On the official site for the anime adaptation of the smartphone game, Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine, it was announced that the series will be broadcast in Japan starting in July this year. This broadcast will be titled Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Re: fine, and will make use of the content presented in the Blu-ray versions. In addition, the inclusion of an additional episode is planned.
TVアニメ｢ #八月のシンデレラナイン ｣— 【公式】八月のシンデレラナイン (@hachinai89) June 9, 2020
2020年7月より再放送‼️
⚡️放送予定
テレビ東京：7月5日（日）25：35～
テレビ大阪：7月6日（月）25：05～
テレビ愛知：7月5日（日）25：35〜
ＡＴ－Ｘ ：7月7日（火）20：00〜
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For its part, the game was released in June 2017 for iOS and Android devices in Japan, and was developed by Akatsuki. The installment inspired a manga adaptation written by Bkub Okawa and a novelization titled Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine ~ Before Summer ~.
Additionally, the game inspired a twelve episode anime adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment studios, under the direction of Susumu Kudo, and scripts written by Jin Tanaka, released in April 2019.
Synopsis of Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine
In the game, the player assumes the role of an experienced adult baseball player who saw his career end after suffering an unspecified injury. The character moves to his grandmother's town and enlists in a local high school, determined never to return to the world of sports. However, when the character meets Tsubasa Arihara, he is persuaded to become the coach of the school's baseball team, and take him to the nationals.
Source: Official Twitter Account
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