Soar High!(舞いあがれ!, Maiagare!) is a Japanese television drama series and the 107th Asadora series, following Chimudondon. It premiered on October 3, 2022, and concluded on March 31, 2023. Haruka Fukuhara was cast in the lead role of Mai Iwakura after an audition of 2545 women.

Plot

Cast

Iwakura's family

Mai's childhood friends

  • Eiji Akaso as Takashi Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner's son Kento Saitō as young Takashi
  • Mizuki Yamashita as Kurumi Mochizuki, Mai's classmate Saki Ōno as young Kurumi

Higashiosaka people

  • Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Masaru Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" owner, Takashi's father
  • Rie Kawabata as Yukino Umezu, Okonomiyaki restaurant "Umezu" landlady, Takashi's mother
  • Kanji Furutachi as Hisayuki Kasamaki, a worker at the factory run by Kōta
  • Naoki Matayoshi as Iwao Yagi, the owner of second-hand bookstore "Derashine"
  • Satoru Matsuo as Yoshiharu Mochizuki, Kurumi's father and former rugby player
  • Seiko Takuma as Michiko Tsuda, a hostess of the café where Mai and Kurumi are working part-time

Goto Peninsula people

Naniwa Birdman seniors

  • Mahiro Takasugi as Hirofumi Kariya, 3rd year university student who is in charge of designing the human-powered aircraft "Swan"
  • Ayako Yoshitani as Fūko Yura, 2nd year university student who is a pilot of the human-powered aircraft "Swan"
  • Suguru Adachi as Aoi Tsuruta, 3rd year university student who is a circle representative

Aviation school people

  • Ren Meguro as Hiroaki Kashiwagi, an elite who grew up in an aviation family
  • Hirona Yamazaki as Rinko Yano, a returnee who worked at a trading company
  • Shogo Hama as Shinichi Nakazawa, a man who quit his job because he could not give up on his dream of becoming a pilot
  • Kotaro Daigo as Taisei Yoshida, a man who goes to school on a scholarship
  • Hiroki Sano as Yūki Mizushima, Mizushima Store president's son
  • Kōji Kikkawa as Mamoru Ōkōchi, an aviation instructor

TV schedule

WeekEpisodesTitleDirected byOriginal airdateRating
11–5"Okāchan to Watashi"(お母ちゃんとわたし)Tadashi TanakaOctober 3–7, 202215.9%
26–10"Baramon-dako, Agare!"(ばらもん凧、あがれ!)Yūsuke NodaOctober 10–14, 202216.4%
311–15"Ganbare! Otōchan"(がんばれ!お父ちゃん)Tadashi TanakaOctober 17–21, 202216.1%
416–20"Tsubasa ni Kakeru Seishun"(翼にかける青春)October 24–28, 202216.0%
521–25"Sora o Tobitai!"(空を飛びたい!)October 30–November 4, 202215.2%
626–30"Swan-gō no Kiseki"(スワン号の奇跡)Takayoshi KotaniNovember 7–11, 202215.6%
731–35"Pilot ni Naritai!"(パイロットになりたい!)Tadashi TanakaNovember 14–18, 202215.5%
836–40"Iza, Kōkū-gakkō e!"(いざ、航空学校へ!)Yūsuke NodaNovember 21–25, 202215.6%
941–45"Watashira wa Team ya"(私らはチームや)Kensuke MatsukiNovember 28–December 2, 202215.5%
1046–50"Wakare to Hatsukoi"(別れと初恋)Yūsuke NodaDecember 5–9, 202215.6%
1151–55"Egao no Flight"(笑顔のフライト)Kensuke MatsukiDecember 12–16, 202215.9%
1256–60"Tsubasa wo Yasumeru Tori"(翼を休める鳥)Takayoshi KotaniDecember 19–23, 202215.6%
1361–63"Mukai-kaze no Naka de"(向かい風の中で)Tadashi TanakaDecember 26–28, 2022?
1464–66"Chichi no Senaka"(父の背中)January 4–6, 2023?
1567–71"Ketsudan no Toki"(決断の時)January 9–13, 202315.7%
1672–76"Haha to Watashi no Chōsen"(母と私の挑戦)Hyōji HaradaJanuary 16–20, 202316.0%
1777–81"Ōkina Yume ni Mukatte"(大きな夢に向かって)Yūsuke NodaJanuary 23–27, 202316.2%
1882–86"Oyako no Kokoro"(親子の心)January 30–February 3, 202316.2%
1987–91"Kokuhaku"(告白)Takayoshi KotaniFebruary 6–10, 202316.1%
2092–96"Tsutaetai Omoi"(伝えたい思い)Takafumi KudōFebruary 13–17, 202315.9%
2197–101"Aratana Shuppatsu"(新たな出発)Tadashi TanakaFebruary 20–24, 202316.0%
22102–106"Bōken no Hajimari"(冒険のはじまり)Takayoshi KotaniFebruary 27–March 3, 202316.0%
23107–111"Hiyaku no Chance"(飛躍のチャンス)Hisashi OgawaMarch 6–10, 202315.7%
24112–116"Banba no Ayumi"(ばんばの歩み)Yūsuke NodaMarch 13–17, 202315.6%
25117–121"Mirai wo Shinjite"(未来を信じて)Yōhei ŌnoMarch 20–24, 202312.7%
26122–126"Watashi-tachi no Tsubasa"(私たちの翼)Tadashi TanakaMarch 27–31, 202315.4%
Average rating 15.6% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region).

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Preceded byChimudondonAsadora October 3, 2022 – March 31, 2023Succeeded byRanman