Chainsaw Man OP artist publishes music video for Hit Hulu Anime

The Japanese singer Kenshi Yonezu has released a new music video for his latest single “Bow and Arrow”. The song was used as the opening for the Medalist Anime adjustment. The music video “Bow and Arrow” plays a male figure that plays tricks stylish and corresponds to skating as shown in the Medalist. Yonezu shared the video on his official YouTube channel with over 7.5 million subscribers. Eighteen hours after the publication, the video “Bow and Arrow” has already collected over 2.3 million views. The song has become one of the most popular openings of the Anime Winter 2025 season and praised for his passion and catchy.

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Yonezu is currently one of the most popular singers in Japan. He received worldwide attention for his 2022 -single “Kick Back”, which was used as an opening for which Chainsaw man Anime adjustment. “Kick Back” was an international hit and made it onto the charts in overseas markets. Since then he has performed songs such as “Tsuki Where Miteita – Moongazing” and “Spinning Globe” Final Fantasy XVI And The boy and the Heron respectively. One of his earlier hits were “peace signs” that were used as an opening for My hero academy.

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“Bow and arrow” helps that Medalist Climb

Medalist is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name, which was released in Japan on the monthly afternoon and debuted on January 5, 2025. The series plays the eleven -year -old Inori Yuitsuka in the series who wants to be a world class figure. Her older sister had a failed skating career, which her mother resisted the idea of ​​her skating. Inori also seems to be too old to seriously promote, and forces her to secretly practice secretly on a local ice rink. It meets the former ice dancer Tsukasa Akeuraji, who is also about to give up his dream. Instead, Akeuraji becomes her trainer and aims to bring Inori to the Olympic Games.

The opening film for Medalist In addition to “Bow and Pfeil”, this plays strongly on the fear and determination of the protagonists. The opening is also strongly leaning on the amazing Skating animation of Engi, the same studio behind it Uzaki-chan wants to hang around! And The detective is already dead. Like most sports anime, Medalist focuses on the competitive aspect of professional skating, and Inori decided to face all of her competitors directly. “Bow and arrow” perfectly reflects the fear of the leads and and determined because they strive for a medal. MedalistThe opening video has over seven million views on YouTube. The anime is one of the many titles licensed by Disney and are available in Disney+ Worldwide and Hulu in the USA.

Is Medalist the next Yuri !!! On ice?

Yuri !!! On ice Was the previous ice skating anime that conquered the medium by storm. The show was extremely popular, and many praised the beautiful skating animation and the strange romance of the anime between the two male leads. Anime fans who missed the well-choreographed figure skating animation from Yuri !!! On ice Maybe have reason to see Medalist. However, Yuri !!! On ice is an intimate and warm and focuses more on the relationship between the two main characters, while Medalist If it is more about Inori winning competitions. Those who want Yuri'S mix of romance and competitiveness will not find it MedalistAt least not in the early parts of the anime.

H/T: The YouTube channel from Kenshi Yonezu