 2017. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-21/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-smartphone-game-inspires-net-anime-shorts/.116371. 
  9. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 10, 2021). "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Gets New Manga With New Story". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-10/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-gets-new-manga-with-new-story/.176085. 
  10. "週刊少年チャンピオン 2022年No.15". Akita Shoten. https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/w-champion/2022/15. 
  11. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 4, 2023). "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine S Manga Listed as Ending in 5th Volume". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-04/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-s-manga-listed-as-ending-in-5th-volume/.198784. 
  12. "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine TV Anime Reveals Visual, Staff, 2019 Premiere". Anime News Network. October 25, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-25/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-tv-anime-reveals-visual-staff-2019-premiere/.138617. 
  13. "Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals New Visual, April 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. February 9, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-09/hachigatsu-no-cinderella-nine-anime-reveals-new-visual-april-7-premiere/.143213. 
  14. "放送・配信スケジュール変更のお知らせ" (in ja). May 17, 2019. https://anime-hachinai.com/news/370/. 
  15. "Sentai Filmworks Loads the Bases with "Cinderella Nine"". Sentai Filmworks. December 17, 2019. https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/sentai-filmworks-loads-the-bases-with-cinderella-nine. 
  16. "「八月のシンデレラナイン」,4月6日に開催されたライブのレポートが公開に" (in ja). 4Gamer. April 8, 2019. https://www.4gamer.net/games/348/G034854/20190408074/. 
  17. "Play Ball!". Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine. Episode 1 (in 日本語). April 7, 2019. TV Tokyo.
  18. "Crunchyroll Adds Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Cinderella Nine, Joshi Kausei Anime". Anime News Network. April 5, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-05/crunchyroll-adds-midnight-occult-civil-servants-cinderella-nine-joshi-kausei-anime/.145447. 
  19. "Hachinai" (in ja). TV Tokyo. https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/hachinai/episodes/. 

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