Sports (713)

Training for and participating in a sport take priority, with the goal of furthering one's athletic abilities—either to win a competition or achieve some social standing. While the featured sport may be individual or team, the main cast will always overcome conflict through discussion and insights gained from other athletes or coaches. This creates a general sense of collective support and achievement that is always present in Sports stories. Contrast with Action where the narrative is on resolving conflict with one's physical power. While both Action and Sports may focus on exciting action sequencies, the two genres are mutually exclusive.

Metal Fight Beyblade 4D

Metal Fight Beyblade 4D

Metal Fight Beyblade 4D

In the Cosmos, an unusual event has occurred.

Taking a break from their latest triumph over Faust and the Spiral Core, Ginga and Co find themselves saving a boy named Yuki from a mysterious youth named Johannes. Although Yuki is a boy genius and an astronomer, he is a Blader who owns “Anubius”.

Yuki says that he has come to tell Ginga and his friends about the voice of the Star Fragment. He witnessed the Star Fragment (a meteor) fall from the sky one day. That single light dwells within Anubius and he says that he heard the voice of the Star Fragment that evening. A great evil is trying to revive the “Black Sun” and "Nemesis", the god of destruction, by using the unknown power of the Star Fragment and destroy the world.

Ginga and his friends must fight again, just as soon as they get the hang of their new 4D system beys!

The episode numbers continue from 103.
Apr 3, 2011 to Apr 1, 2012 | 52 eps | Publishing

Yakyuukyou no Uta

Yakyuukyou no Uta

Yakyuukyou no Uta

Against her insistence, Yuuki is drafted by the Tokyo Mets as the first woman player in the baseball league.
Dec 23, 1977 to Mar 26, 1979 | 25 eps | Publishing

Yakyuukyou no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora

Yakyuukyou no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora

Yakyuukyou no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora

A re-edited version of episodes 13 and 14 of the TV series. Double billed with Mirai Shounen Conan movie in the cinemas.

(Source: AniDB)
Sep 15, 1979 | 1 eps | Publishing

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Subaru Hasegawa has the ambition to become one of the best basketball superstars of all time. However, this comes to an apparent halt when his school's basketball team ceases activities for a year. Shocked by the news, he decides not to involve himself in basketball anymore.

One day, his aunt Mihoshi Takamura invites him to coach the Keishin Academy girls’ basketball team on how to play the sport, and he reluctantly agrees. He meets sixth-graders Tomoka Minato, Maho Misawa, Airi Kashii, Hinata Hakamada and Saki Nagatsuki, and begins training them in the sport with one goal: to defeat all strong opponents along the way.
Ro-Kyu-Bu! follows the effort of five elementary girls and their coach as they improve their cute style of playing basketball.

Jul 1, 2011 to Sep 23, 2011 | 12 eps | Publishing

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Another Story II - Ano Toki no Bokura

Tanjou! Buchou Shiraishi Kuranosuke (The New Captain, Kuranosuke Shiraishi)
In order to maintain club status at Shitenhouji Middle School, the coach of the tennis team orders that new members must be recruited or else they will not be able to participate in any tournament for the year. The team begins to target a freshman named Hikaru Zaizen, who has yet to join any club. Due to his indifference to jokes in a campus centered around comedy, Zaizen stands out from the rest of the student body. Determined to meet their quota, the tennis team makes it their goal to recruit Zaizen into the club and make him laugh at the same time, which proves to be a more difficult affair than they realize.
Seishun Gakuen Nanafushigi (Seishun Academy's Seven Mysteries)
It is said that there are seven legendary mysteries at Seishun Academy. When Takeshi Momoshiro begins to retell these tales to the first years of the tennis club, the third years promptly leave the club room in a hurry. When asked about their strange behavior, Shuusuke Fuji confides in them a string of incidents from their first year that are related to these stories.
Kyuushuu Nitsubasa (The Two Wings of Kyushu)
At the West Japan Tennis Tournament, the Shitenhouji Middle School tennis team runs into Kippei Tachibana and Senri Chitose—the doubles pair known colloquially as the "Two Wings of Kyushu." Coincidentally, Shitenhouji's first-round opponents at the competition are on the same team as Tachibana and Chitose. When Kuranosuke Shiraishi and Kenya Oshitari end up playing against the two, the history between the legendary doubles pair begins to unravel.
Jirou no Mezame (Jirou's Awakening)
The regulars on the Hyoutei Academy Tennis Team are annoyed at how much one of their members, Jirou Akutagawa, sleeps during their practices. One day, Gakuto Mukahi and Yuushi Oshitari decide to follow Jirou around to see what could be causing their teammate immense fatigue.

Aug 26, 2011 to Oct 26, 2011 | 4 eps | Publishing

Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006

Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006

Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006

Jan 28, 2006 | 1 eps | Publishing

Soccer Fever

Soccer Fever

Soccer Fever

Apr 4, 1994 to Apr 3, 1995 | 51 eps | Publishing

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

Dead Heat

Aug 7, 1987 | 1 eps | Publishing

Nurarihyon no Mago: Gekitou Dai Futsal Taikai! Nuragumi W Cu...

Nurarihyon no Mago: Gekitou Dai Futsal Taikai! Nuragumi W Cup!!

Nurarihyon no Mago: Gekitou Dai Futsal Taikai! Nuragumi W Cup!!

A special shown at the Jump Super Anime Tour 2010. It was later released as an extra accompanying Nurarihyon no Mago Blu-ray Box 1.
Oct 23, 2010 | 1 eps | Publishing

Heavy

Heavy

Heavy

Gai, a karate expert in the New York slum, is trained to be a boxing champion by a cancer-strucken doctor and a transvestite suffering from AIDS. Based on the manga by Motoka Murakami.
Apr 14, 1990 | 1 eps | Publishing

48x61

48x61

48x61

2002 | 1 eps | Publishing

Inazuma Eleven Go: Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven Go: Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven Go: Kyuukyoku no Kizuna Gryphon

The Raimon team has been invited by Fifth Sector strangely to a soccer camp. When they agree, things go out of hand since it was revealed that Fifth Sector wants to eliminate them once and for all on the island called God Eden. Now, the Raimon team needs to train harder to be able to show that they have the strength to fight back and prove Fifth Sector's doings wrong.

(Source: Inazuma Eleven Wiki)
Dec 23, 2011 | 1 eps | Publishing

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

Feb 18, 1979 | 1 eps | Publishing

CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling

CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling

CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling

Dec 8, 2007 | 1 eps | Publishing

Area no Kishi

Area no Kishi

Area no Kishi

Jan 7, 2012 to Sep 29, 2012 | 37 eps | Publishing

Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!

Oct 6, 2013 to Dec 22, 2013 | 12 eps | Publishing

Tennis no Ouji-sama Movie 2: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kesse...

Tennis no Ouji-sama Movie 2: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!

Tennis no Ouji-sama Movie 2: Eikokushiki Teikyuu Shiro Kessen!

Following the Nationals, Seishun Academy receives an invitation to participate in a junior tennis tournament at Wimbledon. In England, Ryouma Echizen and his teammates are joined by their rivals from Hyoutei Academy, Shitenhouji Middle School, and Rikkai University-Affiliated Middle School, who have also been invited to this special event. One evening before the start of the tournament, some of the players are attacked by a group of thugs, leaving them hospitalized with injuries. The only evidence distinguishing the assailants is a silver ring that each member wears on their hand and that their leader's name is Keith.

In an effort to stop the gang, the middle school students convene to discuss their options but are interrupted by Ling Xiu, the person who saved Ryouma the night before. Xiu identifies himself as a former member of Clack—a band of tennis players banned from official competition due to their violent playstyles and conduct. The students are warned to stay out of the affairs of Clack as they cannot hope to win against their tennis style.

Frustrated by the situation, Ryouma sneaks out with Xiu to confront Keith and the other members of Clack with the intent to take them down single-handedly. Knowing Xiu's true objective, Ryouma is now more determined than ever to defeat Keith to save the latter from himself.

Sep 3, 2011 | 1 eps | Publishing

Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru

As a child, Chihaya Ayase had only one dream: to see her elder sister Chitose become Japan's most successful model. However, upon defending her ostracised classmate Arata Wataya from his bully—Chihaya's childhood friend Taichi Mashima—she discovers the world of competitive karuta and soon becomes enamoured with the sport.

Based on the Ogura Hundred Poets anthology, this card game where poems are studied requires excellent memory, agility, and a tremendous endurance from the players. Full of hope, Chihaya joins the Shiranami Society together with the newly reconciled Arata and Taichi, embarking on an exciting journey for the title awarded to the top-ranked female player—Queen of Karuta.

Since middle school, Chihaya grew distant from a dispassionate Taichi and separated from Arata. However, in order to improve her skills, Chihaya decides to create a karuta club in her high school. With the help of Taichi, another veteran player, and a few spirited newcomers, Chihaya's new-founded Mizusawa Karuta Club aims for victory in the Omi Shrine's national championship.

Oct 5, 2011 to Mar 28, 2012 | 25 eps | Publishing

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama

Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama

Ryouma Echizen is one of 50 nationally ranked middle school tennis players to receive an invitation for the Japan U-17 tennis training camp. Previously open only to high school players, the exclusive regiment trains the best players in the country for the upcoming U-17 World Cup. The high schoolers are not pleased that these middle schoolers are allowed into the camp, but the middle schoolers easily overwhelm them before they are halted by the coaches.

The rules of the camp are soon explained: the players are split into one of 16 courts based on skill, with the best players occupying Court 1. Players move up and down courts based on "shuffle matches" that occur before practice begins each day. In anticipation of a game, the middle schoolers are asked to pair up with one another, only to find out that they would not be playing doubles with their partners. Instead, they are pitted against each other in a tiebreaker-style game. The winner of the match would be allowed to stay to further develop their skills whereas the loser would be sent home.

For the sake of tennis, friendships and camaraderie are all put on the line. As the fierce competition between the middle and high schoolers persists, the situations they find themselves in goes deeper than just playing to remain in the camp.

Jan 5, 2012 to Mar 29, 2012 | 13 eps | Publishing

Kuroko no Basket

Kuroko no Basket

Kuroko no Basket

Apr 8, 2012 to Sep 22, 2012 | 25 eps | Publishing

Judo Sanka

Judo Sanka

Judo Sanka

Apr 1, 1974 to Sep 30, 1974 | 27 eps | Publishing

Major: World Series

Major: World Series

Major: World Series

Dec 16, 2011 to Jan 18, 2012 | 2 eps | Publishing

Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi

Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi

Zoku Attacker You! Kin Medal e no Michi

2008 | 52 eps | Publishing

Hajime no Ippo: Boxer no Kobushi

Hajime no Ippo: Boxer no Kobushi

Hajime no Ippo: Boxer no Kobushi

Mar 21, 2003 | 1 eps | Publishing