Turkey! Time to Strike
| Turkey! Time to Strike | |
Key visual | |
| Genre | Sports (Bowling) Time travel |
|---|---|
| Created by | Bakken Record Pony Canyon |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Susumu Kudo |
| Written by | Naomi Hiruta |
| Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
| Studio | Bakken Record |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Nippon TV, BS NTV, TSB |
| Original run | July 8, 2025 – present |
| Episodes | 1 |
Turkey! Time to Strike, also simply known in Japan as Turkey!, is an original Japanese anime television series about tenpin bowling and time traveling animated by Tatsunoko Production under their Bakken Record label and produced by Pony Canyon, set in the city of Chikuma, Nagano. It is directed by Susumu Kudo and written by Naomi Hiruta, with Airi Takekawa serving as character designer, Yuki Hayashi composing the music, and Pony Canyon producing the music.[1][2][3] The series premiered on July 8, 2025 on Nippon TV's AnichU programming block and other channels,[4][5] and is released internationally on Crunchyroll.[6] The opening theme song is "Hyakunichisou" performed by the five main cast members under the moniker "Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club, Nagano Prefecture", while the ending theme song is "Moshimo" performed by Taiyō to Odore, Tsukiyo ni Utae.[7]
Plot
The bowling club of Ikkokukan High School in Nagano Prefecture consists of five members: club leader Mai Otonashi, first-year student Rina Godai, nervous Sayuri Ichinose, fashionable Nozomi Mitaka, and nerdy Nanase Nikaidō. Rina is sick of the club always losing and plans to quit. Mai wants everyone to enjoy the club in their own way, and tries to prevent Rina for leaving, as doing so would reduce the number of club members to below the school club limit. Rina challenges Mai to a one-on-one match, but she leaves part-way through beliving Mai is not taking it seriously.
During the match, a lightning storm occurs, and a bolt of lightning strikes at a nearby construction site, hitting a partly-buried artefact. The strike causes the artefact to release a magic spell which affects Mai's bowling ball just as she is about to bowl, dragging her away down the lane. The rest of the club members, including Rina, grab onto Mai to stop her, but instead are all dragged along. They fall asleep, but upon Mai waking up, she discovers that the club have all travelled back in time to the Sengoku period (1467-1615), in a field near a battle.
Characters
Main characters
- Mai Otonashi (音無 麻衣, Otonashi Mai)
- Voiced by: Hana Hishikawa[8]
- The president of the Ikkokukan High School bowling club, Mai has been a highly skilled bowler since she was a child. However, for reasons unknown, every time she scores a turkey, she immediately hits snake eyes, always resulting in the club being eliminated in bowling tournaments.
- Rina Godai (五代 利奈, Godai Rina)
- Voiced by: Kana Ichinose[8]
- The club's most skilled bowler who rivals Mai, Rina takes bowling very seriously and is often frustrated with the club's lack of motivation to win tournaments, causing her to want to quit the club.
- Sayuri Ichinose (一ノ瀬 さゆり, Ichinose Sayuri)
- Voiced by: Haruki Iwata[8]
- A club member and one of Mai's childhood friends, Sayuri is a shy girl who always hits gutterballs.
- Nozomi Mitaka (三鷹 希, Mitaka Nozomi)
- Voiced by: Yuuki Temma[8]
- A club member and one of Mia's childhood friends, Nozomi is more focused on her looks and gaining popularity than bowling.
- Nanase Nikaidō (二階堂 七瀬, Nikaidō Nanase)
- Voiced by: Ayasa Itō[8]
- A club member with no other ties to Mai, Nanase joined the club under the belief that associating with an athletic club will afford her better academic opportunities in the future.
Tokura family
- Sumomo (寿桃)
- Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka[9]
- Akebi (朱火)
- Voiced by: Yūko Minaguchi[9]
- Suguri (傑里)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[9]
- Anzu (庵珠)
- Voiced by: Miki Itō[9]
- Natsume (夏夢)
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma[9]
Episodes
| No. | Title [10] | Directed by [10] | Storyboarded by [10] | Original release date [11] | |
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| 1 | "Knock Down the Snake Eyes!" Transliteration: "Taose! Sunēkuai" (Japanese: 倒せ！スネークアイ) | Susumu Kudo, Daisuke Naito, Kyōsuke Katō | Susumu Kudo | July 8, 2025 | |
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After Mai Otonashi's bowling club suffers another bowling tournament loss, the top performing member Rina Godai criticizes Mai and the rest of the club for not taking the sport seriously. Dissatisfied that Mai seems to have no intention of changing the club, Rina decides to quit, putting the club below the five minimum required members. Mai tries to convince Rina to give the club a second chance, and Rina only agrees on the condition that Mai can beat her in a bowling match. Mai and Rina face off, and they are both equally matched until Rina once again chokes on her third set and hits snake eyes like she does in all of her tournaments, which angers Rina again as she believes Mai is mocking her by throwing the match. Mai attempts to recover when lightning suddenly strikes an unearthed orb at an excavation site, causing Mai's bowling ball to glow and pull her into rift. Rina and the rest of the club try to rescue her but they are all pulled in. Mai then wakes up later only to find herself in the middle of a battlefield between two warring samurai armies. | |||||
References
- ^ "Tatsunoko's Bakken Record, Pony Canyon Announce Original Anime Turkey!". Anime News Network. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ BAKKEN RECORD×ポニーキャニオンのオリジナルアニメ『Turkey!』始動！ キャラクターデザインは武川愛里氏、脚本は蛭田直美氏が担当 (in Japanese). Animate Times. December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Reveals 2nd Key Visual, More Staff". Anime News Network. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2025 Premiere". Anime News Network. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Debuts in July". Anime News Network. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 18, 2025). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Summer 2025 Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Reveals July 8 TV Debut in 1st Promo Video". Anime News Network. May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Turkey! Original Anime Reveals Cast, Bowling Story Concept". Anime News Network. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Turkey! Anime Posts New Title, Video, Visual, More Cast After Plot Twist". Anime News Network. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Arasuji | Anime「Turkey!」Kōshiki Saito" あらすじ | アニメ「Turkey!」公式サイト [Synopsis | Anime「Turkey!」Official Website]. turkey-project.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "ON AIR -Terebi Anime『Turkey!』Koshiki Saito-" ON AIR -TVアニメ『Turkey!』公式サイト- [ON AIR -TV Anime『Turkey!』Official Site-]. turkey-project.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 9, 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Turkey! Time to Strike (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia