Dear Boys (ディア・ボーイズ), also officially known as Hoop Days, is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation produced by A.C.G.T. was aired in Japan from April to September 2003 every Monday at 6:25 p.m.
The series is licensed by Bandai Entertainment.
Synopsis[]
Kazuhiko Aikawa was the captain of Tendōji High's prestigious basketball team. He moves into a new town to attend Mizuho High and joins its basketball team. However, Mizuho boys' basketball team is far from being prestigious, in fact, it's a now defunct basketball team. Nevertheless to say, Aikawa's persistence, passion and basketball skills inspired other team members of the dysfunctional basketball team to gear up and start practicing again.
The aim is to play in the Inter-High, the national tournaments where all young and talented basketball players from all over the country meet in basketball competition. The tale of youth of five team members: Kazuhiko Aikawa, Takumi Fujiwara, Ranmaru Miura, Tsutomu Ishii, and Kenji Dobashi have just began.
View of the World[]
A sports series about basketball. The story is set at Mizuho, a high school in Kanagawa Prefecture. The protagonist's breakthrough and its growth process are depicted. Surrounding it, problems that can occur in club activities such as discord between members, and anything else. Also, school life, romance, poverty, family problems, and a wide range of themes such as past trauma of the characters are delicately depicted.
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Interesting Transfer Student | 04/07/2003 |
| 2 | The Resurrection of the Boys' Basketball Team? | 04/14/2003 |
| 3 | Who is The Opponent for The Practice Game? | 04/21/2003 |
| 4 | Determination to Win | 04/28/2003 |
| 5 | Counterattack Full of Wounds | 05/05/2003 |
| 6 | To Each His Own Emotion...... | 05/12/2003 |
| 7 | A Disquieting Air | 05/19/2003 |
| 8 | Cold Rain | 05/26/2003 |
| 9 | Because You Are Here...... | 06/02/2003 |
| 10 | Locked Passion | 06/09/2003 |
| 11 | People Following Their Dreams | 06/16/2003 |
| 12 | Meetings Are Sudden | 06/23/2003 |
| 13 | Unengaged Gears | 12/25/2003 |
| 14 | Anxiety and Burden | 01/08/2003 |
| 15 | The Rivals | 01/15/2003 |
| 16 | Dead Heat | 01/22/2003 |
| 17 | Never Give Up | 01/29/2003 |
| 18 | Game Set! | 02/05/2003 |
| 19 | The Finals Opponent Is? | 02/12/2003 |
| 20 | Trembling Hearts | 02/19/2003 |
| 21 | Supporting Family | 02/26/2003 |
| 22 | The Sixth Man | 03/04/2003 |
| 23 | The Finals! | 03/11/2003 |
| 24 | Back and Forth | 03/18/2003 |
| 25 | It's Settled, and Then... | 04/01/2003 |
| 26 | Look Towards Tomorrow | 04/08/2003 |
Cast[]
- Kōhei Kiyasu as Kazuhiko Aikawa
- Masaya Matsukaze as Takumi Fujiwara
- Ken Takeuchi as Ranmaru Miura
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Tsutomu Ishii
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kenji Dobashi
- Takashi Kondō as Tōya Takashina
- Atsuko Tanaka as Kyōko Himuro
- Mamiko Noto as Satomi Anzaki
- Miki Yoshino as Mutsumi Akiyoshi
- Akiko Kawase as Mai Moritaka
- Tomoko Kawakami as Yukiko Kawasaki
- Miho Yamada as Keiko Ōgami
- Kyōko Hikami as Kaori Kudō
- Miki Itō as Chihiro Kitagawa
- Keiji Fujiwara as Kaoru Shimojō
- Takeshi Yamane as Osamu Igarashi
- Yoshinori Sonobe as Yūji Kondō
- Susumu Chiba as Yuito Hoshina
- Kōji Ishii as Yūsaku Iijima
- Jun Satō as Mamoru Fujisawa
- Kei Kurita as Katsumi Kusano
Music[]
Alike to the 1998 anime Initial D, the anime adaptation of Dear Boys features a soundtrack of Eurobeat licensed by Avex Trax. This must be because OB Planning, were the same studio which made the first season of Initial D.
The opening theme song is Sound of Bounce by DA PUMP, while the ending theme song is Baller no Shōgō by Chris F.