An industry first! "Rifle is Beautiful," a four-panel comic about shooting, a sport that's extremely rare in Japan, is being made into an anime. As the high school girl x ○○ genre has had a profound impact on the real world, this is an anime that's sure to be highly anticipated. We'd like to introduce you to the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club, the rivals and mentors of the protagonist of "Rifle is Beautiful."
A Powerhouse! Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club!!
Asaka Gakuen is the high school where the protagonists of Chidori High School's shooting club first competed in a practice match. Unlike Chidori, which was disbanded and then relaunched, Asaka Gakuen is a powerhouse school with a large number of members and a track record of success in numerous competitions. Asaka Gakuen is the strongest high school in the prefecture, beating out the top three teams, Iseoka and Kiritani Daiichi, and reigning as the champion. However, shooting is a minor sport, so only four high schools, including Chidori, participate in the tournament.
Akira Shinonome, Captain of the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club
Captain of the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club and a member of the All Japan Junior National Team. He is an Olympic athlete and one of the best athletes in the country. He has a carefree and elusive personality, exuding a calm and powerful presence that earns him the respect of his fellow club members. However, in reality, he is quite carefree and carefree, far from the image of a good club captain who always thinks of his members.
Akira Shinonome is a cousin of Erika Meihama
Akira Shinonome is a cousin of Erika Meihama, a student at Chidori High School, and has known her for a long time. He keeps an eye on Erika and seems to have influenced her in many ways, but he is also a member of the Pleasure Club, which loves to tease and harass her, and Erika seems to dislike him to some extent. She tells him to be serious about the national tournament and not hold back, but he ignores her and continues to bully her, such as by putting a sign on her back and encouraging her to enroll in Chidori High School, even though he knows that the shooting club has been disbanded.
Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club Vice Captain "Kuroi Misa"
The bespectacled Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club Vice Captain. She's the second most talented member of the club after Shinonome Akira, and she shows off her skills to the fullest in the prefectural preliminaries. Since captain Shinonome is careless and careless, she's the one who essentially manages the club. She's a reliable person who understands Shinonome's true nature, so she's able to not be swayed by his moody and careless behavior and is able to provide solid commentary. In the early stages of the series, her name was Kuroi Sanae.
Karen Sakashita, a promising newcomer to the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club
A first-year member of the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club, Sakashita is a beginner who started shooting in high school, but is a promising newcomer. However, perhaps due to her lack of experience, she became nervous the day before the prefectural preliminaries, exchanging excuses for failure over LINE with Hikari, with whom she had exchanged contact information. On the day of the actual competition, her nerves completely took over, and she ended up in last place.
Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club: "A whole bunch of members whose names I don't even know"
The Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club is one of the strongest schools in the prefecture. (Though there are only four schools.) Therefore, the club has a larger membership than Chidori, and there are apparently quite a few unnamed characters. However, since the world of shooting is small, it's possible that some characters will appear. Apparently, there are members like Endo-san and Harada-san.
[Rifle is Beautiful] Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club Summary
"Rifle is Beautiful" is a four-panel manga in a minor genre, but it has the potential to become a huge hit. Because of its minor genre, its world is small, and characters who only appear once often reappear later. Among them, the Asaka Gakuen High School Shooting Club, with its particularly close ties, frequently appears, and Akira Shinonome of the Pleasure Club makes a particularly strong impression, leaving a lasting impression! With so many appealing characters, including Asaka, I'm sure they'll be just as captivating in the anime! "Rifle is Beautiful" begins airing in October!
