Anima Yell!

Illustration by Tsukasa Unohana

***Anima Yell!*** (アニマエール!, *Animaēru!*?) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Tsukasa Unohana. It began serialization in Hobunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine, while an anime adaptation aired in October 2018. The title is a play on the word "animal" in Japanese (アニマル). Each cheerleader has a kanji character representing a certain animal in their names — pigeon, monkey, horse, tiger, cow, and rabbit.

## Overview

Anima Yell! is a comedy series centered on cheerleading, and set in the fictional city of Kaminoki, Japan. While sports is a major theme throughout the series — with girls performing cheer routines at sports events — Anima Yell! can be best described as a *school comedy*. Much of the series focuses on the many hurdles that the characters must go through as they attempt to solidify their standing as an official school club. They interact with various members of the student body, accepting requests that may or may not have anything to do with cheerleading at all.

## Plot

*See also: Series Timeline*
Kohane Hatoya falls in love with cheerleading after witnessing a cheer performance along the riverbed. She eventually graduates from middle school, but in the few short weeks before her entrance to Kaminoki High, Kohane quickly researches everything she can to prepare herself for its cheer club. Arriving at her new school with pom-poms in hand, Kohane excitedly checks the club activity board, only to become devastated to learn that the club was not listed.

However, motivated by an insatiable desire to help others and to inspire them, Kohane decides to start her own cheer club. Enlisting the help of her childhood friend, Uki Sawatari, and veteran cheerleader, Hizume Arima, Kohane makes a mad dash to find new members and hone up her cheerleading abilities.

## Characters

The following is a list of characters along with their animal representations as established in the series.

### Main

* Kohane Hatoya - Pigeon
* Uki Sawatari - Monkey
* Hizume Arima - Horse
* Kotetsu Tatejima - Tiger
* Kana Ushiku - Cow
* Towa Inaba - Rabbit

### Supporting

* Kon Akitsune - Fox
* Ms. Inukai - Dog
* Basketball Sempai - Whale
* Akane Sawatari - Monkey

### Minor

* Hizume's Brother
* Home Economics Club President - Deer
* Suzuko Nekoya - Cat
* Tamako Nekoya - Cat
* Manga Club President
* Cheer Shop Employee
* Washio - Eagle
* Elderly Woman
* Uki's Mother
* Ms. Kumagai - Bear
* Toiro Kajiki - Swordfish
* Alice Kurumi
* Ako Shiratori - Swan
* Student Council President
* Student Council Secretary
* Student Council Treasurer
* Meiko Yagi - Goat
* Ms. Watanuki - Raccoon

## Media

### Manga

*Main article: Manga*
The manga was created by Tsukasa Unohana, and began serialization on February 27, 2016. It was published in Manga Time Kirara Carat's 4-panel comic magazine, spanning the April 2016 and October 2020 issues. The final volume would be released in September 2020, concluding the series at a total of five volumes.

### Anime

*Main article: Anime*
An anime was announced in January 2018 and aired in October 7, 2018.

### Game

Anima Yell! was added in Hobunsha's **Kirara Fantasia** mobile game, first on November 21, 2018 with three playable characters, two on January 9, 2019, and one on August 27, 2020.