

いわかける! -Sport Climbing Girls-
Video games, especially puzzle games, were always at the center of Konomi Kasahara's life. However, upon entering Hanamiya High School, she decides to break away from this lifestyle. As Konomi wanders the halls in search of a new activity to engage herself in, she stumbles upon a gigantic wall owned by the school's rock climbing team. Fascinated, she attempts to scale the wall, discovering that she can use her puzzle-solving skills to help her reach the top. Certain that she has found her calling, Konomi immediately joins the club. As she strives to improve her climbing skills, Konomi, alongside the rest of the Hanamiya Climbing Team, will learn what it truly means to be a "sports climber" and work to achieve victory in the upcoming competitions. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Video games, especially puzzle games, were always at the center of Konomi Kasahara's life. However, upon entering Hanamiya High School, she decides to break away from this lifestyle. As Konomi wanders the halls in search of a new activity to engage herself in, she stumbles upon a gigantic wall owned by the school's rock climbing team. Fascinated, she attempts to scale the wall, discovering that she can use her puzzle-solving skills to help her reach the top. Certain that she has found her calling, Konomi immediately joins the club. As she strives to improve her climbing skills, Konomi, alongside the rest of the Hanamiya Climbing Team, will learn what it truly means to be a "sports climber" and work to achieve victory in the upcoming competitions. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Marinate1016
December 19, 2020
Iwa Kakeru! was easily one of my favourite shows this season. It's actually the first sports anime I've ever seen, and I was not disappointed at all. From the characters' designs, interactions to the actual sport of climbing itself, everything was great for me. Who should watch this show? People who are into CGDCT, people who are curious about climbing or enjoy outdoor activities in general. If you're coming here expecting something to blow you away narratively, you're going to be disappointed. The scale of the show is small and rather self-contained. It's not too ambitious in anything it does, at least in this firstseason. We follow Konomi on her journey of self-improvement and developing her climbing skills in various competitions. One of the coolest parts of the show is the fact the we actually learn about competitive climbing as a sport, its rules, objectives and team dynamics. As much as I loved Konomi, Jun and the rest of the girls, I loved the educational aspect just as much. I really enjoyed the OST of the show as well. I feel that's something that often gets overlooked with seasonals, but it can add a lot to the overall experience. For me, Iwa Kakeru! was one of the best parts of my weekend and I will definitely miss it, here's to hoping for a season 2. Iwa Kakeru gets 10 clears out of 10 from me.
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jaula_3123
January 24, 2021
As a rock climber, I can say that this anime was slightly unrealistic. For starters, the protagonist progressed much faster than any normal beginner. I mean cmon, she was leading on her first day and climbing 5.11. That usually doesn't happen unless the climber had prior sports experience. Also, this anime was overly sexualized. I was exited to finally see a female sports anime featuring my own sport, and was disappointed when I saw how much they gave into fan service. Nevertheless, the story line was ok even though it was a bit rushed, so I'd say 5-6 out of 10.
Insiyasha
March 4, 2021
In my opinion, this is a good anime because it has an Antimainstream Sport topics. Visual, Character, and Art very very very beutiful. Just like other sports anime, the plot that is presented is not far from the beginning of training, forming teams, competitions between local schools and the national level. Such is the plot that is presented, but here the drawback is that the plot is like it was made too fast to fit the 12 episode load, so it is less exciting and less tense. Then what makes it interesting here again is the main character who has never tried this sport before, asif he wants to introduce the audience as well as about this sport. I Hope this anime have to Season 2
King_Baconator
March 22, 2021
Listen, do you like Muscled girls or nah? There is simply only one reason to watch this gorgeous piece of art, and you either came for it, or are uncultured. This show has very detailed muscles that, ah one might say, starts my engine so to speak. They are also anatomically correct, something that many shows get wrong. I could get overly analytical about this sure, but i'll spare you all. Basically, if you are a cultured individual that likes muscular women, you will like this show. Story? people climb large rocks. Sound? the sound of people climbing rocks. Art? Lenny face. Enjoyment? Sky high. That isall there is to say. Goodbye.
AnimeIgnis
February 6, 2021
The Japanese always try to be innovative in some way. For example, in this series called "Iwa Kakeru", they showed off their incredible qualities to be able to create yet another sporting anime, focused however on a lesser known but more extreme sport, called "bouldering" (or rock climbing). reality is a modality that will be shown only once, unlike climbing (ie climbing on an artificial wall and therefore safer and less demanding). All the competitions and events will in fact deal with this last discipline. Produced by the studio Blade (of which nothing is known) “Iwa kakeru” is an anime with a very simple plot. Onegirl, named Konomi Kasahara, is a first year student of Hanamiya school, looking for something fun to do. In her past he has done nothing but play video games for most of her time (yes like "Sora" of no game no life) and for this she decided to change the air. On a day like any other, she meets another very athletic student, Jun Uehara, who is trying her hand at "climbing" in the open air. Konomi, from the very first moment, seems interested in the subject and, after trying to climb in person, she decides she wants to join the club. Initially taken as fun, Konomi, together with Jun and two other girls from the club, will be able to prove her skills, together with the desire to be able to reach and win the national and world championships in the future. On a technical level, the series is done well; it doesn't drop much graphics, the characters are done decently, and the movement of the bodies is quite fluid. There is a lack of detail in some scenes but manages to balance it all with good overall quality. Unfortunately, thanks to the various directorial choices, the anime was unable to take advantage of the opportunity to give us a good impression on the setting, which could be asserted, especially in a sport that is very close to nature. Instead the "character design" turns out to be simple and sober, typical of souls not so meticulously studied. In the anime, there are many characters with fairly similar behaviors, many of which present themselves as fluctuating and slightly obsessive, characteristic of those who want to rival their nemesis or those who want to discourage others. There is not a great characterization although, over the course of the series, we will notice changes in the characters that will make the series, from a certain point of view, better to follow. It therefore tries to be mature and free from too much comedy but, despite this intent, unfortunately there are many annoying and meaningless figures that make it, at times, less convincing. In addition to this we must consider the unbalanced attributes of the protagonist, who proves to be dull and unable to make the viewer seriously reflect on her path of psychological change that takes place in the flow of the episodes. Trust one thing anyway; the anime is represented as an ecci but there are only a few curvy girls. There are really no spicy situations, and if we think we find them we realize that they are simply scenes inherent to the plot and not at all embarrassing. As I pointed out earlier, the direction makes some risky and rough choices, which unfortunately drastically drop the quality of the series. In many cases we will observe sudden changes from one image to another, without being given the right time between the two. In this case, the anime gives a lot of importance to competitions and in fact almost all the improvement of the skills takes place exclusively on those occasions, leaving everything else marginal, represented with simple and insignificant training. This could be a subjective opinion but it is undeniable that the prevalence of races already from the second episode really makes the sport itself seem not very serious. A problem perhaps given by the plot of the manga or by the choice to focus only on the sports part. In any case, the script is not of a high standard, but the anime manages to mesh a lot between one action and another, and therefore to keep the viewer quite awake. In any case, the anime is not complete anyway and the ending, made too quickly, necessarily takes us back to a second season. I don't know whether to recommend or not to Iwa Kakeru because she actually lets herself be watched, even if she has a very superficial plot. So I would say that the work can be seen mostly for entertainment purposes only or to superficially get to know the world of "climbing". But I must say that it has its own moral: despite our proven abilities, it is possible to suddenly fail and psychologically collapse from one moment to the next, especially when you have other thoughts of a different nature than achieving your goal. We can have all the help we want, but it is in solitude that the final decision is made: to give up and dedicate ourselves to something else, or to regain confidence in one's potential.
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