Details
- Episodes:12
- Format:TV
- Average Score:62
- Popularity:3633
- Status:Finished Airing
- Season:Winter 2021
- Duration:23 min. per ep. minutes
- Genre:Comedy, Drama, School, Sports
- Country:JP
Child figure skating prodigy Kensei Maeshima abruptly quits the sport after his one-sided rival, Reo Shinozaki, refuses to acknowledge his skill. Now, as a student at Inodai High School, Kensei uses his athletic skills to assist the other sports teams, but he never officially joins one. One day, Reo announces his switch from singles figure skating into team-based skate-leading and joins St. Clavis Gakuin High School—last year's Grand Prix champions. Hayato Sasugai, a classmate with a mysterious connection to Reo, convinces Kensei to switch to skate-leading in order to finally defeat his rival in a competition. Kensei’s sudden entry into the Inodai Skate-Leading Club is met with backlash from the current members. Although he is a very strong singles skater, Kensei lacks the teamwork skills required to perform well in skate-leading. Factoring in his hot-headed, impatient attitude, inconsistent skating performances, and a complicated history with some of the members, Kensei's teammates do not believe he is a good fit to be their "Lead." The team must work together to resolve these issues, however, if they wish to qualify for the Grand Prix Finals and even stand a chance at defeating St. Clavis Gakuin. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Episodes
1. Pact
Kensei Maeshima, a first-year student at Ionodai High School, quit figure skating years ago, but one day, he is suddenly approached by someone trying to persuade him to skate again.
2. Break
Maeshima decides he wants to skate again with the skate-leading club at Ionodai High School, but they aren't about to let him join the team so easily.
3. Self-Centered
It's almost time for Ionodai's 3-on-3 club match, but nothing's been decided for Maeshima's team yet. What does Sasugai have up his sleeve?
4. Inspiration
Maeshima and other members from Ionodai's skate-leading club go talk to Himekawa after he withdraws from school, and Maeshima takes the skate-leading badge test in order to be eligible to compete.
5. Bonds
With the Grand Prix Series coming up, Ionodai’s skate-leading club is hard at work at training camp. As friction between Maeshima and Kiriyama builds, Kubota challenges Maeshima for a spot on the starting team.
6. Indecision
The schools gather for the opening ceremonies of the Grand Prix Series. Before the start of the first competition, Himuro of St. Clavis and Terauchi promise to meet again at the finals.
7. Resolve
After getting the lowest score in the first competition, the Ionodai members start to lose faith in Sasugai. Maeshima and the others ask Adachi to teach them his special move, but they're turned away.
8. Champions
At the fourth competition of the Grand Prix Series, Maeshima and Shinozaki finally face off. Maeshima practices until just before the competition, raising his teammates' morale before their performance begins.
9. One Lead
As Ionodai practices to perfect their new skating style, Himekawa and Kuonji contend for a spot at the Grand Prix finals.
10. Finals
The teams that won through to the Grand Prix finals go to the lottery to determine skating order for the finals. The day before the finals, Sasugai pays a visit to Shinozaki's practice rink...
11. Perfect
The Grand Prix finals have finally begun. The Ishikawa brothers from Chutei University High skate with their perfect unison, followed by Himekawa and his team at Kogahara High. With each team giving their all, who will win in the end?
12. Sworn Friends
The desire to beat Shinozaki has brought Maeshima and Sasugai to the Grand Prix finals. Shinozaki and their other rivals watch as Ionodai High School skates their final program to try and beat the champions, St. Clavis Gakuin.
