Barangay 143

Barangay 143
Official cover art for the series.
バランガイ 143
(Barangai 143)
Genre Sports
Anime television series
Studio ASI Studios
TV Asahi
Original network GMA Network, AnimeTV
Original run October 21, 2018[1] – present
Episodes 26[2]

Barangay 143 (Japanese: バランガイ 143, Hepburn: Barangai 143) is an upcoming 2018 Japanese-Filipino-Singaporean anime television series scheduled to air on GMA Network. It will premiere on October 21, 2018 on the Kapuso Movie Festival timeslot and worldwide on GMA Pinoy TV. Produced by ASI Animation Studios, the series is a collaboration with Philippine-based Synergy88 and Singapore's August Media Holdings, with assistance from the Japanese television network TV Asahi. It features a Filipino ensemble cast, voices including Migo Adecer, Julie Anne San Jose, Ruru Madrid, Kelley Day, John Arcilla, Edu Manzano, and Cherie Gil.

The series will revolve around a group of high school basketball players in Manila.[3][4]

Plot

Barangay 143 follows the coming of age story of a young man in search of a father and how he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits trying to bring glory to their hometown. It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life is the biggest game you can win. [5]

Characters

Joaquín "Wax" Rivera is voiced by Ruru Madrid.
Sophia Rivera is vioced by Cherie Gil.
Bren T. Park
Voiced by: Migo Adecer[6]
Vicky (Victoria Sebastian)
Voiced by: Julie Anne San Jose[6]
Wax (Joaquín Rivera)
Voiced by: Ruru Madrid[6]
Jinri
Voiced by: Kelley Day[6]
Coach B (Bobby Sebastian)
Voiced by: John Arcilla[7]
Commissioner Jack ("Jumping Jack" Rivera)
Voiced by: Edu Manzano
Sophia Rivera
Voiced by: Cherie Gil
Koboy
Voiced by: Paolo Contis
Buchoy
Voiced by: Raver Eda
Tita Baby
Voiced by:
Ipe Aguilar
Voiced by: Kimpoy Feliciano
Yumi's Mom
Voiced by: Tereza Loyzaga
Batang Sophia
Voiced by: Cheska Garcia
Mr.Chan
Voiced by: Gary Lim
Jugo Sikat
Voiced by: Archie Alemania
Batang Commissioner
Voiced by: Doug Kramer

Production

Quezon City-based ASI Studios[7], a joint venture between Filipino firm Synergy88 and Singaporean company August Media Holdings is the production company behind Barangay 143.[8]

TV Asahi will be responsible for Barangay 143's direction as well as coming up with character designs for the series. ASI Studios will write the script and lead the production of the series.[3][9]

It is described by the producers as a "360-degree concept" and a story of love, hubris, drama, crime and basketball.[4][10]

The anime series will be initially produced in Tagalog[4] by a "celebrity cast"[11]

In July 2018, the voice cast are announced, along with a new release date and a television network to air to.[12]

Broadcast and distribution

Barangay 143 is primarily targeted towards the youth/young-adult market of the Philippines and is planned to be released in other Southeast Asian countries as well. Aside from Tagalog, Barangay 143 will also have and English-language release.[13] It is first reported to air in the Philippines in Spring 2017[3][9][11]. In July 2018, the series is announced to air on GMA Network in October 2018.[12]

It is yet to be announced if the series is to be broadcast in Japan.[14]

TV Asahi and August Rights, August Media Holdings' distribution arm will be responsible for the international distribution of the anime.[11]

Other media

Prior to the release of the anime, a mobile game entitled, Barangay Basketball was released to iTunes and the Google Play Store. The game revolves around Wax, a son of a former star player, who is eager to prove that he is a player on his own right and undergoes training under the four basketball masters of Barangay 143.[15][16] The mobile game serves as a prequel to Barangay 143. The game was also nominated for the People’s Choice Award category of the International Mobile Gaming Awards for Southeast Asia.[17]

In October 2016, August Media Holdings announced that a subscription game with a telecommunications company will be launched soon.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IN PHOTOS Kapuso stars lend voices to first Pinoy anime 'Barangay 143'". GMA Network. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Barangay 143: What to expect from a Filipino basketball anime". CNN Philippines. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "TV Asahi Produces Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Aimed at the Philippines". Anime News Network. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Wolfe, Jennifer (17 October 2016). "Asian Partners Launch Co-Production of 'Barangay 143'". AWN.com. AWN, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6126874/
  6. 1 2 3 4 Santos, Jamil (18 July 2018). "Mga karakter sa anime series na 'Barangay 143,' bobosesan ng Kapuso stars". GMA News. Filipino. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 "John Arcilla to attend Cannes TV trade show to promote anime series". Interaksyon. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Frater, Patrick (2015-04-13). "Singapore's August Media Opens Animation Studio in Philippines". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  9. 1 2 Ito, Manabu (25 September 2016). "Asian partners help anime cast broader spell outside Japan". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Hawkes, Rebecca (18 October 2016). "MIPCOM 2016: Asian co-production announced for Barangay 143". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Wolfe, Jennifer (18 October 2016). "Barangay 143 Basketball Anime Premieres Spring 2017 With Tagalog Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 "First Pinoy anime 'Barangay 143' will show country's love for basketball". Rappler. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  13. ↑ "Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority Brings Fresh Content to MIPCOM from Asia for the Global Market". PR Newswire. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Commercial broadcasters venturing overseas". The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Barangay Basketball". Google Play. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Barangay Basketball". iTunes. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Synergy88 Digital Launches Barangay Basketball, A Mobile Game With Many Pinoy Firsts". Manila Republic. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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