“Turkey!” key visual released! Release of digital cover EP “Side Project! 02” confirmedTurkey! is an original anime created by BAKKEN RECORD and Pony Canyon, set in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture, depicting five high school girls from the bowling club at Ichikokukan High School in Nagano Prefecture. The TV anime has been announced to start airing in 2025.

Anime / Manga

2024.06.23

The key visual has now been released. Information on the digital cover EP “Side Project! 02” has also arrived.

▲Released key visual

The key visual shows the five main characters lined up in a row, bowling with serious expressions on their faces. The trajectory of the bowling ball, projected from front to back, is very dynamic, making you excited to see how the story will unfold.

The digital cover EP “Side Project! 02,” created by five members of the Nagano Prefecture Ichikokukan High School Bowling Club with the concept of “songs to sing at karaoke,” will be released on various music distribution sites on Friday, July 5, 2024!

This album contains cover songs that match the characteristics of the characters, and conveys the charm of the characters through the music, so be sure to listen to it along with the digital cover EP “Side Project! 01.”

■Artist

Turkey! – Nagano Prefecture Ichikokukan High School Bowling Club

■ Release date:

Friday, July 5, 2024

■ Product number

PCSP-05849

■Tracklist

The Girls in the Courtyard / Otonashi Mai (CV. Hishikawa Kana)
2. Golden Osmanthus Night / Godai Rina (CV. Ichinose Kana)
3. First Star / Ichinose Sayuri (CV. Iwata Hiyori)
4. Kiss Me / Mitaka Nozomi (CV. Amami Yuuki)
5. Sleeping with Thorns / Nikaido Nanase (CV. Ito Ayasa)
6. Summertime Cinderella / Turkey! – Nagano Prefecture Ichikokukan High School Bowling Club

A second-year high school student. She looks like an ordinary high school girl, but she has a natural talent for bowling. She bowls with a southpaw style. She has a bright and inquisitive personality and can easily get along with anyone.

A first-year high school student. She transferred to the school in the spring when Mai was in her second year of high school. If Mai is a genius, Rina is a gifted student. She is harsh towards Mai, but in fact she admires her more than anyone else.

A second-year high school student. One of Mai’s childhood friends. Although she has a complex about her large size, she has a very kind personality and loves people more than most. She has a power style that uses the heaviest 16-pound ball.

A second-year high school student. Another childhood friend of Mai. Her dream is to become a top model. She is currently a reader model and occasionally appears in teen magazines. She is aiming to make her debut in the entertainment industry in the “too beautiful XX” category, and is devoted to bowling. She is confident and has a tendency to be arrogant.

A second-year high school student. A science-oriented girl. Nanase often behaves in ways that ordinary people cannot understand, but she has a solution. She doesn’t care about right or wrong for the sake of her interests, and she has a dangerous side. She likes the members of the bowling club who don’t blame her for her actions. Her bowling style is two-handed.

Broadcast starts in 2025!

Original work: BAKKEN RECORD, Pony Canyon

Director: Susumu Kudo

Screenplay : Naomi Hiruta

Character design: Airi Takekawa

Music production: Pony Canyon

Animation production: BAKKEN RECORD

Mai Otonashi: Kana Hishikawa Rina

Godai: Kana Ichinose

Sayuri Ichinose: Hioki

Iwata Nozomi Mitaka: Yuuki Tenma Nanase

Nikaido: Ayasa Ito