“Two university friends quit judo to create Japan's first all-male cheerleading team, overcoming stereotypes and personal struggles.”
Cheer Boys!!
チア男子!!
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Synopsis
Two university friends quit judo to create Japan's first all-male cheerleading team, overcoming stereotypes and personal struggles.
After suffering from a shoulder injury, shy first-year university student Haruki Bandou gladly takes the opportunity to give up judo, failing to find happiness in the sport regardless of his family owning a dojo. He did not expect, however, that his best friend Kazuma Hashimoto would also decide to leave their university's judo club at the same time as him. Despite Haruki's protests, Kazuma already has plans for a new and revolutionary activity: a cheerleading team made up of only men. Although heavily reluctant, Haruki ends up helping his friend set up the team. Through sheer determination, and with support from their newfound club members, Haruki and Kazuma persist in founding the Breakers, the first ever all-male cheerleading team of Meishiin University, slowly making history in spite of the feminine tag attached to the sport of cheerleading and the prejudices, physical challenges, and self-doubts that inevitably follow.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
What 29 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.87 · split reception
4.4 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.5
↓ 2.41
Running avg · Aug 2016 → Aug 2025
- 7 “From a technical standpoint, the cheerleading routines and realities of the sport were completely spot on, and I loved the characters—particularly the deeper storylines given to Kazu, Haru, and...”
- 7 “Cheer Danshi is a sports series unlike many in that the focus is not on characters whose reason to live is the sport itself, but rather tells the story of some dudes in college looking to have a...”
- 9 “This anime is wonderful, featuring charismatic characters and a beautiful emotional dynamic where Haru takes Kazu's pain for himself—particularly during the thrilling hospital scene where he cries...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2016 – Sep 2016 Summer 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11018 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Tokyo MX Producer
- Shueisha Producer
- Sony PCL Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor