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Underrated Sports Anime Recommendations!
In honor of the summer Olympics, I wanted to make a rec list for some underappreciated sports anime. Obviously we all know the popular stuff: Blue Lock, Kuroko, Hajime no Ippo, Ace of Diamond, Slam Dunk, Haikyuu, Free, Yuri On Ice, Yowamushi Pedal, Skate the Infinity etc. But there are lots of great sports anime out there that go completely unnoticed. And who knows, you might find a new sport to get into. Just FYI, these are all on the newer side, since most of the older sports anime Iāve seen are the popular ones.
I think a big reason that a lot of these have largely gone ignored is because they focus more on interpersonal drama between characters and what is going on in their home lives, as opposed to a bigger focus on the technicalities of the sport itself. Food for thought. Anyway, let's get started:
Stars Align (Hoshiai no Sora): Stars Align is about a boys high school soft tennis team (not to be confused with regular tennis) who are constantly getting out performed by their girls team. Desperate to get people to take the boys team seriously and get results, team captain Touma tries to get a new transfer student Maki Katsuragi to join. Maki eventually agrees ... .on the condition that Touma pays him and covers any club expenses. From there we discover the messy family drama going on in each boyās life, and I just love all of them okay? Theyāre my precious angel babies, and sure I had some problems with the showās pacing at the end, but I still love them and I want another season!!!! š
Oblivion Battery (Boukyaku Battery): There are a myriad of baseball animes out there, but this one made an impression on me. Catcher Kaname Kei and pitcher Kiyomine Haruka are a badass, ace duo who dominated the field and made a fearsome reputation for themselves all throughout middle school. They seemed to be completely unstoppableā¦until Kaname (the brains behind the operation) lost his memory, became a total goofball, and the two ended up going to a no name high school with no real baseball team. So of course, we end up getting a rag-tag team together full of ex-baseball players with dramatic backstories who all help train Kaname up again. I love Kaname and Haruās friendship, and the cast was very well rounded, each with their own interesting attributes to add to the team.
Re: Main: If I had a nickel for every sports anime where the main character used to be an unstoppable badass until he lost his memory, Iād have two nickels, which isnāt a lot but itās weird that it happened twice. Yeah, itās exactly the same as Oblivion Battery, but with water polo and the main character isnāt as much of a goofball. I liked the characters, but I wished we focused a little more on the water polo side of things, since itās not exactly a dime a dozen sport for an anime.
Mou Ippon: A girls high school judo anime from 2023 that nobody fucking watched! When former judo enthusiast Michi Sonoda enters high school, she wants to put judo behind her so she can focus on finding a boyfriend and enjoying her school life. However, after Michi suffers a particularly humiliating defeat in a match against the prodigy Towa Hiura, the two end up going to the same high school together. Naturally, Michi canāt just quit now that her rival is going to the same school! Cue the judo team shenanigans. This show is so down to earth and realistic. Itās 100% not a ācute girls doing cute thingsā anime where the girls are all blobs of moe that talk in annoying voices. They have different body types, different motivations, and different styles of combat. It didnāt blow me out of the water, but I liked it way more than I thought I would.
And speaking of different body typesā¦
Hinomaru Sumo: Thatās right, itās a high school sumo wrestling anime. AND ITāS HYPE AS FUCK! You know how in Haikyuu, Hinata is short, and itās a big deal because middle blockers are always tall? Well this is that multiplied by a thousand, because thereās a minimum weight to sumo wrestling, and our main character Hinomaru Ushio is definitely below it. But heās not going to let that stop him from spreading his passion for sumo and becoming the High School Yokozuna, the strongest wrestler in high school tournamentsā¦because becoming the Yokozuna is his only chance at going pro with his small stature. Itās impossible to watch this anime without feeling fired up!
Run With The Wind (Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru): Kakeru Kurahara, a former track star, is looking for a place to live after losing his apartment deposit at a mahjong parlor. Luckily, he runs into Haiji Kiyose, a boy who goes to his university, who offers him a spot at his apartment. Little does Kakeru know, Haijiās apartment is full of other university students who are all members of the Kansei University track team! The story follows the quietly devious Haiji as he tries to get the boys to become a nationally recognized team by running the Hakone Ekiden, an extremely long and grueling relay that none of the boys have ever trained for. This is one of my favorite sports anime ever. Donāt get it twisted, I hate running. I donāt like doing it, and I donāt like watching it in real life, but this anime had me in a chokehold. Animation? Amazing. Characters? A+. Music? Perfect. Itās hilarious. Itās relatable. Itās heartwarming. One of the absolute best sports anime out there.
Welcome To The Ballroom: Itās a motherfucking ballroom dancing anime, and if you didnāt think ballroom dancing could be hype as shit, THINK AGAIN! The animation is great, and I never realized how much actually goes into the world of ballroom dancing. Thereās not really much more I can say. High school boy discovers the cutthroat world of competitive ballroom dance. Drama ensues. Just ignore everyoneās oddly long necks.
And speaking of dancingā¦
Dance Dance Danseur: Okay, this one isnāt quite in a sports competition setting, but I still consider it a sports anime. All his life, Junpei Murao has suppressed his interest in ballet, choosing to follow his fatherās path for him in the more āmanlyā martial art of Jeet Kune Do instead. But when he realizes the girl he likes is a highly skilled ballerina, he hardly says no when she recruits him to train at her momās ballet studio. The show follows Junpei as he must balance these two worlds and become a ballet master while dealing with the divisive image of āmasculinity.ā My only real critique is that Junpei is kind of annoying, and I was actually much more invested in the other characters. There is a big message about the horrors of the competitive ballet world that I didn't think it would dive into.
Overtake: Another show from 2023 that was terribly overlooked. In this anime, we follow disgraced photographer Kouya Madoka, who falls in love with the fast paced world of Formula 4 racing after watching high schooler Asahina Haruka. However, Madoka failed to realize that Harukaās racing crew, Komaki Motors, is drowning in bills and underfunded as hell. So of course when he finds out, Madoka takes it upon himself to support Komaki Motors himself and get Haruka a place on the podium. This was such a great drama! Each character is so fleshed out and completely relatable. Even the antagonists! Hell, especially the antagonists. There is a great balance of drama and humor that make this feel like it could easily be a Hollywood movie. The longer you watch, the more you root for Komaki Motors and want to see everyone succeed. Madoka is best boy!
And last but certainly not leastā¦
Tsurune: In this anime, we follow Minato Narumiya, a former kyudo (Japanese martial art that involves archery) prodigy who wanted to quit the sport after an incident in a middle school tournament. However, after encountering a mysterious archer one day, Minato ends up joining his high school Kyudo team, despite his fear of failing at the sport again. Itās Free with archery, except there are also girls on the team! It has so many good themes about perseverance and found family and getting in your own head. And there is a massive amount of homosexual undertones. Not to mention itās made by Kyoto Animation, so you know itās one of the most beautifully animated shows Iāve ever seen.
I just wanted to add a few honorable mentions tooā¦
Cheer Danshi: A university boys cheerleading anime. I had problems with the pacing, but I still had fun with it.
Rymanās Club: An odd blend of office anime with a badminton anime. I really liked this, but itās sort of half sports anime, half The Office. But itās the only thing on this list that features actual working adults and not students.
Megalo Box: I donāt know if it counts as āunderappreciatedā but this was a fantastic show all around. Itās a gritty, down to earth, sort of sci-fi take on the fictional sport of Megalo Boxing (boxing with enhanced mechanical arms).Ā
Ping Pong the Animation: Look, Iām going to be honest. I didnāt really like this show very much, but apparently Iām the odd one out because this is an underground favorite of the sports anime community, and Iād be remiss if I didnāt include it. Itās one part ping pong, two parts character drama.
Birdie Wing: Golf Girlsā Story: I couldnāt leave this out of the list. Itās the wildest golf anime you could ever imagine. There are lesbians. There are snake ladies. There are underground golfing yakuza. No amount of explanation can do it justice. Grab an age appropriate beverage and watch it.
#anime recommendation#tsurune#run with the wind#Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru#welcome to the ballroom#ballroom e youkoso#stars align#hoshiai no sora#oblivion battery#boukyaku battery#re: main#mou ippon#hinomaru sumo#dance dance danseur#overtake#sports anime
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Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru #10: "our speed"
#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#kazetsuyo#kurahara kakeru#kiyose haiji#sugiyama takashi#jo jiro#jo taro#iwakura yukihiko#kamala musa#hirata akihiro#kashiwazaki akane#sakaguchi yohei#run with the wind#korimilook#usernikiforova#userhanyi#userjenny#userkyaa#usermica#usermoh#usermoonz#userinahochi#kanamesengoku#userroh#user.roy#usersenka#one out of unknown kazetsuyo gifsets finally out everyone cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#this took me 4hrs truly had to beat up ps to get this out it was HELL#i rlly like the colorings in this teehee#jo.gifs
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This scene has been on my mind a lot lately... I'm only human after all.
#run with the wind#kazetsuyo#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#kakehai#kakeru kurahara#kurahara kakeru#haiji kiyose#kiyose haiji#my art#run with the wind anime#kakehai fan art#kakehai art#haikake#RWTW
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ITāS HERE!!!
Always remember the legend, Haiji Kiyose: the man who fondled a strangerās legs upon first meeting and Kurahara Kakeru, the man who let him
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I always be with you, Kakeru.
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me, on an average day
#run with the wind#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#prince run with the wind#run with the wind prince#kashiwazaki akane#neurodivergent memes#autistic#autistic memes
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Do You Know This Anime?
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Finally went to pick up my copy of the Run With the Wind Novel!!!!!! Canāt wait to crack it open during the holidays and relive the journey!
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My favourite collection of books are the same title.
#kazetsuyo#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#run with the wind#Tsundoku-ing at the Advanced Level#My second favourite collection of books are of āThe Little Princeā but their cover arts are almost a 1:1 replica of the original version
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And an audiobook!
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#anime#anime poll#kusuriya no hitorigoto#oshi no ko#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#momochi san chi no ayakashi ouji#mononogatari#yubisaki to renren#apothecary diaries jinshi#hoshino aquamarine#kurahara kakeru#nanamori aoi#kunato hyouma#ashioki oushi#request#seiyuu#japanese#ootsuka takeo
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"I felt for the first time the earnestness of the people cheering around me."
happy day of birth, roy @hansooyung ( Ė¶Ė Ā³Ė(ĖįĖ*)!ā”
#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#kazetsuyo#kurahara kakeru#kiyose haiji#sugiyama takashi#jo jiro#jo taro#iwakura yukihiko#kamala musa#hirata akihiro#kashiwazaki akane#sakaguchi yohei#run with the wind#user.roy#jo.gifs#hiiii i hope u like it beloved mwah kisses and hugs
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RUN WITH THE WIND (2018) ā¢ KAZE GA TSUYOKU FUITEIRU
E023 (FINAL) āIN THE WIND.ā
āEven though you can run by yourself, you're not actually alone. You're always running with someone else.ā āKiyose Haiji
#run with the wind#kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru#kiyose haiji#kurahara kakeru#anime#anime and manga#sports anime#sports manga#slice of life anime
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