Sports anime offers vivid worlds, compelling characters, and intense rivalries that transcend typical sports narratives. Blue Lock stands out with fierce soccer battles, intense competition, and ...

Isekai (“another world”) is a genre notorious for junk, simply because of the sheer influx of shows of the kind that ...

is more popular than you'd think. Japan's love for baseball is mirrored in anime and manga, with the sport being the most depicted due to its popularity. One of the best things about anime and ...

But the same can not be done so easily in sports anime. The genre draws inspiration from real life and often requires to be realistic. Popular sports anime like Koruko's Basket have tried to ...

Combining a rather classic premise and taking on the most popular sport in the world, there is an argument to be made that it could break that curse in Shueisha's market.

Sports anime is an increasingly popular niche in the medium, with Tonbo! using golf as its backdrop. Based on Ken Kawasaki and Yu Furusawa’s manga of the same name, the plot focuses on the ...

Updated January 21, 2025 by Mirza Aaqib Beg: Sports romance anime continues to be a popular genre with not enough shows as ...