Medalist
8.3TV · 13 eps · 2025
Medalist streams on Hulu and Disney+. A soaring, deeply moving sports drama about a girl who dreams of figure skating and the failed skater who becomes her coach, it's one of the best new sports anime in years.
About
Inori is a girl who started skating late and has been told, over and over, that her dream is impossible. Tsukasa is a talented skater whose own career never took off. When he agrees to coach her, two people the world has written off pour everything into a single shared goal, chasing medals and self-belief one grueling practice at a time. It's a heartfelt underdog story about the courage it takes to want something badly.
Information
- Japanese
- メダリスト
- Premiered
- January 5, 2025
- Episodes
- 13
- Duration
- 23 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- engi co.ltd.
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- drama, female protagonist, japanese production, present, work, comedy
Seasons & Watch Order
Start with this first season; it's the start of Inori's journey.
- Medalist 2nd Seasonsequel
FAQ
It streams on Hulu and Disney+.
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