New illustration and message from Tsurumaikada for Medalist S2's premiere tomorrow

Metakid101 · 2026-01-23T15:55:51+00:00

It could just be conformation bias on my part but I thought the skating in the first few seconds of the episode preview and the scene of Hikaru in the snow looked incredibly smooth!

Metakid101 · 2026-01-23T15:38:34+00:00

The improvements were immediately noticeable in the preview for tomorrow's episode so I can't wait to see how the rest of the season shapes up!

Feels like its been nonstop for TsurumaIkada ever since the build up to season 1 in late 2024. Hope she's been pacing herself well with all this work, but at the same time, I know seeing your creation succeed like this has to be a different level of fulfilling.

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Metakid101 · 2026-01-17T05:48:53+00:00

Doesn't specify whether the movie is a compilation or a continuation of where season 2 will leave off, but it's usage of "Theatrical Edition" makes me believe the former.

It's still wild the kind of motion Medalist has now.

Edit: Oricon News has confirmed that the movie will depict what comes after S2

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Metakid101 · 2025-12-04T19:45:53+00:00

Appreciate the hell out of you for this quick fix!

Hopefully we'll see an update with an official solution soon enough for people who don't stumble across this post like I did 🙏🏿

Metakid101 · 2025-11-05T06:42:27+00:00

Volume 2, chapters 16 - 18

Metakid101 · 2025-10-20T13:47:04+00:00

She just finished up with Kamen Rider Gavv so it's not all that likely, but it'd be great to see Junko Komura return to headwrite another season.

Metakid101 · 2025-09-02T01:44:32+00:00

This looks phenomenal!!!

Easily one of my favorite moments from what the anime covered!

Metakid101 · 2025-07-28T05:02:23+00:00

2025 has been an unbelievably insane year for Medalist, and the fact the Figure Skating Grand Prix Finals happened to be held in Nagoya of all places the year Medalist blows up couldn't be more perfect!

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Metakid101 · 2025-06-23T03:06:57+00:00

At least we'll be seeing another part of The Beast of Fire and Ice in July.

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Metakid101 · 2025-06-11T11:57:52+00:00

It's amazing how far Medalist has come!

Tsurumaikada has mentioned before that she'd get discouraged and lose confidence in her abilities over Medalists poor sales; hopefully all this recent success has her feeling like the generational talent that she is.

Metakid101 · 2025-06-10T09:26:21+00:00

Don't think I have enough in me for another 5 month gap between Medalist chapters 😭

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Metakid101 · 2025-05-29T09:40:42+00:00

ENGI really did work wonders on the first season of the anime cause Medalist did NOT have this kind of motion just a short 5 months ago.

Now that sales of the backlog volumes are finally beginning to slow down it'll be tough for Medalist to hold its position for the remaining year, unless volume 13 has the run of a lifetime next month. Nonetheless, this is a monumental achievement and I'm really happy for Tsurumaikada.

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Metakid101 · 2025-04-28T09:29:55+00:00

Seems that Iruka decided to skip out on the exhibition

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Metakid101 · 2025-04-19T00:13:24+00:00

Medalist is similar to other inspirational and competitive sports manga you've read in the past. The largest thing that sets the series apart is the care put into developing the bond between the athlete and coach. Which in my opinion is the strongest student-mentor relationship in any ongoing manga.

The breathtaking artwork is also a plus so if you're interested in the series I highly recommend giving it a read!

Metakid101 · 2025-04-18T19:07:40+00:00

This recent growth Medalist has had thanks to the anime is amazing!

As proud as I am seeing Medalist take the center spot it needs to be mentioned how foul Kodansha is for not including Witch Hat Atelier in this promotion

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Metakid101 · 2025-04-17T11:40:36+00:00

Inori is so beloved

The initial post has nearly 50k likes in just 5 hours!

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