Do you think you’ve watched all the sports anime out there? There may be some that you haven’t come across yet. Continue reading to find new anime to binge-watch, or to simply find out what other sports anime are out there.
Initial D: Final Stage
The broadcast lasted from May 16 to June 22 in Japan. There are 27 minutes in each episode. If you’ve heard of and enjoyed Initial D: Extra Stage, which preceded this series, you might also like this one. The tenth entry in the Initial D series, Final Stage, centers on Takumi Fujiwara and his pals who work in the racing industry.
This series features lots of suspense, action, and gorgeous cars. It’s available in BiliBili, but you have to make sure that it’s available in your region.
Salaryman’s Club (Ryman’s Club)
Former child prodigy Makoto Shiratori has fallen short of expectations as a badminton player for Mistuhoshi Bank. He tries to switch from playing doubles to singles because of a previous incident, but to his employer’s dismay, he is unsuccessful in doing so. He was let go from the bank, but the Sunlight Beverage corporate badminton team afterward hired him. Surprisingly, he must work in the company’s sales department during the day in addition to the practices, which begin in the evening. Mikoto mistakenly believed he was simply invited to participate in athletics but he was coerced into playing in the doubles competition.
Mikoto starts to question his decision to join the company as he tries to adapt to his new career life. He might find the strength to progress his badminton career, though, as he gets to know his teammates better.
From January 30, 2022, through April 17, 2022, this series was shown. It’s also available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Aim for the Ace!
Hiromi Oka, who is fifteen, attends Nishi High School. She was motivated to start playing tennis on her first day by her star player, Reika “Ochoufujin” Ryuuzaki. She meets Jin Munakata, the club’s new coach, soon after joining the tennis team at the school. The team undergoes hard training from their coach that even puts Ochoufujin to shame. Hiromi’s perseverance inspires the coach to choose her as one of the club’s key players despite the challenges she faces. She must therefore put up with the peer pressure from her seniors to excel at tennis.
From October 5, 1973, to March 29, 1974, this show was shown.
Ganbare Kickers
In the show, the kids’ soccer squad at Kitahara Elementary School struggles since they don’t have a strong striker. It centers on how Kakeru Daichi, the new student, quickly becomes one of the team’s top scorers. They were inspired to take on the incredibly powerful “Red Devils” because of how much better their team’s lineup has gotten since he joined. Kakeru scores the lone goal against the fearsome Uesugi, who many people believed to be the most unbeatable player, despite his team losing 10-1.
From October 15, 1986, to March 25, 1987, this show was shown.
Breakers
In this story, a team of para-athletes encounters Ren Narita, an exiled sports scientist. This anime is unique because you don’t come across an anime that concentrates on a person or a group of individuals with disabilities every day.
This four-part anime includes four distinct sports, including goalball, wheelchair basketball, paralympic swimming, and track and field.
From January 7, 2020, to May 26, 2020, this series was shown. Each episode lasts for eight minutes.
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – Road to the Top
This television show is about horses and women. To give more context, it is about a bunch of horses who are half human and half horses, competing against one another in races to determine who is the best. The main character of the series is Special Week, a horse girl (literally), whose name is taken from a genuine horse. In order to become the quickest girl in Japan, she enrolls in a prominent horse girl academy in Tokyo.
From April 2, 2018, through June 18, 2018, this series was shown. You can watch it on Crunchyroll as well.
As much as we’d love to make this list longer, we’ll save it for another time. Let’s now talk about the sports anime that’s been released this year.
Blue Lock, Season One, Part 2
Since its first episode aired in October 2022, this anime series, which began as a manga series in 2018 (and is still ongoing), has garnered a lot of favorable reviews. Yoichi Isagi, a high school student with a love for soccer and the desire to be the game’s most arrogant attacker, is the main character of the novel. To do that, he joined the Blue Lock Project, a training regimen directed by the cold-hearted coach Ego Jinpachi who is on a quest to lead the Japanese soccer team to victory.
On December 24, 2022, the anime’s first season came to a conclusion. It took a little break before continuing Yoichi’s narrative. Its second installment aired on January 7, 2023, which excited the fans who had been waiting.
As far as we know, Blue Lock is currently on Netflix; however, it’s also available on Crunchyroll.
Mou Ippon! Season One
On January 9, 2023, an anime version of a Yu Muraoka manga that debuted in 2018 and has 21 volumes thus far was released. The judo club at the high school, which is the subject of the narrative, is led by Michi Sonoda and her comrades. She had given up on the sport after suffering a humiliating loss in a tournament in junior high, but she returned to it after discovering that Towa, a former rival and current student, was trying to start a judo club at their new school.
HiDive offers live streaming of the show.
Tsurune, Season Two
The anime adaptation of the light novel, which was created by Kotoko Ayano and drawn by Chinatsu Morimoto in 2016, debuted in 2018 with 14 episodes. This series centers on Minato Narumiya, a high school student and archer who left his previous archery club after an incident even though he was deeply passionate about the activity. He was motivated to sign up after visiting the Kazemai High School archery club. For a chance to win the prefectural competition, all club members collaborate and give it their all.
Its second season and the animated film debuted on January 4, 2022. You can watch this series on HiDive and Crunchyroll.
Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story, Season Two
Birdie Wing’s second season, which followed the first, debuted on April 6, 2022, and ran until June 29, 2022. But what is the plot of the anime? It centers on a female lead character named Eve who exploits her outstanding golf talents to make a fortune by betting on and defeating different opponents. Nevertheless, she competes against Aoi Amawashi, a golfing prodigy, in their match. They agreed to fight each other again someday after their contest.
Even though Birdie Wing is about golf, there is a minor amount of illegal activity because mafias are involved and gamble on opposing golfers.
Crunchyroll offers online streaming of the show.
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