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Are there any sports anime worth watching?
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Well it's sports anime dressed up as moe garbage so everybody assumes that. It's also way better than it has any right to be (though I'm sure it doesn't stack up against a lot of the suggestions in this thread).
Now this...this is a good answer. I have never liked Boxing in my life, until Hajime No Ippo
...Scatter...
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Indeed!
Ultimadrago
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Though I hold the award to no esteem, I echo Ping Pong!
Rayven_king
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one outs?
Matt Attack
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Yowamushi Pedal is pretty great.
GloriousBagel
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No mention of Free!!?
nerv
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Ping Pong and Ippo are exceptional, Initial D as well if you count racing as a sports anime
Baby Steps, Haikyuu, Slam Dunk and Kuroko no Basuke are great and definitely worth a watch, but really most sports anime have turned out pretty entertaining in recent history, so you can't really go wrong.
Baby Steps, Haikyuu, Slam Dunk and Kuroko no Basuke are great and definitely worth a watch, but really most sports anime have turned out pretty entertaining in recent history, so you can't really go wrong.
ZombiePlatypus
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Ippo, and Ping Pong are mentioned.
All's right with the world.
All's right with the world.
If there is one amongst you who can watch Hajime no Ippo and genuiely say "I am not entertained" then I do not wish to meet them for such a thing is blasphemy!
Seriously, though, I don't give a damn about boxing and Hajime no Ippo has me hooked, it's one of the greatest shows I have ever watched and I cannot wait for more!
Seriously, though, I don't give a damn about boxing and Hajime no Ippo has me hooked, it's one of the greatest shows I have ever watched and I cannot wait for more!
Truly.
The music is fire too.
It sucks we'll never get season 2 and 3 as a physical release, I felt so bad and happy when I got all the ippo dvd's for $5 each from rightstuf.
If Inazuma Eleven was around when I was a kid I would have obsessed about it more than I did with Pokémon. Seeing it now, the super attacks are goofy as heck but I had fun watching it.
No mention of Free!!?
Go for Ippo, Major and Haikyuu!
Maybe I should check out Ping Pong sometime since it's been mentioned tons of times.
If you want a quickie into Sports Mahjong, I suggest Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: The Legend of Koizumi.
What other anime can you have Bush and Kim fight for their country in a game of Mahjong?
It has been animated? I need to watch this today! Seems like i need to hold back Kill la Kill for a While hahaha
Also, since there are tons of mentions for Ping Pong, i'll watch that one too.
Why not both??
disclaimer:
I remember this being really bad.
Also I forgot about Chihayafuru. I liked that one.
Maaaaaardy
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Beyblade is a sport. Watch Beyblade. LET IT RIP!
Must watch (right now!):
- Hajime no Ippo (insane music, good animation, hype, good story, including a movie and the best flashback ever in the latest season)
- Haikyuu (insanely good music and animation, very good story for a shounen manga, very likeable characters, many epic moment, sadly only 24 episodes right now, but second season is coming)
- Major (very very good baseball anime, season 1 is godlike each other season feels more like Rocky sequels, but are also very good - maybe hard to find?)
- Eyeshield 21 (Football anime which has many manly moments, animation is good, but the art could be way better like the manga. It still has a good story)
- Prince of Tennis (Well it's Tennis X Dragon Ball... not bad, but many filler episodes, although there are many OVAs, one movie and a sequel and more, characters are likeable, but shoujo bait)
- Yowamushi Pedal (Bicycle anime, but don't think that it's boring... Good characters, animation & art [good usage of 3D art), good soundtrack and two seasons - pacing is very good about 4-5 chapter/episode)
There are many more sports anime and I surely forgot some that I also like, but these are the ones which I remember sadly way too good, because I would like to rewatch them. Watch the first 4 episodes of each of them and you will get a "feel".
- Hajime no Ippo (insane music, good animation, hype, good story, including a movie and the best flashback ever in the latest season)
- Haikyuu (insanely good music and animation, very good story for a shounen manga, very likeable characters, many epic moment, sadly only 24 episodes right now, but second season is coming)
- Major (very very good baseball anime, season 1 is godlike each other season feels more like Rocky sequels, but are also very good - maybe hard to find?)
- Eyeshield 21 (Football anime which has many manly moments, animation is good, but the art could be way better like the manga. It still has a good story)
- Prince of Tennis (Well it's Tennis X Dragon Ball... not bad, but many filler episodes, although there are many OVAs, one movie and a sequel and more, characters are likeable, but shoujo bait)
- Yowamushi Pedal (Bicycle anime, but don't think that it's boring... Good characters, animation & art [good usage of 3D art), good soundtrack and two seasons - pacing is very good about 4-5 chapter/episode)
There are many more sports anime and I surely forgot some that I also like, but these are the ones which I remember sadly way too good, because I would like to rewatch them. Watch the first 4 episodes of each of them and you will get a "feel".
machemachete
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Ro-Kyu-Bu is the best sports anime ever made and you should trust me 100%.
Dont let the little girls deceive you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T5KlpdcANQ
Dont let the little girls deceive you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T5KlpdcANQ
GROWING MY DETERMINATION
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Kuroko no Basket is really good so far. Only five episodes in. It's funny how the "main" characters stand out so much when compared to the more normal people. It's like... you either look like a cool (and color coded) anime character, or a regular Japanese guy. The character design for the main cast is really striking, though, and I'm loving the "powers" that people have.
I was watching Ippo, but the sheer length of that series caused me to bench it after episode 7 or so. I'll probably watch it intermittently along with some of these other suggestions, but it's great so far! I love Ippo's goofy nature, and all of the supporting cast have been likable so far. It can get fairly technical at times, which is interesting for someone who knows next to nothing about boxing.
I was watching Ippo, but the sheer length of that series caused me to bench it after episode 7 or so. I'll probably watch it intermittently along with some of these other suggestions, but it's great so far! I love Ippo's goofy nature, and all of the supporting cast have been likable so far. It can get fairly technical at times, which is interesting for someone who knows next to nothing about boxing.
basquash was pretty fun. Good energy and 'moonbust'.
Glass Rebel
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Ippo is amazing and my favourite sports anime. Imahori's soundtrack for the first series greatly contributes to that.
I didn't like the slam dunk anime, it's not bad when it's about the drama and stuff but the actual games are bad, I remember Takehiko Inoue made fun of a basketball anime in Real and I'm convinced it's his own slam dunk anime adaptation, the manga is great though.
I think sports anime benefit the most if it's focused on drama, Touch was my favorite since childhood if you don't mind watching something from the 80s.
I've been watching ace of diamond since it's on tv over here, so far it's not so bad.
For mangas I'd recommend Slam Dunk, Rookies, and all of Adachi Mitsuru's works.
I think sports anime benefit the most if it's focused on drama, Touch was my favorite since childhood if you don't mind watching something from the 80s.
I've been watching ace of diamond since it's on tv over here, so far it's not so bad.
For mangas I'd recommend Slam Dunk, Rookies, and all of Adachi Mitsuru's works.
FlashbladeGAF
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Ippo
Major (Baseball: the Epic)
Whistle! (short kid plays soccer with the big boys)
Touch (Baseball)
Cross Game (Baseball)
Diamond No Ace (Baseball)
Baby Steps (high schooler with analytical mind picks up Tennis for the first time)
Hayikuu! (short kid plays volleyball with the big boys)
THIS RIGHT HERE
Major (Baseball: the Epic)
Whistle! (short kid plays soccer with the big boys)
Touch (Baseball)
Cross Game (Baseball)
Diamond No Ace (Baseball)
Baby Steps (high schooler with analytical mind picks up Tennis for the first time)
Hayikuu! (short kid plays volleyball with the big boys)
THIS RIGHT HERE
Crunchyroll has the rights for New Challenger.
Frozenprince
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I really like Diamond No Ace. Like a lot.
Is new challenger a good starting point?
Ranger Taffles
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I'll hop in the Ping Pong recommendation bandwagon. Such an intensely driven anime with great characters all round.
CyberpunkGod
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If you like skating or are a big fan of Jet Set Radio you'll love it.
Kuroko's the only sports anime worth watching.
My lord, this is amazing.
A great recommendation nonetheless. I found it more interesting than watching actual baseball.
I'm lying, but it's a whole lot of fun.
My lord, this is amazing.
A great recommendation nonetheless. I found it more interesting than watching actual baseball.
Not really, there's 70 odd episodes covered in the first series and a few movies ontop of that. The majority of New Challenger doesn't even cover Ippo, the bigger focus is on Miyata and Takamura.
The first series is pure hype though, very much worth going out of your way to watch it.
Dagobert Duck
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Captain Tsuabasa and/or Ganbare Kickers!
yes I was about to say that!
I love the german intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRNVuOzbws
childhood memories
Dagobert Duck
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yes I was about to say that!
I love the german intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnRNVuOzbws
childhood memories
So good...
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