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Kagato
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I just saw Hajime no Ippo and wondered if there are any other sports anime out there as good.
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gnollman
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Princess Nine is supposed to be really good... but I've never seen it. I don't much care for the genre, frankly....
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Burner
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Captain Tsubasa
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Ataru
 Posts: 2350 Location: Missouri (Strikeman) |
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Slam Dunk is a very good basketball series. Pretty long and not in the US (execpt for the manga).
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Gekigangar3
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I didn't like sports anime at all until I saw Princess Nine, but it wasn't all about baseball, it was very plot driven, and it had great charachters. |
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Godaistudios
Posts: 2075 Location: Albuquerque, NM (the land of entrapment) |
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Most good sports anime is related to the characters specfically. The sport helps to drive the plot, but the charcters, stories and relationships found inside make the series what it is.
Now while Tempest (IIRC) may disagree with my take that Initial D and Hikaru no Go belong under the sports category, they carry the elements that are necessary. In fact, they heavily rely on the competition between either a team or an individual in order to attain a higher purpose, goal, revelation, etc. As such, they belong under the sports genre and are equally deserving to be in there. Otherwise you may just as well be rid of the "sports" genre altogether and place Slam Dunk into an "action" anime series even though most individuals watching it would feel that it doesn't really belong there. And if we want to look at some dictionary definitions, it becomes easier (depending on the definitions used) to incorporate games into the sports genre. Since they do have the elements, here is a list of things you might watch under the sports genre that I've actually seen: Hajime no Ippo (which I know the first individual watched) Yawara Touch Hikaru no Go Initial D Slam Dunk Princess Nine |
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space clam
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Much in the same way Eva uses its battles as a medium for character development. Pertaining to the topic, I read some of Slam Dunk manga and enjoyed it. Haven't gotten around to Princess Nine though... |
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zaphdash
 Posts: 620 Location: Brooklyn |
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Whistle. I hate soccer, but I love the show.
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littlegreenwolf
 Posts: 4796 Location: Seattle, WA |
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Prince of Tennis. I never knew before I watched this just how exciting tennis is.
... then I go play tennis and I find it boring again. |
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Kidotai
 Posts: 138 Location: one of those islands in the pacific |
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Not an anime per say, but try and read Harlem Beat. Better than Slam Dunk in my mind.
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mister k
Posts: 6 Location: manila |
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I've seen both Slam Dunk and Dear Boys, which came out early this year. I think Dear Boys is far better than Slam Dunk.
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SuperSkylineGTR
 Posts: 471 Location: Chicago, IL |
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I have to agree with Godaistudios, Initial D is awesome, especially if you are into the whole import racing thing.
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Kazumei
 Posts: 70 Location: Indianapolis |
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Hmm... What about Prince of Tennis.
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Oji-San
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I've seen quite a few and Hajimme No Ippo is by far the best one hands down
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frostedsaiyan
 Posts: 637 Location: Maryland |
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I heard that princess nine and Princess Nine were good. I haven't seen them only the trailers but a lot of people i know have and they say they're some of the best anime in the sports category.
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