Narenare: Cheer for You! (菜なれ花なれ, Nanare Hananare; lit. "Be a Vegetable, Be a Flower") is an original Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works, set in Takasaki, Maebashi and Numata, Gunma. The series is written and directed by Kōdai Kakimoto, featuring original character designs by Tomomi Takada which were adapted into anime designs by Kanami Sekiguchi, and a script written by Kakimoto, Yuniko Ayana, and Midori Gotō. It aired from July to September 2024.
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Plot
Kanata Misora, a high school girl living in Gunma Prefecture, was once part of a skilled cheerleading team, but retired following an accident, now being unable to jump. One day, she meets Suzuha Obunai, a high school girl skilled in parkour. When the two become friends, Kanata decides to return to cheerleading, forming with Suzuha a group called PoMPoMs with four other girls: Anna Aveiro, Nodoka Ōtani, Shion Tanizaki, and Megumi Kaionji.
Characters
Kanata Misora (美空 かなた, Misora Kanata)
Voiced by: Rika Nakagawa
She is a first-year student at Takanosaki High and is skilled in acrobatics. She loves natto and watching movies. She was a member of a championship-winning cheerleading team in junior high school, but quit following an incident.
Suzuha Obunai (小父内 涼葉, Obunai Suzuha)
Voiced by: Yuki Nakashima
First year student at Sakurajo Girls School. Skilled in parkour and bouldering.
Anna Aveiro (杏那・アヴェイロ)
Voiced by: Larissa Tago Takeda
First year student at Omaebashi High School. Skilled at capoeira and desktop music. Her father died when she was young. She is a frequent visitor of a local record store.
Nodoka Ōtani (大谷 穏花, Ōtani Nodoka)
Voiced by: Manaka Iwami
First year student at Omaebashi High School. Skilled in yoga.
Shion Tanizaki (谷崎 詩音, Tanizaki Shion)
Voiced by: Moe Kahara
First year student at Sakurajo Girls School. Skilled in rhythmic gymnastics.
Megumi Kaionji (海音寺 恵深, Kaionji Megumi)
Voiced by: Miku Itō
A friend of Misora who uses a wheelchair but still is part of the cheerleading group.
Noichigo Izawa (伊沢 野苺, Izawa Noichigo)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro
Hana Nabatame (生天目 華, Nabatame Hana)
Voiced by: Yūna Kitahara
Hiiragi Kanzaki (神崎 柊, Kanzaki Hiiragi)
Voiced by: Rikako Aida
Miyabi Kushida (櫛田 雅, Kushida Miyabi)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa
Mari Aieda (愛江田毬, Aieda Mari)
Voiced by: Kana Ichinose
Production and release
In November 2023, DMM.com and P.A. Works announced they were producing an original anime television series titled Narenare: Cheer for You!. It aired from July 7 to September 23, 2024, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. An advance screening of the first three episodes was held on March 17, 2024 at Takasaki Denkikan, Takasaki. The opening theme song is "Cheer for You!", while the ending theme song is "With", both performed by PoMPoMs (Rika Nakagawa, Yuki Nakashima, Larissa Tago Takeda, Manaka Iwami, Moe Kahara, Miku Itō). Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia.