Cheer Boys!! (チア男子!!, Cheer Danshi!!) is a Japanese novel by Ryō Asai, first published on February 20, 2013 by Shueisha. It follows the members of a university's all-male cheerleading squad. The novel is being adapted as a manga by Kenichi Kondō for the Shonen Jump+ app starting on April 5, 2016. An anime adaptation started airing in July 5, 2016. It is directed by Ai Yoshimura for the studio Brain's Base.
Disheartened with judo, college student Haruki "Haru" Bando was invited by his childhood friend Kazuma Hashimoto to create "BREAKERS", an unprecedented boys' cheerleading team. Those that came to join all were very characteristic in nature: argumentative Mizoguchi, voracious Ton, frivolous Kansai boys Gen and Ichiro, and Sho, who has cheerleading experience.
Haruki Bandō (坂東晴希, Bandō Haruki)
Voiced by: Yūki Yonai (Japanese); Dallas Reid (English)
Main character. Shy, former Judo player. He is convinced to join the cheerleading team by childhood friend, Kazuma.
Kazuma Hashimoto (橋本一馬, Hashimoto Kazuma)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Japanese); Justin Pate (English)
Haruki's childhood friend.
Shō Tokugawa (徳川翔, Tokugawa Shō)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Kyle Phillips (English)
Wataru Mizoguchi (溝口渉, Mizoguchi Wataru)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Jarrod Greene (English)
Kōji Tōno (遠野浩司, Tōno Kōji)
Voiced by: Yuu Hayashi (Japanese); Cris George (English)
Sōichirō Suzuki (鈴木総一郎, Suzuki Sōichirō)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Kuwano (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
Gen Hasegawa (長谷川弦, Hasegawa Gen)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Clifford Chapin (English)
Hisashi Mori (森久志, Mori Hisashi)
Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka
Ryūzō Sakuma (佐久間 龍造, Sakuma Ryūzō)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase
Takeru Andō (安藤 タケル, Andō Takeru)
Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro
Tamotsu Kaneda (金田 保, Kaneda Tamotsu)
Voiced by: Anri Katsu
Natsuki Someya (染谷 夏生, Someya Natsuki)
Voiced by: Hayato Kimura
Daichi Norita (乗田 大地, Norita Daichi)
Voiced by: Yūya Hirose
Takuya Nabeshima (鍋島 卓哉, Nabeshima Takuya)
Voiced by: Ryūichi Kijima
Takumi Nabeshima (鍋島 卓巳, Nabeshima Takumi)
Voiced by: Takefumi Yumihara
Chen Zixian (チン・ズーシェン, Chin Zūshuen)
Voiced by: Yosei Bun
Jin Dōmoto (堂本 仁, Dōmoto Jin)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto
Kaoru Hanasaki (花咲 薫, Hanasaki Kaoru)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya
Satsuki Takashiro (高城 さつき, Takashiro Satsuki)
Voiced by: Yuko Kaida
Haruko Bandō (坂東 晴子, Bandō Haruko)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
Chihiro Sakai (酒井 千裕, Sakai Chihiro)
Voiced by: Reika Uyama
