群青のファンファーレ
Fanfare of Adolescence
🚪 Often abandoned
The story takes place at a horse racing academy that trains boys to become jockeys. The three-year academy is very competitive, and those who wish to enter must not only pass an academic test but a physical and fitness test as well. Yuu Arimura is a former popular idol who becomes enamored with horse racing after seeing it for the first time, and wants to join the academy. Shun Kanami was raised on an island, and only experienced horse races through radio broadcasts growing up. Amane comes from a high-class family in England, and his father is a former jockey. Amane has previously attended horse racing academies in various countries. The show follows these three 15-year-old boys at the academy. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 群青のファンファーレ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Gunjou no Fanfare |
| English | Fanfare of Adolescence |
| Chinese | 群青的開幕曲 (traditional · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | สู่เส้นชัยวัยคว้าฝัน |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2022-04-02 → 2022-06-25 (Spring 2022) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Lay-duce |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | DramaSports |
| Themes | AnimalsEnsemble CastMale ProtagonistSchoolPrimarily Male CastPrimarily Teen Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · Bilibili TV |
Reception
| Community score | 5.87 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.54 / 10 |
| Composite | 37.1 |
| On lists | 8,708 |
| Favourited | 54 (0.6%) |
| Completion | 52.7% |
| Drop rate | 26.4% |
| In backlog | 41.2% |
| Score spread σ | 2.05 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Lay-duce | — | 20 of 21 |
| Broadcast season | Spring 2022 | E | 75 of 77 |
| Year | 2022 | E | 299 of 318 |
| Genre | Sports | E | 419 of 447 |
| Era | Early 2020s | E | 1,492 of 1,596 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,588 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | E | 1,758 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,838 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,429 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,088 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,691 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Makoto Katou, Tomoe Ookubo, Keiichi Saitou, Masanori Tsuchiya |
|---|---|
| Character design | Hiro Kanzaki |
| Music | Hiroyuki Sawano |
AniList id 138452 · MAL id 49691 · record updated 2026-08-27
