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OtapediaSuper Cub

Alternate Title

スーパーカブ

Synopsis

Koguma is a high school girl living in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture with nothing in her life - no parents, no friends, and no hobbies. One day, she buys a used Honda Super Cub she sees at a local motorcycle shop at a great price, and her empty life begins to change as she begins experiencing the joy of motorcycle riding and meets a fellow Cub rider named Reiko.

Background

Super Cub began as a light novel series written by Tone Koken and illustrated by Hiro that has been published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Sneaker Bunko imprint since May 2017. Seven volumes have been released as of November 2020. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kanitan was launched in the manga magazine Comic Newtype in December 2017, and five tankobon volumes have been released as of February 2021.

A TV anime adaptation was announced in November 2019. It is being produced by Studio KAI and directed by Toshiro Fujii (18if, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, FLCL Alternative) with Toshizo Nemoto (Inu X Boku Secret Service, Log Horizon, Macross Delta) handling series composition and screenplay, Toru Imanishi (Girly Air Force, Senki Zessho Symphogear AXZ, WorldEnd) adapting Hiro’s original character designs for animation, and Tomohisa Ishikawa (Appleseed: Ex Machina, Harmonie, Kurokami the Animation) and ZAQ (High School DxD New, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, Non Non Biyori Repeat) composing the music. The opening theme song is "Maho no Kaze" by Akane Kumada, and the ending theme song is "Haru e no Dengon" by Yuki Yomichi, Ayaka Nanase, & Natsumi Hioka. The anime will premiere in Japan April 7, 2021 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and other channels.

Characters

Koguma (Voiced by: Yuki Yomichi)
A second-year high school student in Hokuto. She has medium height with short black hair and a plain appearance, and she gets mediocre grades at school. Her father passed away when she was young, and her mother disappeared when she entered high school. With no family to rely on, she lives alone in a housing complex in front of the train station and lives off of a scholarship she received. She has no hobbies and no friends. Her life starts to gradually change after she buys a used Super Cub motorcycle to commute to school and begins meeting others who also ride a Super Cub. She isn’t good at talking to people and speaks bluntly.

Reiko (Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase)
Koguma’s classmate. She is a tall, stylish girl with long black hair. Her father is a member of the Diet and her mother is the president of a company and lives in Tokyo. She lives by herself in a log cabin in a villa area in the former Takegawa Village. In contrast to Koguma, she is good looking, gets good grades, and is good at sports. Because of this, she stands out from the rest of the class, but her primary interest is the Super Cub. She starts to have lunch with Koguma once she finds out that she rides a Cub and eventually becomes her friend. Her beloved bike is a modified MD90.

Shii Eniwa (Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka)
Koguma and Reiko’s classmate who is in charge of organizing the cultural festival. She has medium-length hair and a mole under her right eye. Her parents run a German-style bakery and an American-style cafe in a Swis-style building, which she plans to turn into an Italian-style bar someday.

Music

  • Opening Theme Song: "Maho no Kaze" by Akane Kumada
  • Ending Theme Song: "Haru e no Dengon" by Yuki Yomichi, Ayaka Nanase, & Natsumi Hioka

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Staff

  • Original Creator: Tone Koken
  • Original Character Design: Hiro
  • Director: Toshiro Fujii
  • Series Composition/Screenplay: Toshizo Nemoto
  • Character Design: Toru Imanishi
  • Art Director: Nobuhito Sue
  • Color Design: Mineyo Oonishi
  • Art Setting: Shuhei Tada
  • Background Art: Atsushi Yokoyama
  • Backgrounds: Kusanagi
  • 3DCG Production: Studio KAI
  • 3DCG Production Cooperation: TypeZERO
  • 2D Design/Special Effects: Chiptune
  • Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa
  • Photography: Raretrick
  • Editing: Akari Saito
  • Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa, ZAQ
  • Music Production: Bandai Namco Arts
  • Series Supervision: Honda Motor Company
  • Animation Production: Studio KAI

Spring 2021 Anime