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Though a gifted soccer player, due to his extreme germophobia Aoyama has developed an eccentric style of play where he avoids contact with both the ball and other players as much as possible. A quirk that puts him at odds with the hot-headed Kaoru Zaizen, who believes Aoyama doesn’t take the game seriously enough.
A gag comedy with a strong soccer focus and somewhat limited joke variety.
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Seeking revenge on the organization that ended the career of their wrestling dojo’s leader, two young men take radically different paths: Naoto Azuma trains under one of Tiger Mask’s old friends and inherits the Tiger Mask persona, while Takuma Fujii joins the group he seeks to destroy and takes on the persona of Tiger the Dark.
Set roughly 50 years after the end of the first series, this one centers on the conflict between the two protagonists as they work toward the same goal with different methods. It mostly consists of (often bloody) pro-wrestling matches connected by dramatic character interactions and periodic comedy bits.
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Known as the “God of Fighting” in the hugely popular MMO Glory, Xiu Ye ends up screwed over by the manager of the pro-player club he leads and forced into early retirement. Contractually barred from re-joining the professional scene for the next year, he decides to work his way up from nothing on a new game server with the intent of eventually taking back the top spot.
Half set in a fantasy gameworld where all the action takes place, and half set in the real-world where the tone is more serious/reflective. Both parts are peppered with comic relief.
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Following a nasty fall during a figure skating competition, Tazusa Sakurano awakes to find herself possessed by the spirit of a recently deceased stunt pilot. Now the two of them must find a way to co-exist while Tazusa redoubles her efforts to reach the Olympics.
Part ‘rise to the top’ competitive sports show and part romantic comedy. It’s a bit more of the former than the latter and has a particular focus on reaction shots.
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Kenji and Sumiaki, first years at Kanagawa Prefectural High School, each have complexes about their height. Kenji is short with a short fuse, while Sumiaki is tall and timid. Both of them join the school’s rugby team and begin to develop a friendship.
A sports shounen focusing on rugby. The comedy mostly comes from exaggerated or mismatched character personalities.
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On her first day of highschool in a new town, Hiromi decides to take her bike to school despite not having ridden in many years… only to discover that she’s forgotten how. Luckily she runs into a girl from the same school on the way willing to help her relearn, and the two quickly become friends.
A mostly relaxing series designed to get people interesting in cycling, with just a touch of competitive sports spirit. Each episode also features a live action segment at the end showcasing various types of biking gear and concepts.
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Ami is a slightly clumsy college student without any hobbies, until one day she sees someone riding a folding bike. Despite having long had an interest in biking she never tried it herself due to a fear of falling, and the folding bike looks just compact enough to inspire her to try.
A slice of life cycling series with a noticeable ecchi streak and comedy based on awkward character behavior.
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While rummaging through his grandfather’s stored things for something to pawn, Hikaru ends up possessed by the ghost of a Go instructor from the Heian period. Soon enough Hikaru becomes interested in the game as well and starts trying to become a better player.
Unlike many of this sort of series, this one doesn’t really have any comedy to speak of. It treats the game as deathly serious and even the school life portions focus on darker topics such as bullying and jealousy.
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Keijo is a professional sport similar to sumo wrestling played on floating platforms in which girls use their butts and breasts to knock their opponents either to the ground or into the water. Having just graduated high school, Nozomi Kaminashi seeks to rise to the top of the Keijo rankings for the large cash prizes.
This is a hybrid show. One part sports shounen and one part ecchi comedy it combines serious training, over-the-top attacks and abilities, and a ton of fanservice.
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Yuri Katsuki has idolized the Russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov since first sight. Wanting a chance to meet his idol on the same stage, he works his way up to the national level… only to perform badly and return home to contemplate whether or not he’s really cut out for figure skating after all.
The first half is a sports shounen focused on figure skating. Aside from the choice of sport itself, its other distinguishing features would be the mostly 20+ year old cast, having a particularly cartoony comedy style, and the large amount of yaoi subtext. In the second half the show becomes more mature, in all respects, and closer to a romantic drama.
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