Backflip!!
Each laugh takes them higher. Each tear makes them stronger.
On Fuji TV
A warm, energetic sports anime about teenage boys discovering passion and brotherhood through gymnastics, balancing competitive drive with genuine affection for one another.
The final summer of middle school, Shotaro Futaba discovers boys gymnastics and is completely enamored by it. Shotaro ends up going to Soshukan Private High School (aka Ao High) and decides to visit the boys gymnastics club. He's greeted by very unique senpais and a star gymnast named Misato Ryoya. Dedicating your life to something you love during your fiery days of youth... Of course, there is frustration, and fights, but see how these boys work together as a team towards a similar goal in this drama about sports and youth.
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