Acro Trip

Acro Trip
Firsttankōbonvolume cover
アクロトリップ (Akuro Torippu)
Genre	Comedy Magical girl
Manga
Written by	Yone Sawata
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Ribon Mascot Comics
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	February 3, 2017–December 1, 2022
Volumes	5
Anime television series
Directed by	Ayumu Kotake
Written by	Shinichi Inotsume
Music by	Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
Studio	Voil
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX,BS NTV,AT-X
Original run	October 2, 2024–December 18, 2024
Episodes	12

Acro Trip(Japanese:アクロトリップ,Hepburn:Akuro Torippu)is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated by Yone Sawata. It was serialized inShueisha'sshōjomangamagazineRibonfrom February 2017 to December 2022, with its chapters collected in fivetankōbonvolumes. Ananimetelevision series adaptation produced byVoilaired from October to December 2024.

Plot

Chizuko Date has always admired her hero, Berry Blossom, a magical girl who protectsNiigata Cityfrom the Evil Organization Fossa Magna, led by Chrome. However, Chrome is quite weak and is always defeated by Berry Blossom. As a result, the public found the battles boring and began to lose interest. This led Chizuko to try and bring back attention to Berry Blossom, but she was also approached by Chrome to join his organization, much to her concern.

Characters

Chizuko Date(Y đạt mà đồ tử,Date Chizuko)

Voiced by:Miku Itō(PV, anime)

A dull girl without any interests in life who discovers a passion for magical girls after witnessing a fight between Chroma and Berry Blossom. She is later approached by Chroma, who invites her onto the path of evil, believing she would be a good ally. After an initial refusal, she eventually accepts, aiming to revive the disgraced image of his heroine. She lives alone with her grandfather.

Chrome(クロマ,Kuroma)

Voiced by:Nobunaga Shimazaki

Berry Blossom(ベリーブロッサム,Berī Burossamu)/ Kaju Noichigo(Nãi môi giai thọ,Noichigo Kaju)

Voiced by:Inori Minase

Mashirou(マシロウ,Mashirō)

Voiced by:Kengo Kawanishi

Baryū Ōmizo(Đại mương ba long,Ōmizo Baryū)

Voiced by:Showtaro Morikubo

Kokoa(Tâm á)

Voiced by:Miharu Hanai

Tsuki(Nguyệt)

Voiced by:Chiharu Sawashiro

Hugh(ヒュー,Hyū)

Voiced by:Takehito Koyasu

Ojii-chan(おじいちゃん)/ Suikyō Date(Y đạt thúy kinh,Date Suikyō)

Voiced by: Kōichi Sōma

Kuma Kaijin(クマ quái nhân)

Voiced by: Yuji Kameyama

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yone Sawata,Acro Tripwas serialized inShueisha'sshōjomangamagazineRibonfrom February 3, 2017,to December 1, 2022;it was Sawata's first serialized work.Shueisha collected its chapters in fivetankōbonvolumes, released from April 25, 2018,to January 25, 2023.A three-chapter "revival" serialization, to commemorate the release of the anime adaptation, ran inRibonfrom October 3 to December 3, 2024.

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	April 25, 2018	978-4-08-867498-8
2	April 25, 2019	978-4-08-867546-6
3	July 22, 2020	978-4-08-867583-1
4	February 25, 2022	978-4-08-867667-8
5	January 25, 2023	978-4-08-867698-2

Anime

Ananimetelevision series adaptation was announced on December 1, 2022.It is produced byVoiland directed by Ayumu Kotake, with scripts supervised by Shinichi Inotsume, character designs by Toshie Kawamura, and music composed by Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund.The series aired from October 2 to December 18, 2024, onTokyo MXandBS NTV.The opening theme song is "Fragum"(フラーグム,Furāgumu,Latin forstrawberry),performed byInori Minase,while the ending theme song is "Reversible Baby"(リバーシブルベイベー,Ribāshiburu Beibē),performed byKanoeRana.Crunchyrollstreamed the series.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
1	"Beginning Encounter" Transliteration: "Hajimari Enkaunto"(Japanese:はじまりエンカウント)	Ayumu Kotake & Shige Fukase	Shinichi Inotsume	Ayumu Kotake	October 2, 2024(2024-10-02)
The girl Chizuko Date is going to spend a week at her grandfather's place in Niigata City while her mother takes care of some work stuff, in the distance two people are in a chase. Chizuko and her grandfather goes to the mall and Chizuko is going to be alone as her grandfather goes to help his friend, she meets a girl and her cat who Chizuko noticed made a weird noise. As Chizuko walks home she then sees the same people who fight under the bridge, a villain and a magical girl, this impression makes Chizuko ask her grandfather to live with him and asks her mother for permission. After school Chizuko sees the news about Berry Blossom; the magical girl protecting Naniga City which Chizuko becomes a fan of her, Berry fights the evil mastermind Chrome and the battle turns out to be lame. Chizuko says Chrome does not any tactics or plans, saying if he is evil makes it more interesting battle and then realize that Chrome is behind her. Chrome tells Chizuko that way back he chose this place as target of his evil deeds, but it was petty acts, he realized he enjoys being defeated by Berry Blossom's attacks, what they both have in common is they both love Berry Blossom. Chrome says at this rate the Evil Organization Fossa Magna will soon be no more, he suggest in order for him and Berry to continue fighting is that Chizuko joins the Fossa Magna council, but Chizuko runs off. After school Chizuko thinks the whole thing was a dream and goes to a convenience store, but finds Chrome and realize it was not a dream.
2	"Go To the Path of Evil" Transliteration: "Gō Tū Aku no Michi"(Japanese:ゴートゥー ác の nói)	Yasunori Gotō	Shinichi Inotsume	Yasunori Gotō	October 9, 2024(2024-10-09)
Chrome works at the store and asks Chizuko about joining him but she stil refuses, but then a robber comes to the store. The girl from the mall happens to be there and transforms into her Berry Blossom form, Chizuko excited to see Berry to use her magic but she instead uses physical strength against the robber, Chrome explains that it is forbidden to use magic against an ordinary person, magic is cast on magical girls and common criminal affairs are directed to the police. Chrome says Berry only uses her power when facing the Fossa Magna and if Chizuko wishes to see it more she must join, in an ally are Berry and the cat Mashirou talking about not meddling with ordinary people. Chizuko comes home from school only to find Chrome there and he warps himself and Chizuko to the Fossa Magna base, he shows Chizuko around that the base was created by magic and they go inside a closet but a broom blocks the door, Chizuko says he can teleport them out but Chrome says his magic has a limit and cannot use it more until the next month, he says Chizuko have to sign a contract so she can use magic and she signs. As Chizuko tries to open the door her grandfather opens it and wonders why he is here, her grandfather says he come from above and the base turns out be located under the house, he says he took Chrome home and gave him the crawl space which Chrome created the base. Chrome teleports them all up and Chizuko realize Chrome lied to her and she actually signed the contract to join the organization.
3	"Moshi-Moshi to My Oshi" Transliteration: "Oshi ni Moshi-Moshi"(Japanese:Đẩy しにもしもし)	Shige Fukase & Yusuke Onoda	Mio Inoue	Yoshiharu Ashino	October 16, 2024(2024-10-16)
4	"Soaked on a Rainy Day" Transliteration: "Zubu Nure Reinīdei"(Japanese:ずぶぬれレイニーデイ)	Taketomo Ishikawa	Natsumi Shirato	Taketomo Ishikawa	October 23, 2024(2024-10-23)
5	"Ominous Unknowns" Transliteration: "Anun Anno Un"(Japanese:Ám vân アンノウン)	Shige Fukase	Mio Inoue	Shige Fukase	October 30, 2024(2024-10-30)
6	"Hocus de Lawless" Transliteration: "Mahō DE Muhō"(Japanese:Ma pháp DE vô pháp)	Yusuke Onoda	Shinichi Inotsume	Hiroshi Kōjina	November 6, 2024(2024-11-06)
7	"Mashima-kun and Kurozane-kun" Transliteration: "Mashima-kun to Kurozane-kun"(Japanese:Chân đảo くんと huyền thật くん)	Kaoru Suzuki	Natsumi Shirato	Kaoru Suzuki & Mikage	November 13, 2024(2024-11-13)
8	"Picking Fights, Pensively Reunite" Transliteration: "Ichamon Monmon"(Japanese:いちゃもん buồn 々)	Yasunori Gotō	Shinichi Inotsume	Yasunori Gotō	November 20, 2024(2024-11-20)
9	"Wannabe Hip Evil" Transliteration: "Wanabīi Teru Aku"(Japanese:ワナビーイケてる ác)	Yoshihiko Iwata	Mio Inoue	Noriyo Sasaki	November 27, 2024(2024-11-27)
10	"Giant Reception" Transliteration: "Jaianto Chakuden"(Japanese:ジャイアント điện)	Shigehito Takayanagi	Natsumi Shirato	Shigehito Takayanagi	December 4, 2024(2024-12-04)
11	"Sudden Stranger" Transliteration: "Battari Sutorenjā"(Japanese:ばったりストレンジャー)	Shige Fukase	Shinichi Inotsume	Kazutaka Muraki	December 11, 2024(2024-12-11)
12	"Bad Meets Girl" Transliteration: "Aku Michi Mītsu Gāru"(Japanese:Ác lộ ミーツガール)	Tsuyoshi Nakano & Ayumu Kotake	Shinichi Inotsume	Yoshiharu Ashino & Yū Shinoda	December 18, 2024(2024-12-18)

Reception

The manga was recommended by manga artistAka Akasaka.

External links

• Official manga website atRibon(in Japanese)
• Official anime website(in Japanese)
• Acro Trip(manga) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia