Original title
ツルネ
Released
10/22/2018
Origin country
JP
Genre
Animation, Drama
Production companies
Kyoto Animation, Pony Canyon, ABC Animation, Bandai Namco Arts, Bandai Namco Music Live, Rakuonsha
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
26
After target panic drives him from archery in middle school, Minato decides to return to the sport when his friends join the high school kyudo club.
After the events of the tournament, Masa-san needs some help from the boys. The Kirisaki and Kazemai kyudo clubs team up to learn more about... idols?!
Minato first watched kyudo--Japanese archery--with his mother, where he was enchanted by the sound of the bowstring. When he first arrives at Kazemai High School, everyone expects him to join the kyudo club. But Minato is haunted by a recent tournament failure, and the strange condition that led to it.
After his failure at the kyudo club briefing, Minato flees the school, and ends up encountering a mysterious archer named Masa-san. Though on his guard at first, Masa-san's lighthearted personality slowly helps him to open up.
When Minato finally joins the Kazemai Kyudo Club, most of the boys accept him immediately. Kaito alone holds a grudge over Minato's wishy-washy behavior. Minato tries to smooth things over, but.
As the team's new coach, Masa-san decides to hold a training camp to help the kyudo club pass the tournament preliminaries. But first, he holds a mock tournament within the club, with a humiliating punishment for the loser.
For losing the match, the boys have to act as servants during their training camp. But does working all day mean they'll have no time to practice kyudo?
At Kirisaki, a private high school with a renowned kyudo club, the first-year Fujiwara Shu's skill with a bow stands out. This holds true even when choosing their participants for the prefectural preliminaries.
The prefectural tournament preliminaries finally begin. When the students from Kazemai and Kirisaki run into each other, Minato is happy to see Shu again - but Kaito is only interested in picking a fight.
The boys finally compete in the group match. While Kaito is focused on making up for his individuals performance, Minato is reinvigorated by his reunion with Shu.
The Kazemai Kyudo Club has managed to break through the preliminaries and is now preparing for finals. But Seiya's seemingly unflappable demeanor is beginning to show cracks.
When Seiya develops a fever and stays home from school, friction develops between the remaining members of the team. Does Masa-san hold a trump card to solve their problems?
Seiya has bounced back from his earlier gloom, and the team is practicing in earnest for the tournament. But when Minato forgets something in the Kyudo Hall, he overhears Masa-san talking to Tommy-sensei.
The news of Masa-san's accident has shaken the boys of the Kazemai kyudo club. The girls manage to get their heads back in the game, but will they be able to pass through to the finals under these conditions?
Having overcome various trials, the members of the reborn Kazemai Kyudo Club have deepened the bonds that they share. As the final match of the tournament approaches, what will the future hold for these young men who have grown together through kyudo?
The school prepares for the annual Sports Tournament and other students note Minato’s absence. However, a familiar sound tells his friends where they can find him.
Each participant in the regionals has their own worries and hopes. They are all different, but the one thing that unites them all is kyudo.
Kazemai’s performance earned them victory. However, another team is quickly making a name for themselves with their unorthodox yet effective kyudo techniques.
Exiled from the shooting range on Masaki’s orders, Minato finds himself forbidden from wielding his bow. Meanwhile, Kaito blames himself for the team’s poor performance.
Minato endures Masaki’s deluge of instructions. Meanwhile, the rift between Nanao and Kaito deepens, casting a dark cloud over the entire kyudo club.
It’s their turn this time; Seo, Hanazawa, and Shiragiku have signed up for a kyudo tournament and are bursting with excitement for their first team competition.
Now that they know what they need to do, Minato and the others try to find their own “ikiai.”
The Kazemai kyudo club heads to Kirisaki’s campus for a joint practice session.
Kazemai has a summer training camp and is ecstatic about getting a beach-side kyudo range all to themselves! Too bad the Tsujimine kyudo club beat them to the punch.
How can Tsujimine be in sync when its members seem so different? Minato wants to know why, and Fuwa will tell him if Minato explains why Nikaido is obsessed with beating him.
Kazemai, Tsujimine, and Kirisaki compete in a national tournament that means something different to each team.
Minato had setbacks, but all of his hard work earned him a spot on the national stage. Now, as he steps onto the range, he faces Shu once more.
The conclusion of the national tournament heralds the end of summer. As Minato reflects on kyudo, he and his friends help Masaki prepare for the Star Festival at Yata Shrine.
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