The anime Go-Toubun no Hanayome, also known as The Quintessential Quintuplets, has been making a lot of noise lately. After a successful run with the anime and movie, it has collaborated with different franchises of clothing, cosmetics and more. But what nobody expected was to have a collaboration with Skateboard products.
Skateboards with special designs of the waifus of The Quintessential Quintuplets
The commercial franchise Animate, which is a store specialized in anime, comics and video games, has decided to launch soon a line of Skateboards with illustrations of the quintuplets that will surely catch the attention of the anime fans. They will have 5 different designs to please the taste of the fans of this sport and the anime, or just to have them as a collectible item.
Animate announced July 21, 2023, as the official release date for this line of Skateboards, but also informed customers that they can participate in the pre-order period which ends on May 31 of this year. The official cost of the Skateboards is 14,850 yen (108 USD).
Without a doubt, the franchise Go-Tōbun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets) has obtained many participations in commercial items that every day that passes increases more and more the popularity of the anime. Knowing that soon it will have a special television project is an excellent opportunity for both parties to attract more audience.
The manga Go-Toubun no Hanayome, also known as The Quintessential Quintuplets, was written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. And it was first published in the magazine Shuukan Shonen Magazine by Kodansha on August 9, 2017. It should be noted that the manga reached its end in 2020, and consisted of 14 compilation volumes (14.5 – special volume) published in total.
The anime Go-Toubun no Hanayome premiered on January 10, 2019, and consisted of 2 seasons (24 episodes in total) and a movie titled “Eiga Go-Toubun no Hanayome”. The animation studio Tezuka Productions was in charge of producing the first season of the series; however, the second season was produced by the animation studio Bibury Animation Studios.
Synopsis of The Quintessential Quintuplets:
In “The Quintessential Quintuplets”, Fuutarou Uesugi is an outstanding high school student who faces a life full of challenges. His reserved and lonely personality has left him without friends and his family is dealing with financial problems due to the debt his father has left. One day, during his lunch hour, he finds himself in an argument with a transfer student who has taken his seat, which creates a mutual dislike between them.
However, he is presented with a unique opportunity to work as a private tutor for the daughter of a wealthy family, which would allow him to pay off his family’s debt. But he is surprised to discover that the student is actually the same girl he argued with, Itsuki Nakano.
Despite his attempts to get along with Itsuki, Uesugi soon discovers that his job as a private tutor is more complicated than he had thought. He discovers that Itsuki is one of the quintuplets and he must tutor all of them, including Miku, Yotsuba, Nino and Ichika. The sisters are not interested in studying and do not want to have anything to do with a tutor. But Uesugi goes ahead with his job, determined to help the sisters overcome their academic problems and please them, because his family’s livelihood depends on his success.