{"id":52718,"date":"2020-04-08T12:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T04:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=52718"},"modified":"2020-04-08T12:51:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T04:51:32","slug":"qoo-news-ahiru-no-sora-anime-3rd-cour-reveals-op-video-theme-song-blue-encount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/52718\/qoo-news-ahiru-no-sora-anime-3rd-cour-reveals-op-video-theme-song-blue-encount","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo News] \u201cAhiru no Sora\u201d Anime 3rd Cour Reveals OP Video and Theme Song by BLUE ENCOUNT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The TV anime <a href=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/tag\/ahiru-no-sora\">\u201cAhiru no Sora\u201d (\u3042\u3072\u308b\u306e\u7a7a)<\/a> reveals an opening video that previews BLUE ENCOUNT\u2019s new theme song \u201cHummingbird.\u201d The anime&#8217;s third cour will start this\u00a0month.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"52719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/52718\/qoo-news-ahiru-no-sora-anime-3rd-cour-reveals-op-video-theme-song-blue-encount\/attachment\/2004080434218#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?fit=640%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,509\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2004080434218\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?fit=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?fit=640%2C509&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?resize=640%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Opening Video<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/duvGhKdbmYM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Theme Song \u201cHummingbird\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>The theme song for the 3rd cour \u201cHummingbird\u201d is performed by four-member rock band BLUE ENCOUNT. The band is known for performing multiple anime songs, including \u201cPolaris\u201d, OP song from \u201cMy Hero Academia\u201d Season 4 and \u201cDAY\u00d7DAY\u201d , OP song from \u201cGintama.\u201d The band has also revealed plans for a live tour in Japan from May to June, and from July to September.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"52720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/52718\/qoo-news-ahiru-no-sora-anime-3rd-cour-reveals-op-video-theme-song-blue-encount\/attachment\/20040804344399#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?fit=640%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20040804344399\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?fit=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?fit=640%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?resize=640%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804344399.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>About \u201cAhiru no Sora\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>The anime premiered on 2nd October 2019 and is an adaptation of Akeshi Hinata\u2019s (\u65e5\u5411\u6b66\u53f2) basketball manga. It centers around protagonist Sora Kurumatani, a high school student who loves basketball even though he is only 149 cm tall.<\/p>\n<p>After entering Kuzuryu High, Sora tries to join the basketball club to fulfil a promise to his mother, \u201c to win his first tournament in high school\u201d. But the club is dominated by a crowd of delinquents. Affected by Sora&#8217;s passion, they gradually fall in love with playing basketball.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"52721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/52718\/qoo-news-ahiru-no-sora-anime-3rd-cour-reveals-op-video-theme-song-blue-encount\/attachment\/20040804363416#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20040804363416\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?fit=480%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52721\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/20040804363416.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Staff and Production<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cAction Heroine Cheer Fruits\u201d (\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30d2\u30ed\u30a4\u30f3 \u30c1\u30a2\u30d5\u30eb\u30fc\u30c4) director Keizou Kusakawa (\u8349\u5ddd \u5553\u9020) is credited as chief director of the anime, while \u201cAho-Girl\u201d (\u30a2\u30db\u30ac\u30fc\u30eb) director Shingo Tamaki (\u7389\u6728 \u614e\u543e) is directing the anime at diomedea. Go Zappa (\u96d1\u7834 \u696d) is in charge of series composition and Yoshino Honda(\u672c\u591a \u7f8e\u4e43) is designing the characters.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Cast<\/h4>\n<p>\u25a0 Sora Kurumatani (\u8eca\u8c37 \u7a7a) \u2013 CV: Yuuki Kaji (\u68b6 \u88d5\u8cb4 )<br \/>\n\u25a0 Momoharu Hanazono (\u82b1\u5712 \u767e\u6625) \u2013 CV: Y\u016bma Uchida (\u5185\u7530\u96c4\u99ac)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Chiaki Hanazono (\u82b1\u5712 \u5343\u79cb) \u2013 CV: Katsuyuki Konishi (\u5c0f\u897f \u514b\u5e78)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Kenji Natsume (\u590f\u76ee \u5065\u4e8c) \u2013 CV: Kish\u014d Taniyama (\u8c37\u5c71 \u7d00\u7ae0)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Kaname Shigeyoshi (\u8302\u5409 \u8981) \u2013 CV: Mamoru Miyano (\u5bae\u91ce \u771f\u5b88)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Shinichi Yasuhara (\u5b89\u539f \u771f\u4e00) \u2013 CV: Taku Yashiro(\u516b\u4ee3 \u62d3)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Ryuhei Nabeshima (\u934b\u5cf6 \u7adc\u5e73)- CV: Chado Horii (\u5800\u4e95 \u8336\u6e21)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Masahiro Saki (\u8336\u6728 \u6b63\u5e83) \u2013 CV: KENN<br \/>\n\u25a0 Madoka Yabuchi (\u85ea\u5185 \u5186) \u2013 CV: Sayaka Senbongi (\u5343\u672c\u6728 \u5f69\u82b1)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Nao Nanao (\u4e03\u5c3e \u5948\u7dd2) \u2013 CV: Yuna Taniguchi (\u8c37\u53e3 \u5922\u5948)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Yuka Kurumatani (\u8eca\u8c37\u7531\u590f) &#8211; CV: Aya End\u014d(\u9060\u85e4 \u7dbe)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Shinichi Chiba (\u5343\u8449\u771f\u4e00) &#8211; CV: Kazuya Nakai (\u4e2d\u4e95 \u548c\u54c9)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Tokitaka Tokiwa (\u5e38\u76e4\u6642\u8cb4) &#8211; CV: S\u014dma Sait\u014d (\u6589\u85e4 \u58ee\u99ac)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Tar\u014d Kabachi (\u84b2\u5730\u592a\u90ce) &#8211; CV: Jun Fukuyama(\u798f\u5c71 \u6f64)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Shingo Katori (\u9999\u53d6\u771f\u543e) &#8211; CV: Makoto Furukawa (\u53e4\u5ddd \u614e)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Yukinari Kojima (\u5150\u5cf6\u5e78\u6210) &#8211; CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino (\u5409\u91ce \u88d5\u884c)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Katsumi Takahashi (\u9ad8\u6a4b\u514b\u5df1) &#8211; CV: Daisuke Namikawa(\u6d6a\u5ddd \u5927\u8f14)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Sei Shirai (\u767d\u77f3\u9759) &#8211; CV: Takahiro Sakurai (\u6afb\u4e95 \u5b5d\u5b8f)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Shigenobu Yakuma (\u516b\u718a\u91cd\u4fe1) &#8211; CV: Y\u016bichir\u014d Umehara (\u6885\u539f \u88d5\u4e00\u90ce)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Hyou Fuwa (\u4e0d\u7834\u8c79) &#8211; CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (\u677e\u5ca1 \u798e\u4e1e)<br \/>\n\u25a0 Yozan Kamiki (\u4e0a\u6728\u9df9\u5c71) &#8211; CV: Y\u016bto Uemura(\u4e0a\u6751 \u7950\u7fd4)<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>2nd PV<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yt4N0UUEd90?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"http:\/\/ahirunosora.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahirunosora_tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love the songs of BLUE ENCOUNT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[773,19],"tags":[4679,6223,33,6902,8476,6857,8609,280,4678,4680],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/2004080434218.jpg?fit=640%2C509&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8G4K-dIi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}