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10 Best Sports Anime That Will Make You Vibrate with Emotion!
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1. Slam Dunk | Basketball
What kind of story is this?
One of the best sports anime of all time, the story follows Sakuraji Hanamishi. The high school student who holds a record for the longest time is rejected by many girls in high school (50, to be exact). But wait, he found a girl he wanted but to win his new love he had to beat Rokawa, who is the leader of the school's basketball team and also popular, after that, Sakuraji joins the school's basketball team and begins his career.
About the Anime:
A masterpiece that will not fade after decades!
There are several basketball-based animations, but if you ask “What is the greatest masterpiece of basketball animation?”, most people will probably press Slam Dunk.
Slam Dunk is a well-known masterpiece, a sports animation that has been loved by basketball kids even after more than 20 years since the TV animation ended.
Many children say that watching a sports animation starts the sport with a kick, but this trend was particularly noticeable with dunks.
It is said that the Japanese basketball population has exploded since 1993, when Slam Dunk was broadcast on TV, and the economic effect was such that the bash used by the game's characters became difficult to obtain. This work has ceased to be just a sports animation, but has become a huge content that has caused social phenomena.
2. Haikyuu!! | Volleyball
What kind of story is this?
Karasuno High School faces the challenge of becoming the number one volleyball team in Japan. Two new recruits – Hinata and Tobio – are key to the success of this newly revived squad. However, there will be many obstacles that will test their skills and friendship. Will they be able to overcome the obstacles they face?
The second season of this sports anime is characterized by exciting events. You will also witness the incredible skills and moves that will inspire you to try playing volleyball, which makes it one of the best sports developments of all time.
Haikyu! is a full-length sports animation reminiscent of the Showa anime, and has seen unprecedented success as an anime based on volleyball.
According to the sports website “Number Web”, Haikyuu! It is a work that has so much influence because there is data that the number of members of elementary school volleyball clubs has increased since 2012, when it began.
Student empathy is not the unreal world, but the design of the valley's fun as a club activity.
Haikyu! is terrible in terms of sales, and 16 volumes of books and 5 volumes of novels have taken the top positions in the comic section and book section of Oricon.
In 2015, even though it is not a Shogakukan work, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Boys.
3. Yowamushi｜Bike Pedal
What kind of story is this?
Yowamushi Pedal is the story of a geeky high school student who loves anime and games, Sakamichi Onoda, wakes up for a bike race.
The interesting scenario is that the protagonist didn't have the talent of a bicycle in the first place, but was trained for a reason unique to otakus: “I went to Akihabara every week, over 45 km one way with a low-performance bicycle.”
Of course that's not enough to win, so I train on my bike, but in the process I get paralyzed by a nerdy kid turning into a "rider" face!
About the anime:
Anime that changes the consciousness of bicycle racing
Compared to subjects like basketball and baseball, I think “bike racing” is a difficult sport to convey to someone who has no experience.
However, the Yowamushi Pedal makes it easy to convey the fun and hardships of riding a bike, and has a charm that makes those who have never been interested in riding a bike before want to ride one.
There are several other anime based on bicycles, but the popularity of weak pedals is surprising.
The anime has already been broadcast until the 4th half of the year, the accumulated number of original manga has exceeded 17 million copies, and the weak “musical 2.5 dimensions” pedal is immediately completed without the need for a few hours from the start of ticket sales. It is about continuing.
4. Free!｜ Swimming
What kind of story is this?
Free! is a work that portrays high school boys who swam in their youth.
The depiction of swimming is as serious as the classic soul sports animation, but the everyday life brings plenty of laughs, so the work is easy to watch.
With many handsome high school swimmers appearing, it is a favorite among the ladies.
Free! is a light novel called “High Speed.” With some adjustments to the story and character settings, once it was announced as the anime “Free!”, its success far surpassed the original.
The fun is origami, which won the Incentive Award at the 2nd meeting of the “Kyoto Animation Grand Prix” organized by the animation industry hitmaker Kyoani.
5. Ace of diamond | Baseball
What kind of story is this?
Diamond Ace is the story of a hero who entered a prestigious baseball school fighting to beat Koshien.
The same settings of classic baseball animations can be seen everywhere, such as “A Prestigious Baseball School”, “Aim for Koshien” and “The Hero is a Pitcher”.
It may be easy to imagine the atmosphere of a masterpiece like “The Giant’s Star” or “Captain”, which marked an era as a baseball animation, and which is a modern version.
About the anime:
Take the hegemony with the highly competitive baseball anime!
Baseball anime is one of the most competitive sports anime.
There are countless baseball-themed works, but there are so many rivals that you won't even get excited unless the original gets it right. On the contrary, there are cases where the original manga series ends in one or two volumes.
In the world of such severe baseball animation, over 100 episodes of Diamond A's TV anime have been produced. The serialization of the original manga continues, and it is a long-running success with nearly 60 comics in total, including Part 1 and Part 2.
While the length of the series alone doesn't make it interesting, the fact that both the anime and manga have endured is a testament to the work being loved by so many fans.
6.Yuri!!! ｜ Figure Skating
What kind of story is this?
Iuri!!! on ICE is an anime based on men's figure skating.
Many sports animations are set in student activities, but Yuri!!! at ICE is characterized by portraying the “professional world”.
Because it is the theme of figure skating, where artistic talent is considered important, it is a drawing that does not smell bad compared to conventional animation of the sporting soul.
About the anime:
While watching this anime, you get that feeling of being a real figure skater.
Yuri!!! All performances performed at ICE's work are performed by real figure skaters, and announcers and real figure skaters participate in the commentary and commentary.
If you look at it once, you can see it, but it's an animation with a degree of perfection close to reality that looks more like a documentary, and it's a work that you can see how seriously the production team took it in one take.
Because it was such a realistic figure skating animation, at the time of broadcasting, Yuri!!! on ICE I saw a number of viewers saying, “I became a fan of the player (character who appears).”
The fluidity of watching an ice performance and becoming a fan is proof that this is an animation that can be watched in the same sense as “real figure skating.” Furthermore, many women seemed to be absorbed in real figure skating after watching this anime.
7. Welcome to the ballroom | Ballroom dancing
What kind of story is this?
Welcome to the Ballroom is a work on the theme of ballroom dancing.
Ballroom dancing is often thought of as a “quiet adult hobby,” but it’s actually a sport where you won’t even be able to dance until you’ve trained hard.
What sets this work apart from other sports animations is that it has a hard style that emphasizes “the rigor of dancing” rather than the “joy of dancing.”
About the anime:
Unusual work that was a success in the ballroom dancing theme
From a global perspective, it is a “ballroom dance” with a large number of competitors, but unfortunately in Japan it seems that the impression of “uncle aunt’s hobby” is strong.
Ballroom dancing is another type of sport, sometimes called “competitive dancing,” but there is always a shortage of competitors in their teens and twenties.
Therefore, although there are mangas on the theme of ballroom dancing, few works have become so popular that they have become animated.
In this regard, the fact that the welcome to the ballroom was animated in two courses, and that it was greatly appreciated by the spectators, is an achievement that can be considered an achievement. It goes without saying that this work helped to improve the status of social dance in Japan.
8. Baby Step | sneakers
What kind of story is this?
Baby Step is a story that follows the hero who grows up to be a strong tennis player.
It is characterized by the fact that the author of an experienced tennis researcher draws while researching the latest tactics and training theories, and quite realistic games are developed.
Furthermore, since the love of the hero and heroine is carefully followed, the work can be enjoyed as if watching a drama.
Popular animated works serialized 10 years ago!
The original Baby Steps is the same manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. In Weekly Shonen Magazine, which is full of famous works, it has been a popular manga for 10 years, from 2007 to 2017.
As for the anime series, 50 episodes have been broadcast so far. While there are many animes that end with all 12 episodes, the fact that 50 episodes have been broadcast is proof that the ratings have been good.
The last of the 2nd period of the animation has up to 19 volumes in the original, so there is a possibility of a sequel being made even more considering the original stock (47 volumes)
9. The Knight in the area | Soccer
What kind of story is this?
Knights of the Area is a football-themed anime. Centering on the protagonist of the candidate for the Japan U-16 national team, it draws a realistic “football situation in Japan”.
The representation of football matches is also complete, but the attentive representation of the “human relationships of people involved in football” is also a charm of this work.
The appearance of the hero awakening in connection with the death of his brother and the heroine reminds of a masterpiece “Touch” somewhere.
About the anime:
The original is a success that has already surpassed 6.5 million copies of the series!
Battle-based and Moe-based works gained popularity, and the term “Sports Manga is Under Attack” began to be used. Even in the face of so many adversities, the original manga about the knights of the region broke the record of over 6.5 million copies of the series.
The perfection of knights in the area of football work can be seen by the fact that there are many professional football players.
Players who have professed to be fans of the original include Shinji Okazaki, Kengo Nakamura, Mana Iwabuchi, Nadeshiko Japan, and members of the Japanese national team.
10. First steps | Boxing
What kind of story is this?
The First Step (or Hajime no Ippo in Japanese) is the story of a bullied young man who gradually becomes stronger after taking up boxing.
The interesting thing about this game is that it doesn't just focus on the protagonist, but also spends a lot of time on matches between rivals and colleagues who belong to the same gym.
Since there are many fights between sub-characters, the metapoint of "the hero will win anyway" common in sports manga cannot be passed, and it is the same as watching a real boxing match "I can't predict who will win" You can enjoy the exciting feeling.
About the anime:
The definitive edition of the boxing anime!
The first run of the original manga began in 1989, but it continues to be serialized nearly 30 years later.
The cumulative circulation of Comics has exceeded 94 million copies, and it is a popular work that could exceed 100 million copies if serialization continues as it is. Incidentally, in the history of Japanese publishing, there are only 12 titles in which manga books have exceeded 100 million copies.
These legendary works and early steps have been regularly animated since 2000.
Since the original comic has more than 120 volumes and the stock is sufficient, it is expected to be revived in the future!
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