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SK8 the Infinity

SK∞SK∞ エスケーエイトSK Eight

2021 · TV · 12 eps Finished

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What is SK8 the Infinity about?

SK8 the Infinity is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by bones, based on an original story written for the screen. It aired from January 10, 2021 to April 4, 2021. AniList classifies it as action, drama and sports.

Reki, a high school sophomore and skater, is addicted to “S,” a highly secret and dangerous downhill skateboarding race that takes place in an abandoned mine. The skaters are especially wild about the “beefs,” or heated battles that erupt in the races.

Reki takes Langa, a transfer student returning to Japan after studying abroad, to the mine where the races are held. Langa, who has no skateboarding experience, finds himself pulled into the world of “S”...

(Source: Aniplex of America)

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Skateboarding, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast, Ensemble Cast, Parkour, Found Family, Urban, Cute Boys Doing Cute Things, LGBTQ+ Themes, Slapstick.

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Main characters

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  • Reki Kyan 喜屋武暦

    Main character

    Reki is a second year of high school student who loves skateboarding. He gets caught up in the underground skateboarding race "S".

    Japanese voice: Tasuku Hatanaka

  • Langa Hasegawa 馳河ランガ

    Main character

    At first glance, Langa appears to be a very stoic young man, barely showing any emotions. But on the inside, he’s more complex and appears to be more confident. Langa is a teenage boy with blue hair that grows past his ears and blue eyes. He is above average height as he’s taller than Reki.

    Japanese voice: Chiaki Kobayashi

  • Miya Chinen 知念実也

    Main character

    Miya Chinen is a character in the SK8 the Infinity anime series who is an elite middle school student and candidate for Japan's national team. Miya is seen as a carefree boy.

    Japanese voice: Takuma Nagatsuka

  • Hiromi Higa 比嘉広海

    Main character

    In his normal life, as a florist, Shadow looks friendly and kind to his customers. However, entering the middle of the night and S, he changes his attitude to be arrogant, bad, and rude which is thought to be his outlet whenever he experiences unpleasant things during the day.

    Japanese voice: Kenta Miyake

  • Kaoru Sakurayashiki 桜屋敷薫

    Main character

    Kaoru is calm intellectual, well-known even outside of "S" as a famous and successful AI calligrapher. He's been shown to treat clients and strangers with polite respect, but is often prickly towards those closest to him, most prominently his fellow "S" member and childhood friend Kojiro Nanjo.

    Japanese voice: Hikaru Midorikawa

  • Kojirou Nanjou 南城虎次郎

    Main character

    He is a skilled skater and a founding member of "S", he uses his unique build and status to skate in an aggressive, movement-oriented manner. Despite his aura of hostility towards Cherry Blossom, they are good friends, who have the utmost confidence in each other and their abilities.

    Japanese voice: Yasunori Matsumoto

  • Ainosuke Shindou 神道愛之介

    Main character

    He can use an ability called "Love Hug" which allows him to seem like he is riding uphill.

    Japanese voice: Takehito Koyasu

  • Tadashi Kikuchi 菊池忠

    Main character

    He is Ainosuke Shindo's secretary and the person who originally taught him to skate.

    Japanese voice: Kenshou Ono

Supporting characters

  • Shoukichi Oka 岡翔吉

    Supporting character

    Oka is the manager at Dope Sketch, he appears to genuinely care about the wellbeing of his employees, especially Reki. He demonstrates that he isn't afraid to be dramatic and tell jokes, such as when he led Reki and Langa to believe that the reason he couldn't deliver a package was due to needing to work to pay off…

    Japanese voice: Kenta Ookuma

  • Sketchy スケッチー

    Supporting character

    Sketchy is Oka's fennec fox.

    Japanese voice: Arisa Sekine

  • Nanako Hasegawa 馳河菜々子

    Supporting character

    Langa's mother. She grew up in Japan and moved in Canada with her husband Oliver. When he died, she and Langa moved back to Japan. She cares a lot for her son, as she has shown panicking about Langa's injuries.

    Japanese voice: Mie Sonozaki

  • Masae Kyan 喜屋武正恵

    Supporting character

    She is the mother of Reki.

    Japanese voice: Keiko Fukushima

  • Koyomi Kyan 喜屋武月日

    Supporting character

    Koyomi is Reki's sister.

    Japanese voice: Sayaka Senbongi

  • Takashi タカシ

    Supporting character

    He was Miya's childhood friend.

    Japanese voice: Noriaki Kanze

  • Kazu カズ

    Supporting character

    Kazu is one of the skaters in "S". He was supposed to race against Shadow, but didn't due to Reki bringing the wrong skateboard. He appears to have a grudge against Shadow after the latter beat him in a beef, and later set out to attack him since Shadow's win was the reason for Miki leaving Kazu.

    Japanese voice: Masaya Fukunishi

  • Ema エマ

    Supporting character

    Ema is a girl who's seen stalking Langa. When she saw him skating she thought he was too bad to be the real Langa, so she walked away.

    Japanese voice: Saori Hayami

  • Carla カーラ

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Yukiko Motoyoshi

  • Kiriko Kamata 鎌田貴理子

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Takako Honda

  • Oliver オリバー

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Volcano Oota

  • Nanaka Kyan 喜屋武七日

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Arisa Sekine

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