声優アイドルユニット「i☆Ris（アイリス）」が、1990年代に人気を集めたこしたてつひろさんのドッジボールマンガ「炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平」の正統続編が原作のテレビアニメ「炎の闘球女 ドッジ弾子」のエンディングテーマ「Welcome to あざとさワールド」を担当することが分かった。「i☆Ris」のメンバーのYuki Wakaiさんが二階堂大河の娘の二階堂平子を演じることも発表された。
"Welcome to Azatosa World" will be released on July 15th as i☆Ris's 27th single. i☆Ris commented, "i☆Ris will be in charge of the ending theme for the TV anime "Honoo no Toukyuu Onna Dodge Danko"! When we thought about how to combine the anime's theme of "fighting with all your might" with our identity as "idols" and express it in the song, we arrived at "Fighting through the world of idols with cunning!" Please enjoy i☆Ris, the perfect idols who not only give their all but also possess cuteness and cunning!"
Wakai said, "I'm Yuki Wakai, and I'll be playing the role of Nikaido Hirako! It's been over 30 years since Dodge Danpei, and it's a real honor to be able to play the daughter of Nikaido Taiga, the rival of Ichigeki Danpei...!! Hirako should be as graceful as her father...!! I hope to deliver a very passionate and exciting Hirako! It's an anime where cute girls shine with all their might and power! Please look forward to it!!"
"Honoo no Toukyuu Onna Dodge Danko" is a manga series starring Ichigeki Danko, the daughter of Ichigeki Danpei, the protagonist of "Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei." It began serialization in 2022 on "Weekly CoroCoro Comic," the manga website of "CoroCoro Comic" (Shogakukan). The story depicts Danko's struggles to create the strongest dodgeball team in the Reiwa era. The PV for the first episode has surpassed 700,000 views, and the series has gained popularity, frequently trending on X on the days new episodes are released. In the anime, Nakayama Manaka voices Ichigeki Danko, and Kaori Maeda voices Kobutsu Chinnen's daughter, Chinnko. It will air on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS11 starting in July.
"Dodge Danpei" is a dodgeball manga that depicts the growth of elementary school student Danpei Ichigeki as he competes against rivals in Super Dodgeball. It was serialized in "CoroCoro Comic" from 1989 to 1995, and an anime adaptation aired from 1991 to 1992.
