Anima Yell has been serialized in Manga Time Kirara Carat since 2016! The long-awaited anime version began airing in October 2018. The story revolves around cheerleaders, and is about cute girls trying their best to cheer on others. Anima Yell is a true Kirara work, with friendship, laughter, and emotion! In this article, we'll introduce the charms of Anima Yell's main character, the serious and beautiful Arima Hizume!
Anima Yell! Introducing the contents of the anime
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Kohane always acts for others, neglecting her own interests. Kohane always thinks about others and neglects what she wants to do, but one day, she sees some cheerleaders cheering for a baseball game on the riverbank. Charmed by her cute yet powerful attitude, and the way she cheers for others with all her might, she decides that she wants to become a cheerleader herself! Unfortunately, there is no cheerleading club at her high school, but thanks to Kohane's unyielding enthusiasm, people gradually gather and the club starts up. By the way, the title seems to mean "Animal + Cheer" since each character has an animal's name in it.
Arima Hizume CV: Yamada Yuina
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One of the main characters of Anima Yell, Arima Hizume is a smart and beautiful girl. She is the person who inspired the main character Kohane to take up cheerleading, and she has been active as a cheerleader since middle school, showing her unique talent. In high school, due to a certain incident, she had no intention of joining the cheerleading club, and would coldly dismiss Kohane who would persistently try to recruit her, but she was persuaded by Kohane's enthusiastic attitude and they ended up joining the cheerleading club together.
Yamada Yuina
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Yamada Yuina plays Arima Hizume. She debuted in 2016, so she is still a young voice actress. She first appeared as a regular in the 2017 PriPara series as Koda Michiru, and Hizume is her second main character.
Arima Hizume's charm number 1: her looks
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First of all, it's her looks, isn't it? A pure appearance and straight black hair - the classic combination of a beautiful girl! Among the many characters in Anima Yell who have relatively unique looks, she is a rare classic beautiful girl. Another characteristic is the horseshoe-like accessory she wears in her hair. It is likely a horseshoe accessory, as her name, hoof, suggests.
Arima Hizume's charm part 2: natural and serious
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In the work, Hizume looks like a sensible and intelligent person, but because he is too serious, he often makes natural remarks. Even when Kohane and the others make slightly off-topic remarks, she responds with a completely serious and quirky answer, making her a very cute and interesting character. Although she is not a straight-laced character, her natural tendency to become a laughing stock adds a nice touch to the story.
Arima Hizume's charm #3: gap moe
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Hizume is usually very serious and has the air of a cool beauty, and one wrong step could make her seem cold, but when she cheers, she becomes a completely different person, smiling and lively! The contrast is so striking that many characters in the series wonder who they are, and when she cheers, Hizume turns into a very cute and cheerful girl. That contrast is also what makes her so charming.
Arima Hizume's charm #4: She's quietly negative
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At first glance, Hizume seems to be a cool beauty with an iron-like heart, but she actually has a surprisingly negative side. At first she treats Kohane coldly when she persistently tries to recruit her, but when she stops coming she gets lonely, and when Kohane shows signs of being interested in something else she gets nervous, worrying that she might quit cheerleading. These unexpected sides to her are endearing and amusing. She also worries that her classmates dislike her because they think she's pretty and unapproachable.
Arima Hizume's charm point 5: She loves her older brother
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Although her appearance has not been revealed, it is known that Hizume has an older brother. Apparently, cheering for her older brother was what prompted her to start cheerleading. She seems to have a relatively good relationship with her older brother, and Hizume believes everything her older brother says. However, that brother is a real disappointment, saying things like high school girls are precious. Hizume is taught many wrong things by that brother.
Arima Hizume's past
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As I mentioned briefly above, Hizume has come to avoid cheerleading for a certain reason. The reason is one of the few dark parts of the fun and laid-back Anima Yell. Let's take a look at what happened in her past.
Feud with friends due to being too serious
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At first, Hizume cheered on everyone in middle school in a friendly atmosphere. However, Hizume was more talented than the other kids, so she quickly outgrew them. Her teammates pressured her to keep up with them, but Hizume refused. This caused a rift between her and her teammates, and Hizume gave up on cheerleading, thinking that no one would follow her anyway.
Kohane's enthusiasm
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Because of the above, Kohane will probably quit even if she doesn't keep up with the cheerleading. Thinking this, Hizume refuses to do the cheerleading. However, seeing Kohane still desperately trying to persuade her and trying her best even at things she isn't good at, she believes that she is different from the previous girls and decides to try cheerleading again. Kohane's efforts at this time and the scene where Hizume opens up to her are some of Kushii's best scenes in the series.
A summary of Arima Hizume's charms!
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First of all, her beautiful appearance is very attractive. Furthermore, Hizume is intelligent and beautiful, and at first glance, she is a perfect superhuman with no flaws. However, because she is too serious, her way of thinking is a little biased, and her natural tendency to say and think nonsense in earnest is also very cute and charming. She is a very rare character in the work Anima Yell, and the contrast between her usual cool behavior and when she is cheering makes her a character that really livens up the story. Please check out Hizume's fun and cuteness in the anime and the original work.
