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The Rolling Girls
Promotional poster of the series featuring Chiaya, Yukina, Nozomi, and Ai (left to right).
ローリング☆ガールズ
(Rōringu Gāruzu)
GenreComing-of-age story
Anime television series
Directed byKotomi Deai
Written byYasuyuki Muto
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioWit Studio
Original networkMBS, Tokyo MX, TVA, BS11, TVQ, MBC
English network
Original run January 10, 2015 – present
Episodes12
Manga
Written byYōsuke Miyagi
Illustrated byBonkara
Published byMag Garden
MagazineMonthly Comic Garden,
ONLINE MAGAZINE comic BLADE[1]
DemographicSeinen manga
Original runOctober 4, 2014 – October 30, 2014
Manga
Ro~lling Gi~rls Inspiration x Traveler
Written byYōsuke Miyagi
Illustrated bySheepbox
Published byMag Garden
MagazineONLINE MAGAZINE comic BLADE[2]
Original runOctober 27, 2014 – present

The Rolling Girls (ローリング☆ガールズ, Rōringu Gāruzu) is a 2015 Japanese anime television series produced by Wit Studio. The logo of this title contains the text, "Rolling, Falling, Scrambling Girls. For others. For themselves. Even if they're destined to be a 'mob'". Two manga adaptations began serialization in Japan on October 4, 2014.

Plot

10 years after the end of the "Great Tokyo War" that rocked Japan, most of the country's political and economic elites mysteriously vanished. As a result, the country split up into the original 10 prefectures that soon became independent city-states that competed with each other. Many vigilantes who fought in the aforementioned war became hired as the "Best" (mosa), representing their prefectures in territorial disputes. Their supporters, the "Rest" (mob), work to support them while maintaining the peace within their respective prefectures.

After a prolonged battle leads her friend to become seriously injured, a rookie Rest named Nozomi decides to travel around Japan on her motorcycle with her new friends, fulfilling requests for Maccha Green while they seek to grow stronger and search for special heart-shaped jewels.

Characters

Main characters

Nozomi Moritomo (森友 望未, Moritomo Nozomi)
Voiced by: Ari Ozawa (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)
The protagonist and a new recruit of the Hiroshi Town Propellers. A childhood friend of Masami who seeks to grow stronger on her own.
Yukina Kosaka (小坂 結季奈, Kosaka Yukina)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
A tone-deaf runaway from the same town as Nozomi.
Ai Hibiki (響 逢衣, Hibiki Ai)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
An upbeat girl who was kicked out of the Rest of Higashi Murayama after trying to save the Hiroshi Town Propellers who were taken hostage. She is quick to resort to brute force when things go wrong. Ends up joining Nozomi's group.
Chiaya Misono (御園 千綾, Misono Chiaya)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)
A small girl who seeks out the heart-shaped power stones carried by the Best. Somehow knows the childhood nicknames of Nozomi, Yukina and Ai. She is the adopted daughter of Haruka Misono, the president of Tokorozawa. She is actually an alien from the future and her true form is a small, yellow octopus-like creature.

Tokorozawa and Higashimurayama

Masami Utoku (宇徳 真茶未, Utoku Masami)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
A Best who fights for Tokorozawa as the green-suited superhero "Maccha Green (マッチャグリーン, Matcha Gurīn)," though everyone but Nozomi has correctly guessed that they are the same person. Heavily injured after fighting with Kuniko.
Kuniko Shigyou (執行 玖仁子, Shigyou Kuniko)
Voiced by: Fuyuka Ōura (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
A "legendary executioner" from the Great Tokyo War who wields a giant safety pin in combat. A rival from Masami's past who fights her as a Best of Higashi Murayama until their last battle ends with them both in a hospital.
Yukari Otonashi (音無 ゆかり, Otonashi Yukari)
Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)
Kuniko's top subordinate.
Haruka Misono (御園 ハルカ, Misono Haruka)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English)
President of Tokorozawa and Chiaya's adopted mother. Much like Chiaya, she is also an alien, but from a different species. She is gathering heart stones so that when the time comes, she can return Chiaya home to her real family. She is overprotective of Chiaya keeping her confined to her home with Momiyama, worried that she would get in trouble if she had revealed her true form to others. Her true form is a squid-like alien.
Kuranosuke Momiyama (籾山 蔵之介, Momiyama Kuranosuke)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Tyson Rinehart (English)
Chiaya's caretaker back at home. He secretly follows the girls on their journey under orders by Haruka to bring Chiaya back home.
Hinayo Moritomo (森友 日向代, Moritomo Hinayo)
Voiced by: Yuki Masuda (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
Nozomi's mother and Tomomori's wife.
Tomomori Moritomo (森友 友守, Moritomo Tomomori)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
Nozomi's father and Hinayo's husband.
Crocodile (クロコダイル, Kurokodairu)
Voiced by: Hiromichi Tezuka (Japanese); Aaron Dismuke (English)
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Mii-tan (みいたん, Mii-tan)
Voiced by: Shiho Kokido (Japanese); Apphia Yu (English)
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Rikako (リカコ, Rikako)
Voiced by: Ami Naitō
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Hitoshi (ひとし, Hitoshi)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Mario (まり夫, Mario)
Voiced by: Juri Kimura
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Den-san (田さん, Den-san)
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Noboru (のぼる, Noboru)
Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.
Yumi (ユミ, Yumi)
Voiced by: Saki Tokuhiro (Japanese); Kristi Kang (English)
Hiyoshi Town Propellers member.

Always Comima

Aki Habara (羽原 アキ, Habara Aki)
Voiced by: Mika Kanai (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)
Best of Always Comima and the leader of the Knights of the Twin Towers, the "cosplay security squad," who goes by the name "Thunderoad." An otaku obsessed with the anime "Fighting Buddies: Rick and Shaw".
Noriko Suzumoto (鈴本 のり子, Suzumoto Noriko)
Voiced by: Kei Shindō
Aya Suzumoto (鈴本　文, Suzumoto Aya)
Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani

Aichi and Mie

Tomoki Suzuka (鈴鹿 友亀, Suzuka Tomoki)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Best of Mie Motors, operates a free bike taxi service and seeks peace with Aichi.
Himeko Uotora (魚虎 姫子, Uotora Himeko)
Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)
Mamoru Uotora (魚虎 守, Uotora Mamoru)
Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji (Japanese); John Swasey (English)
Dandy (ダンディ, Dandy)
Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum (English)

Kyoto

Misa Ichijō (一条 美沙, Ichijō Misa)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara (Japanese); Brina Palencia (English)
Mamechiyo (豆千代)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
Shutendōji (酒呑童子)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

Okayama

Momo Fujiwara (藤原 桃, Fujiwara Momo)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda
Haru Fujiwara (藤原 春, Fujiwara Haru)
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
Ura Kukino (九鬼 温羅, Kukino Ura)
Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama

Hiroshima

Kaguya Nayotake (名余竹 輝夜, Nayotake Kaguya)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
Shima Ishizukuri (石作 志麻, Ishizukuri Shima)
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation, which is backstory of anime series,[1] written by Yōsuke Miyagi and with art by Bonkara began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden from October 4, 2014. It also began online serialization in Mag Garden's seinen manga magazine ONLINE MAGAZINE comic BLADE from October 30, 2014.[1][3] A 4-panel manga adaptation titled Ro~lling Gi~rls Inspiration x Traveler, with art by Sheepbox, also began serialization in Mag Garden's ONLINE MAGAZINE comic BLADE from October 27, 2014.[2][4]

Anime

An anime television series produced by Wit Studio was announced by Pony Canyon to begin airing in 2015.[5] The series will premiere in Japan on MBS and later on other stations.[6]

Episode list

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No. Title[7] Original air date

References

  1. ^ a b c "ローリング☆ガールズ／作画：梵辛　　脚本：宮城陽亮 - マッグガーデンコミックオンライン(Manga Official)". mag-garden.co.jp (in Japanese). 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ろ～りんぐ☆が～るず　インスピレーション×旅人／作画：羊箱　　脚本：宮城陽亮 - マッグガーデンコミックオンライン(4-panel Manga Official)". mag-garden.co.jp (in Japanese). 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Wit Studio's Rolling Girls Anime Gets Manga". Anime News Network. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Wit Studio's Rolling Girls Anime Also Gets 4-Panel Manga". Anime News Network. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Wit Studio Unveils 1st Original TV Anime, The Rolling Girls". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "On Air" (in Japanese). Wit Studio. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Story" (in Japanese). Wit Studio. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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