• Anime Title: Sk♾️ the Infinity
• Episodes: 1 Season – 12 episodes
• Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
• Publisher: Aniplex of America

I keep saying that I don’t gravitate toward sports anime, yet here we are. And yes this is a sports anime – a skateboarding anime. And sure, there were some friendship storylines sprinkled in, but this anime mainly focuses on skateboarding. The story follows a group of skateboarders participating in a secret, underground, no-holds-barred competition called “S”. We first got introduced to Reki, a redhead adorable high school student with a passion for skateboarding. He took a transfer student, Langa to “S” one night that pulled him into the world of underground skateboarding.

Who pulled me in? Reki. I mean, his passion for the sport is contagious. I don’t know a lot about skateboarding but seeing him get excited about it, made me excited about it. His character development was very fleshed out. From seeing him this excited about the sport, then suffering some major self-confidence issues and questioning his self-worth. Amazing. The other characters were pretty developed as well and their character progression was pretty interesting to watch. I was simping for Kaoru (Cherry) from the moment he got introduced. Because he is just so gorgeous. I loved Adam as well. He is so unhinged and dramatic. His backstory was really heartbreaking to watch.

I loved the friendship between the characters. Especially the one between Reki and Langa. I feel like it progressed naturally. And the addition of Shadow and Miya to the group made the dynamic fun as well. And then we have the friendship between Kaoru (Cherry) and Kojiro (Joe). They have that banter down, you know, that banter between best of friends. Yeah, they have that dynamic. And this six-person group is just so chaotically silly. I wonder what would be the dynamic if you add Adam to the mix.

The animation of the skateboarding races was great. I wasn’t expecting much, but it was pretty well done. Of course, this is an anime and I am sure that some of these might be impossible to pull off in real life. But the animation was just so good and so fun to watch. My reaction when Langa flew for the first time. Wow. And that race between Langa and Adam was not bad either.

Overall, I loved this anime. Yes, I already rewatched this I think 3 times. And I am waiting for season two “patiently”. Because I need it. And the soundtrack is not bad either. This is one of the very few anime that I really do not have a palpable dislike for any of the characters. The dynamic between the characters was good. And it was so hard to not love all of them.