<s>
is	O
a	O
mixed-media	O
project	O
produced	O
by	O
CyberAgent	O
and	O
DMM	O
Games	O
about	O
girls	O
playing	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
produced	O
by	O
CAAnimation	O
and	O
C2C	O
aired	O
from	O
October	O
to	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
EXNOA	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
becomes	O
inspired	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
after	O
coming	O
across	O
a	O
poster	O
advertising	O
it	O
in	O
her	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
initially	O
wanted	O
to	O
quit	O
playing	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
convinced	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
sport	O
again	O
by	O
the	O
Dream	O
Monkeys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
transfers	O
to	O
Manaka	O
's	O
school	O
initially	O
to	O
avoid	O
playing	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
at	O
her	O
former	O
school	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
lured	O
into	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
sport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
aims	O
to	O
combine	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
and	O
idols	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
sport	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
via	O
DMM	O
Game	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caitlin	O
Moore	O
was	O
also	O
baffled	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
opening	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
idol	O
angle	O
insulting	O
for	O
infringing	O
on	O
the	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebecca	O
Silverman	O
criticized	O
the	O
episode	O
for	O
not	O
showcasing	O
enough	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
scenes	O
for	O
its	O
intended	O
audience	O
and	O
found	O
framing	O
issues	O
when	O
utilizing	O
idol	O
elements	O
throughout	O
the	O
sports	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praising	O
the	O
engaging	O
story	O
for	O
developing	O
its	O
cast	O
and	O
showcasing	O
ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
with	O
appealing	O
presentation	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
technical	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
were	O
"	O
incidental	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
surface-level	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
languid	O
pacing	O
"	O
and	O
both	O
the	O
slice-of-life	O
and	O
idol	O
elements	O
being	O
prioritized	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
overall	O
narrative	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
definitely	O
still	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
hockey	O
anime	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
were	O
hoping	O
for	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
hockey	O
anime	O
than	O
those	O
initial	O
visions	O
of	O
girls	O
breaking	O
out	O
into	O
dance	O
numbers	O
indicated	O
,	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
decidedly	O
working	O
better	O
as	O
a	O
sports	O
show	O
than	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
let-downs	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
