Go Sports Anime: Go! Fight, Fight, Fight!
If you can't watch or play the actual sport, which of these anime TV series* is the best replacement?
Taking gentlemen's bets on which title wins the world's best sports anime title over here!
*(No fantasy, science-fiction, or illegal fighting sports-based anime, etc.... Nothing below an IMDb rating of 6.0)
Taking gentlemen's bets on which title wins the world's best sports anime title over here!
*(No fantasy, science-fiction, or illegal fighting sports-based anime, etc.... Nothing below an IMDb rating of 6.0)
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- CreatorHaruichi FurudateStarsAyumu MuraseKaito IshikawaYu HayashiDetermined to be like the volleyball championship's star player nicknamed "the small giant", Shoyo joins his school's volleyball club.Volleyball
- StarsRikiya KoyamaKôhei KiyasuSteve StaleyIppo, a teenage boy with a pure heart and unrelenting determination, discovers a passion for boxing after veteran fighter Takamura saves him from bullies.Boxing (and/or Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (2009))
- StarsHisao EgawaEriko HaraAkiko HiramatsuAbout Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinary basketball player.Basketball
- StarsYûko SanpeiTakuya SatôYou-Wu-Yue-ShanA 11-year-old boy who loves soccer and dreams to be the best.Soccer ((and/or Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001–2002); Kyaputen Tsubasa (1983))
- CreatorMitsurô KuboSayo YamamotoStarsJun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKôki UchiyamaAfter suffering defeat, Yuri Katsuki hangs up his ice skates for good. But will an encounter with two top skaters reignite his passion?Ice skating
- StarsKenshô OnoYoshimasa HosoyaYuki OnoKagami meets Kuroko, the 6th member of the Miracle Generation, and they make a pact to defeat the other members of the team. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins.Basketball
- StarsMasato HagiwaraTsutomu IsobeKappei YamaguchiHiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambling and logic is about to begin..Baseball
- StarsNobunaga ShimazakiNatsuki HanaeTakahiro SakuraiFollows the life of Eijun Sawamura, a gifted baseball player who have his own extraordinary pitcher's talent. His goal is one, to become the ace of Seidou High School.Baseball
- StarsJunko TakeuchiFumiko OrikasaHiroyuki YoshinoA talented young goalkeeper tries to revive his school's lackluster team in this anime series based on the hit manga and video game.Soccer
- CreatorWataru WatanabeStarsDaiki YamashitaKôsuke ToriumiAyaka SuwaOnoda is a cheerful otaku looking to join his new school's anime club, eager to finally make some friends. Unfortunately, the club has been disbanded and somehow he stumbled into the bicycle club.Cycling
- StarsRoger Craig SmithLiam O'BrienSam RiegelKobayakawa Sena is a little guy who always get picked on by the bullies in school. Since elementary school, he always play the role of the 'errand boy' to the extent that he has become swift and fast in his movements. Coincidentally, Hiruma Youichi and Kurita Ryukan are looking for a fast running back for their American Football team (Amefuto) and want to put Sena in the team. To hide their new 'star' player from the eyes of other High Schools, Hiruma encases Sena in a Amefuto helmet with a dark visor and name him Eyeshield #21.American football
- StarsJamie MarchiJohnny Yong BoschTodd HaberkornFour high school students: Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin, all took part in a swimming tournament shortly before the end of high school and then lost touch with each other. Years later, they reunite.Swimming
- StarsJun'ichi SuwabeErik DaviesYuri LowenthalAt the request of his father, tennis prodigy Ryouma Echizen has returned from America and is ready to take the Japanese tennis scene by storm. Aiming to become the best tennis player in the country, he enrolls in Seishun Academy-home to one of the best middle school tennis teams in Japan. After Ryouma catches the captain's eye, he finds himself playing for a spot on the starting lineup in the intra-school ranking matches despite only being a freshman. Due to his age, the rest of the Seishun Boys' Tennis Team are initially reluctant to accept him, but his skill and determination convinces them to let him in. Armed with their new "super rookie," Seishun sets out to claim a spot in the National Tournament, hoping to take the coveted title for themselves. In order to do so, the team must qualify by playing through the Tokyo Prefectural and Kanto Regionals. Yet, the road ahead of them is shared by a plethora of strong schools, each playing tennis in unique ways for their own reasons. Ryouma and his teammates must learn to cooperate if they want to become the champions they aspire to be.Tennis
- CreatorKotoko AyanoStarsYûto UemuraAoi IchikawaRyôta SuzukiMinato Narumiya used to be passionate about kyudo until an incident caused him to abandon the sport altogether. Inspired to take up his bow again in high school, he and his friends now take aim for first place in the prefecture tournament.Archery
- StarsYuka OzakiYuina YamadaMikako IzawaKohane Hatoya, a girl who is constantly helping others, takes an interest in cheerleading. She decides to start her own Cheer Club upon entering high school, recruiting her best friend Uki Sawatari and veteran cheerleader Hizume Arima.Cheerleading
- StarsKôki UchiyamaAaron DismukeMicah SolusodFive ping pong prodigies learn to navigate the harsh climate of competitive sport and the even more frightening realm of self realization.Ping pong or table tennis
- CreatorShion MiuraStarsMike HaimotoShin'ya TakahashiTaito BanHaiji wants to enter the Hakone Ekiden marathon with his dormmates, but they all have to train first!.Track and field.
- StarsAsami SetoTetsuya KakiharaTomoaki MaenoMaruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with way things are.Tennis
- StarsHitomi ÔwadaMiyuri ShimabukuroYûna MimuraAfter her crushing defeat of 21-0 at the National Junior Badminton Tournament, Nagisa Aragaki's love for her sport begins to distort. Unable to deal with the shame of loss, she starts to terrorize the members of her high school badminton club. Her grueling drills bring some to the verge of tears while others quit the club outright. With the team losing members and new prospects being too terrified to join, the future of the badminton club looks exceptionally grim. That is, until Kentarou Tachibana joins as the new head coach. Not only is he an Olympic-level player, but he also comes bearing a secret weapon: Ayano Hanesaki, the girl who defeated Nagisa six months ago. However, Ayano is not the rival Nagisa remembers, but a girl with conflicted feelings wanting to distance herself from badminton. With her future in sports now on the line, Nagisa must find a way to face her fears of inadequacy, heal her rival's troubled heart, and bring victory to Kitakomachi High School's badminton club.Badminton
- StarsTomoko KawakamiSusumu ChibaSanae KobayashiA sixth-grader Hikaru Shindo accidentally awakens the spirit of a deceased Go prodigy Fujiwara no Sai who then accompanies Hikaru and helps him develop his Go skills.I'm into low impact, high intellect "sports" like the strategy board game, Go.
- StarsYuma UchidaRina HidakaHisako KanemotoThe story is about a teenage boy who happens to be a shogi master. One day, a nine-year-old girl turns up at his house, requesting to be taken as his disciple. From there, all kinds of wacky hijinks ensue.I'm into low impact, high intellect "sports" like the strategy board game, Shogi.
- CreatorMckenzie HammondsStarsSaori HayamiTatsuya TokutakeMiyuki SawashiroA gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.I'm into low impact, high stress/stakes "sports" like poker. Poker in this anime is ... apparently legal and a required pursuit for the students of Hyakkaou Private Academy.