Keijo (manga)


Keijo!!!!!!!!, also known as Hip Whip Girl, is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Daichi Sorayomi. The series centers around the fictional women-only sport of keijo, where players stand on floating platforms and aim to incapacitate or push opponents into the water, using only breasts and buttocks. It also follows a gymnast becoming the richest player in Japan.
It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 2013 to April 2017, and collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes.
An anime adaptation produced by Xebec ran from October 6 to December 22, 2016.

Premise

The series is set in an alternate reality where a new, women-only, gambling sport known as "keijo", quickly becomes a fad in Japan since the introduction in the dawn of the 21st century. Keijo matches are held atop floating platforms, referred to as a "Land", in large water-filled stadiums where swimsuit-clad players fight to incapacitate their opponents or push them out to the water, but they can only hit each other using their breasts or buttocks.
Nozomi Kaminashi gives up her dream from competing the Olympics, becoming a keijo player and aiming for high earnings. As she enters the world of Keijo, Nozomi makes new friends and rivals, while learning that the way to fame and fortune in a new uncommon sport, having more challenges than she ever imagined.

Characters

;Nozomi Kaminashi
;Sayaka Miyata
;Kazane Aoba
;Non Toyoguchi
;Hanabi Kawai
;Mio Kusakai
;Rin Rokudō
;Yuko Ōshima
;Nagisa Ujibe
;Miku Kobayakawa
;Kotone Fujisaki

Media

Manga

Keijo!!!!!!!! is written and illustrated by Daichi Sorayomi. It ran in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 24, 2013 to April 26, 2017, and was collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes.

Volume list

Anime

An anime miniseries adaptation aired from October to December 2016. The video game Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has a crossover promotion with Keijo!!!!!!!!, with in-game swimsuits based on the series.
The anime was produced by Xebec. It was directed by Hideya Takahashi, written by Takao Kato, composed by Hayato Matsuo, and the characters designed by Keiya Nakano. The opening theme, "Dream X Scramble!", was performed by Airi, while the ending theme, "Fantas/Hip Girlfriends!", was performed by Lynn, M.A.O, Kaede Hondo and Saori Ōnishi. The series was released across six Blu-ray and DVD home video release volumes, and each volume includes an original video animation. The anime is streamed by Crunchyroll and Funimation, the latter of which streams an English dub.

Episode list

Specials

Reception

In November 2016, Crunchyroll revealed their most viewed anime shows of the season in the United States per state; the Keijo!!!!!!!! anime was the most popular in nine states, with only Yuri on Ice and Drifters being most viewed in more states. In 2017, fans in Portugal were in the planning stages for a defictionalized Keijo sport league. The rules of the defictionalized version were modified and protective gear for the breasts, rear, and thighs were added to make the sport "safer and more realistic". A proof of concept video showed a match in action and the league planned to scout for interested parties and venues for play.