Dodgeball Girls (2021 TV series)

Dodgeball Girls (Japanese: ドッジボールガールズ, Hepburn: Dojjibōrugāruzu) is an original anime series jointly-created by Studio Comet and Studio Aura, premiering on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in July 2021, replacing the anime adaptation of Go! Tennia Queen in its initial timeslot. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Flare+ simulcast the series in North America, with Flare+ being the exclusive UK licensor. The series is listed at 12 episodes. In November 2021, a second season was announced as an AuraNightfall co-production, slated to premiere in October 2022; Crunchyroll and Flare+ will simulcast the series as it airs on US television.

Premise
Mikaro, an up-and-coming dodgeball player, forms a team with four other players known as the "Dodgeball Girls", and aims to have her team be one of the top dodgeball teams in the nation.

Broadcast
The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates across Japan in July 2021. The anime will also air on Nickelodeon in South Korea at a later date.

Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Flare+ will stream the anime in North America, with AuraNightfall alongside AnimeCore Extra acquiring linear broadcast rights to the anime in the United States.