Leading anime studio Production I.G Inc. created an animated short series featuring top Japanese women athletes for electronics company Japan Acer Corp., the Japanese arm of Taiwan-based Acer Inc.
The "Surprise 4 U" series, which is currently streaming on Acer’s website, is aimed at raising the profile of five women athletes: comedian and amateur boxer Shizuyo Yamazaki; wrestler and two-time bronze medalist Kyoko Hamaguchi; boxer Satsuki Ito; and beach volleyball pair Satoko Urata and Takemi Nishibori.