Farewell, My Dear Cramer

Alternate Titles
さよなら私のクラマー
Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
Goodbye, Cramer

Synopsis

Nozomi Onda is a high school girl and soccer player who joins the girls’ soccer team at Warabi Seinan High School after tying out for the boys’ team in junior high school. But it turns out that the team is weak and hasn’t been able to progress past the regional tournament. Even still, the team is full of unique members including Sumire Suo, a fast-footed winger, and Midori Soshizaki, defensive midfielder who ranked third in the junior high nationals, and their coach is Naoko Nоmi, a former Japan national team legend. Things start off rocky for the team when Naoko sets up their first practice match, and it’s against Kunogi Gakuen High School, one of the best teams in Japan! But even after suffering a crushing 0-21 defeat, the Warabi Seinan Eleven are determined to improve so they can beat Kunogi, and the girls set their sights on the Kanto Tournament.

Background

Farewell, My Dear Cramer began as a sports manga series by Naoshi Arakawa that was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine from May 2016 to December 2020 and serves as the direct sequel to Arakawa’s earlier work, Farewell, Football. The manga have been released as 13 tankobon volumes and 2 tankobon volumes, respectively, and both are published in North America by Kodansha Comics.

An anime adaptation was announced in the October 2020 issue of Monthly Shonen Magazine. It is being produced by LIDEN FILMS and features Seiki Takuno as director with Natsuko Takahashi handling series composition, Eriko Ito handling character designs, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. Aika Kobayashi will perform the series' opening theme song. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 4, 2021 on Tokyo MX and other channels.

Characters

Warabi Seinan High School
Nozomi Onda (Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro)
A first-year-student and midfielder. She used to be a member of the boys’ soccer team in junior high and doesn’t have much experience, but she has high dribbling and passing skills and good situational awareness.

Sawa Echizen (Voiced by: Shion Wakayama)
A first-year-student and member of the soccer team who enters Warabi Seinan High together with her childhood friend Nozomi, Tetsui, and Kaoru. She was the manager of the boys’ soccer team in junior high and joins the women’s team at Warabi Seinan together with Nozomi.

Sumire Suo (Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa)
A first-year-student and forward. She looks cool at first glance, but she has a sharp-tongue and a strong will. She wasn’t able to show her abilities in junior high and is determined to do so in high school.

Midori Soshizaki (Voiced by: Aoi Yuki)
A first-year-student and defensive midfielder. She is a skilled player who ranked third in the junior high nationals and was a member of Japan’s U-15 national team. She is a playmaker and skilled shooter. She is also an otaku who is obsessed with the anime Kyunkoku

Aya Shiratori (Voiced by: Shiho Kokido)
A first-year-student and forward. She looks and acts like an ojou-sama and is called the “Soccer World’s Prima Donna.”

Eriko Tase (Voiced by: Yu Shimamura)
A second-year student and the captain of the soccer team whose position is midfielder. She is a multi-talented player who can easily handle both offense and defence. She is a hard worker who keeps the team going even after her upperclassmen all quit.

Makoto Miyasaka (Voiced by: Marina Yamada)
A second-year student and defender. She has been friends with Eriko for a long time and is able to openly share her opinions with her.

Rui Kikuchi (Voiced by: Rena Maeda)
A second-year student and defender. She has artistic abilities and created the team’s new uniform design.

Ayumi Kishi (Voiced by: Azumi Waki)
A second-year student and defender. She works together with Eriko and Makoto.

Saori Komurasaki (Voiced by: Misano Sakai)
A second-year student and defender who supports the team with her tenacious skills.

Noriko Okachimachi (Voiced by: Anzu Haruno)
A second-year student and midfielder. She is a skilled player who works together with Eriko and Makoto.

Karina Kakogawa (Voiced by: Rena Hasegawa)
A second-year student and goalkeeper. She is the team’s guardian angel.

Naoko Nоmi (Voiced by: Yuko Kaida)
The team’s coach and a former Japan national team player. Since she became a member of the team at the age of 17, she has set many records.

Goro Fukatsu (Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe)
The advisor of the soccer team. He isn’t really concerned with being an advisor, though, and gets absorbed reading horse-racing magazines.

Kunogi Gakuen High School
Mizuki Kaji (Voiced by: Saori Hayami)
A second-year student and forward. She was previously the captain of Japan’s U-15 national team. She is strict when it comes to pecking order and discipline and her juniors including Haruna and Mao don’t much care for her.

Haruna Ito (Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa)
A first-year-student and midfielder. She is skilled at passing and keeps the ball well. She also has the ability to bring a wealth of ideas to life, which leads others to call her a genius.

Mao Tsukuda (Voiced by: Makoto Koichi)
A first-year-student and defender. She is a powerful sideback with a great deal of athleticism and is able to participate in attacks. She is currently a member of Japan’s U-15 national team and is good at long shots.

Urawa Hosei High School
Chika Kirishima (Voiced by: Yui Makino)
A second-year student and midfielder. She was Midori’s senior in junior high, and they both played defensive midfielder. She wears special goggles during matches.

Yuu Tenma (Voiced by: Aika Kobayashi)
A second-year student and forward. She has a cute, innocent appearance but has a sharp tongue.

Aris Adatara (Voiced by: Hiroko Kiso)
A second-year student and forward. She has unkempt long hair and a hunchback.

Kei Hanabusa (Voiced by: Nichika Omori)
A second-year student who is in charge of recruiting players for the team.

Boys' Soccer Club
Kaoru Takei (Voiced by: Ryota Osaka)
A first-year-student and midfielder. His nickname is Take. He has been teammates with Nozomi and the others since their youth sports team.

Yasuaki Tani (Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya)
A first-year-student and defender. His nickname is Namek. He was teammates with Nozomi and the others during his youth sports team days.

Tetsuji Yamada (Voiced by: Kouki Uchiyama)
A first-year-student and midfielder. His nickname is Tetsu. He has been teammates with Nozomi and the others since their youth sports team.

Eiken Asuka (Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda)
The manager of the boys’ team. He has a muscular, toned build and is obsessed with muscle building. He goes to the gym every day.

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• Original Creator: Naoshi Arakawa
• Director: Seiki Takuno
• Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
• Character Design: Eriko Ito
• Soccer Unit Director: Teru Ishii
• Soccer Research: Yoshiki Okusa
• Prop Design: Eriko Ito, Sakurako Sagano
• Art Director: Yukihiro Saito
• Art Setting: Tomoyuki Aoki, Yukie Inose
• Color Design: Hironori Nochi
• CG Director: Yoshimasa Yamazaki
• Screen Design: Hitoshi Tamura
• Director of Photography: Haruka Goto, Kohei Tanada
• Editing: Masato Yoshitake
• Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
• Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
• Music: Masaru Yokoyama
• Animation Producer: Hirokazu Shiba
• Animation Production: LIDEN FILMS