# Fanfare of Adolescence

Fanfare of Adolescence (Japanese: 群青のファンファーレ, Hepburn: Gunjō no Fanfāre) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Lay-duce and Aniplex. It aired from April to June 2022.

## Characters
### 41st JRA Horse Racing School students
#### Yu Arimura (有村優, Arimura Yū)

    Voiced by: Shōgo Yano

#### Shun Kazanami (風波駿, Kazanami Shun)

    Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya

#### Amane Grace (天音・グレイス, Amane Gureisu)

    Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae

#### Shūki Kyōriki (京力秋樹, Kyōriki Shūki)

    Voiced by: Yōjirō Itokawa

#### Sojiro Sakuraba (桜庭惣司朗, Sakuraba Sōjirō)

    Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana

#### Eri Shimotsuki (霜月えり, Shimotsuki Eri)

    Voiced by: Inori Minase

#### Hayato Hosho (宝生迅人, Hōshō Hayato)

    Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga

#### Kota Maki (牧皐汰, Maki Kōta)

    Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi

### JRA Horse Racing School instructor
#### Yutaka Asahi (朝日豊, Asahi Yutaka)

    Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

#### Kazuo Nohira (野平和雄, Nohira Kazuo)

    Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi

### Mr. Doctor (Idol Group)
#### Tako Kitami (北見田子, Kitami Tako)

    Voiced by: Lynn

#### Naoko Saionji (西園寺七緒子, Saionji Naoko)

    Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

#### Kōsei Nanbara (南原煌成, Nanbara Kōsei)

    Voiced by: Syoya Kimata

#### Masaki Azuma (東将基, Azuma Masaki)

    Voiced by: Shosei Ohira

### Other Characters
#### Yoshihisa Kuji (久慈凱久, Kuji Yoshihisa)

    Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

#### Akari Sumeragi (皇朱哩, Sumeragi Akari)

    Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa

#### Yukino Tayasu (田安如乃, Tayasu Yukino)

    Voiced by: Junya Enoki

#### Futoshi Kashino (樫野太, Kashino Futoshi)

    Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto

#### Miku Kashino (樫野未来, Kashino Miku)

    Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki

#### Kazuma Hayashida (林田一馬, Hayashida Kazuma)

    Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura

## Production and release

The anime project was revealed on August 28, 2021, during the "BS Eleven Keiba Chūkei" program in Japan, which was teased a week prior. The series is produced by Lay-duce and Aniplex and directed by Makoto Katō, with Team Fanfare writing the series' scripts, Naohiro Fukushima serving as the main writer, Hiro Kanzaki designing the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music. It aired from April 2 to June 25, 2022, on Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, and AT-X. The opening theme song is "Move The Soul" by JO1, while the ending theme song is "Outsiders" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] with JO1 members Junki Kono and Sho Yonashiro. The series will have 13 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and will release it on Aniplus Asia.

### Episode list

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
| 1 | "First Encounter" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Deai" (Japanese: 始まりの出会い) | Takashi Kumazen | Mehikari Ōkawa, Naohiro Fukushima | Makoto Katō | April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) |
| 2 | "Yu and Yu" Transliteration: "Yū to Yū" (Japanese: 優と優) | Takurō Tsukada | Mehikari Ōkawa, Naohiro Fukushima | Namimi Sanjō | April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) |
| 3 | "Prince from a Distant Land" Transliteration: "Tōi Kuni kara Kita Ōji" (Japanese: 遠い国から来た王子) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Naohiro Fukushima | Tatsuma Minamikawa | April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) |
| 4 | "Summer Night Camp" Transliteration: "Samā Naito Kyanpu" (Japanese: サマーナイトキャンプ) | Akira Toba | Naohiro Fukushima | Akira Toba | April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) |
| 5 | "Setting Sun" Transliteration: "Shayō" (Japanese: 斜陽) | Takurō Tsukada | Mehikari Ōkawa | Namimi Sanjō | April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) |
| 6 | "Let Go of the Reins" Transliteration: "Hanareta Tazuna" (Japanese: はなれた手綱) | Yasuo Ejima | Mehikari Ōkawa, Naohiro Fukushima | Yasuo Ejima | May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) |
| 7 | "The Day We Leave the Nest" Transliteration: "Sudachi no Hi" (Japanese: 巣立ちの日) | Hazuki Mizumoto | Mehikari Ōkawa, Naohiro Fukushima | Namimi Sanjō | May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) |
| 8 | "The Ritto Wind" Transliteration: "Rittō no Kaze" (Japanese: 栗東の風) | Takashi Kumazen | Naohiro Fukushima | Daigo Yamagishi | May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) |
| 9 | "Leap Forward, Side-by-Side!" Transliteration: "Awasete, Tobidase!" (Japanese: 併せて、飛び出せ！) | Daiki Nakamura | Naohiro Fukushima | Namimi Sanjō | May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) |
| 10 | "The Sound of Distant Rain" Transliteration: "Tōi Ame no Oto" (Japanese: 遠い雨の音) | Yasuo Ejima | Naohiro Fukushima | Namimi Sanjō | June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) |
| 11 | "The Morning Dew is Far" Transliteration: "Asatsuyu wa Tōku" (Japanese: 朝露は遠く) | Takurō Tsukada | Naohiro Fukushima | Yasuo Ejima, Makoto Katō, Satomi Nakamura | June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) |
| 12 | "1700 Meters on the Dirt" Transliteration: "Dāto Sen Nanahyaku Mētoru no Kakehiki" (Japanese: ダート1700ｍの駆引) | Hazuki Mizumoto | Mehikari Ōkawa, Naohiro Fukushima | Akira Nishimori, Kaoru Futaki Makoto Katō | June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) |
| 13 | "Into the Starting Gate!" Transliteration: "Gēto In!" (Japanese: ゲート・イン！) | Makoto Katō | Naohiro Fukushima | Makoto Katō | June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) |

## Music

The series' soundtrack was composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, and released on June 8, 2022 via Aniplex. The soundtrack also features several vocal tracks featuring performances by Benjamin, mpi and Misaki Umase.

### Track listing

All music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano

## Reception

Fanfare of Adolescence has received generally mixed to negative reviews from critics. Teddy Cambosa of Anime Corner criticized the show's lack of focus on the horse racing aspects of the show as well as the writing of the storytelling and characters, calling it "All Idols, No Horse-Racing." Nicholas Dupree of Anime News Network shared similar sentiments, with him naming the show as the worst of the season it aired, stating "there's nothing about it I could describe as “good” outside of some isolated visuals courtesy of its talented director." Natsuki Hanae's acting also received criticism, with Teddy Cambosa of Anime Corner calling it "overwhelming" and Gracie Qu of Anitrendz describing it as "unnatural" due to him acting a character that was supposed to be a bilingual.