The original youth novel revolves around the “slightly odd and cute” members of a cheerleading squad at a men’s university, and is loosely based on the real-life men’s cheerleading team “Shockers.”
The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Ryō Asai’s Cheer Danshi!!
(Cheer Boys!!) novel unveiled more five more cast members on Saturday.
In addition, Bandai Namco Arts began streaming a making-of video showing the cast learning under the guidance of alumni from the mens’ cheerleading team Shockers, which inspired the original novel.