A TV anime based on ZERO RISE, Bushiroad’s new basketball-themed multimedia project, has been announced. An animated trailer produced by Nichika Line with Daichi Omori (Peaky P-key “Wish You Luck” music video CG director) as storyboard artist, unit director, and CG director was also released.
ZERO RISE’s existence was made known in November 2025. The newly launched website describes it as having an “Underdogs x Basketball” theme, with a setting that has a “hyper-competitive society” and a widening wealth gap. ZERO RISE is the name of a “hidden street basketball league” where “Only those who fight their way to victory can erase their past scars and reclaim the stage.”
The project’s cast includes:
• Yumi Kimisawa as Hayato Jigen, ZERO RISE’s founder
UNIFIXXX team
• Hiroki Sasamori as Madoka Kurogare/Madoka
• Tomoya Fukui as Hagane Amadate/Date
• Kai Otomo as Tsukasa Marindo/Merlin
KINGS+HOOT team
• Hiroki Ishibashi as Dairi Sugawara/BLINK
• Sato Takamichi as Kagetora Tamura/MIRACLE
• Yusei Hiraga as Haruhi Niwa/SUNSHINE
RumbleWing[s]
• Ren Tahara as Tsubasa Hirai/York
• Takumi Mano as Yuichiro Jinnai/Ujin
• Yoh Maejima as Issa Jinnai/Sajin
Blackspot
• Shota Kawakami as Takeshi Hari/Ballista
A stage play is scheduled to be performed in May.
Source: @ZERORISE_PJ (via Dengeki Online)
