Favorite Sports Anime?

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I'm digging Kenko Zenrakei Suiebu Umisho right now.

that one caught my eye when i was looking for better sports anime pics... i need to remember to get it >_<

Apr 18, 2008 10:58 PM

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Prince of tennis!! is the best 4 meXDD and second is Ginban KaleidoscopeXDD

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Apr 25, 2008 12:35 AM

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Top Three

1. Whistle! Sheer Re-Watch Value. It's one of the few animes that I've been able to watch from start to finish all the way through... I think maybe 6 times now. In comparison I've only watched Hungry Heart Wild striker twice. Most anime's I only watch once. Initial d for instance with exception for the fourth season which I've watched a couple times now.

Regardless of the fact I often forget co-workers names that I have been working with for months and nearly everything else. When it comes to anime and novels I have a near photographic memory, I can watch entire episodes with sound in my head just by following up familiar phrase, remark, or reference to it. Rewatching things is something I don't do a whole lot of.

Besides the Op theme rocks, reminds me of kernkrafts zombie nation and I've never found a better tune for making you feel like your really there. At the big game, in the stands watching the flags wave and feeling the voices of thousands of people pound the air. Most of Whistle! reminds me of a similar intensity to say the Hajime Vs Sendo fight in Karakuan hall when all the fans are stomping the bleachers so hard that the ref couldn't hear the gong.

2. Hajime No Ippo, Again Re-Watch Value. I place a large exclamation on anything I can watch, then watch again within a month or two and still be on the edge of my seat.

3. Prince of Tennis, Eyeshield 21, H2, and Initial D all deserving of honorable mention.

21 drags in the middle and the subbing is taking forever and misses like 20 episodes in the middle of the tournament ending at the band spiders and contiuning long after so I can't finish watching it... Otherwise it might be a real three.

Initial D, great sound track, I've got it downloaded on it's own playlist just like Beck. Awesome sound effects and an intense ride. Unfortunately very little re-watch value. What you see is what you get, it's like the fast and the furious... Watch it once, savor it, and fondly remember it's lingering taste for the second time will only be bitter.

Prince of Tennis...... Entertained me, sometimes repetitive, didn't have enough actual character development from echizen... My only regret is that it didn't last longer and that they wasted so many episodes on filler when they could have spent it advancing a truely awesome plot. There was comedy enough in the regular episodes, why add more?

H2, for storytelling, general aewsomeness, and for spawning major.

Apr 25, 2008 1:11 AM

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wow, nice descriptions for all those.

*thumbs up*

i must say that i dont agree with whistle... it lacked in action for me, especially compared to HHWS.

Apr 25, 2008 2:06 AM

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It was also more Unique. HHWS had a better storyline but was longer and the hair reminded me of Ichigo too much. Overall HHWS might have been better but for individual episodes whistle! had more intensity and less filler.

I may be prejudiced because whistle! was simpler, it reminded me of my youth and the sheer joy of soccer. Whistle was more unique for me so it stands out.

Hungry heart was PoT only in soccer. Same kind of story advancements, special abilities, ect. Plus toss in some bleach characters... Even the okinawa Baldy was there although he was a lot less the tuff guy then his mirror in bleach.

Archtype cross-over example
White haired hard kicker with his granny versus the white haired flexible karate demon from pot

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Note I just noticed that my brain is starting to fuzz all the soccer animes together. It's 4 a.m. and it's been about half a year since I watched them. All the same I know Whistle! was one of my all time sport favs. Maybe I'll need to dig out my discs and watch them again.

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Apr 25, 2008 2:34 AM

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Major is my favorite sports anime and also it became my alltime favorite anime period, and i have seen alot of anime and loved them, but i told myself this anime is just amazing, purely the best to me, iduno why, but it has been the best anime ive ever seen for like a year now, nothing has decrowned it.

𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.

Apr 25, 2008 3:00 AM

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when i first started major i thought that this is what sports anime should become... the art was wonderful for me and i really like the pure focus on the sport and yet still keeping the drama of the players.

Apr 25, 2008 3:29 AM

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His father getting taken out after climbing out of his slump kind of reminded me of the violin music from Schindlers list. If you've ever watched the movie you know Exactly what I'm talking about. Perhaps the only reason I don't rate it amongst my favs, much like Last Samuria... I loved it but it's not something I watch for recreation.

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Note I don't care how healthy tears are. If I was interested in health I would have kept playing soccer and not spend almost 90% of my time outside of work in my room.

Apr 25, 2008 4:28 AM

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oofuri... i rewatched the tosei match (and Haruna's cameos....) so many times.
also loved Major (S2)..
Over Drive, Hikaru no Go, Dear Boys, I'll, ES21, Whistle... I used to be a big tenipuri fan some years ago, but it made me like tennis so it has a soft spot in my heart x3

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Apr 25, 2008 6:15 AM

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The Prince of Tennis, because of all the different and interesting characters it has~ <3

Apr 25, 2008 8:14 AM

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Prince of tennis - because i love ryoma! x3, and because i like tennis xD

Apr 25, 2008 9:05 AM

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err... Slam Dunk?

Apr 25, 2008 11:21 AM

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Haven't seen much yet, so far Hungry Heart Wild Striker is my favourite. It's unpredictable in contrast to most other animes.

Apr 25, 2008 12:14 PM

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to all that have seen PoT, have you checked out the live-action musical of PoT?

@krzysiek: have you tried whistle? its also a soccer/football anime.

Apr 25, 2008 1:42 PM

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I would have to say Eyeshield 21 is. I am a football fan anyways.

Going to eat your brains and gain your knowledge.

Apr 25, 2008 1:51 PM

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My favorites would be Major, Hajime no Ippo, Initial D (though I would rather classify this as a car anime than sports) and Slam Dunk.
I fail at motivating why I like stuff so I'll just leave that out.

Apr 25, 2008 2:34 PM

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It would be a hard toss up. I extremely enjoyed Hajime no Ippo however I am also a huge fan of Hikaru no go.

Apr 25, 2008 3:46 PM

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@June
YES~<3 Tenimyu! (*.*) I love it. XD; Especially the Hyotei Cast and Seigaku's First and Second Cast.

I was really into it a while back. Tenimyu is awesome. ^__^;

Apr 25, 2008 5:03 PM

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@ai-hime: no, youre awesome! ive never had anyone actually admit theyve seen the musical XDXD

i dont know much about the different casts... tho i do know they had many.

my fav character has always been inui tho. glasses ftw!

Apr 25, 2008 6:31 PM

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Definitely Prince of Tennis! I love playing tennis and watching that anime only inspired me to play more and do better...

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Apr 25, 2008 6:54 PM

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XD

So are you~ <3

I kind of lost track of how many casts there have been/still are. Can't keep up. XD;;

I gave up after the third one, since I couldn't download the myu's, because of my slow internet. );

Yes, Inui is definitely love. I always liked how they portrayed him on the musicals. All the actors that have played him do it really well. :D

Ah, I'm spamming. XD;; I better take my chat to the Tenimyu topic.

EDIT: I just figured out there is no Tenimyu topic. My bad, sorry~ ^///^;

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Apr 25, 2008 7:38 PM

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feel free to make one =)

the cast i saw had a great inui and recently i have seen him in a movie or drama... cant remember now, but when i saw him i was like "=O INUI!!!"

Apr 26, 2008 5:29 AM

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1º Hajime no ippo (Ippo and Takamura <3)
2º Over drive
3º Suzuka
4º Eyeshield

Apr 26, 2008 9:12 AM

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Yay, I think I will~! <3 :D

Ah, was it on the Death Note live action movies? I know the first-cast Inui plays Matsuda on them.

Apr 26, 2008 11:21 AM

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1. Prince of Tennis - Ryoma pwns!!
2. Hajime no Ippo - Gotta love Ippo's comeback wins.

Apr 26, 2008 1:27 PM

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Ai-Hime said:
Yay, I think I will~! <3 :D

Ah, was it on the Death Note live action movies? I know the first-cast Inui plays Matsuda on them.

you are so good, i think it was!!! XD

Apr 26, 2008 5:00 PM

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1. Ookiku Furikabutte/Oofuri
Really really funny. A nice story. Great characters. Also a little self-identification.... well, it reminded me a bit of myself xD

2. Overdrive
I like cycling. I watch the Tour de France every year. Also a fan of Rabobank, so didn't like how they portrayed the team in the anime, but it was funny. The main character died on his bike, which I think was cool to see. That harshness of the sport is what makes it great!
Besides all that, really funny xD!

3. Eyeshield 21
I have mixed feelings about this one. I first read the manga and watched the anime later. I didn't like the anime, didn't find the animation that great. It was better portrayed in the manga. I'm only reading the manga now. Also very funny! xD

Seems like the keyfactor for me, is comedy! If it has sports and can make me laugh, I'll probably like it xD

Apr 26, 2008 6:29 PM

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Kakkou-kun said:

2. Overdrive
I like cycling. I watch the Tour de France every year. Also a fan of Rabobank, so didn't like how they portrayed the team in the anime, but it was funny. The main character died on his bike, which I think was cool to see. That harshness of the sport is what makes it great!

i had no idea that they had real teams in the anime =O that kinda makes it cooler o_o

you should try major, a great baseball anime.

Apr 27, 2008 3:10 AM

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hajime no ippo is fun!

Apr 27, 2008 5:28 AM

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The Classic Slam Dunk!!!
Why? I think it's the first sport anime that have depth storyline. And the main character was not the most powerful player in the team... Unlike other sport animes....

Apr 28, 2008 5:47 AM

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June said:

i had no idea that they had real teams in the anime =O that kinda makes it cooler o_o

you should try major, a great baseball anime.

It's the only pro-team in the anime, I think. Though I wonder why Rabobank was chosen. There are lots of other teams as well... Oh well, it did make me a bit proud to see the Rabobank though xD

The famous Major! I've heard a lot about that one... About time, I start watching it.

Apr 28, 2008 2:46 PM

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Ookiku Furikabutte:
I love this show to bits and want Mihashi for a pet. This is pure classic shounen at its best; underdog finds his place as part of a close-knit team that work and sweat together to become giant-killers! With lots of laughs and chumminess on the way of course! To sum up, I am a serious Oofuri fangirl...

Slam Dunk:
Sakuragi is possibly my fave character of all time, he's such an adorable baka ^_^ This show does everything so great, the comedy, the sports, and the personal tales. Will always be one of my fave anime of all time. Such a shame the end of the manga series was never animated ;_;

Hajime no Ippo:
I really think, sports aside, this series really is a masterclass in anime production. Excellent pacing, suspense and comic timing. The action sequences are slick and a thrill to watch, plus the quality never lets up. You come to really like the characters (esp Takamura pfft), oh and the humour cracks me up bigtime - literal rotfl.

Others for which I can't be bothered to write a summary:
Hikaru no Go
Initial D

Apr 28, 2008 3:56 PM

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ONE DAY I WILL TRY SLAM DUNK AGAIN!

>_<

Apr 29, 2008 1:25 AM

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Hajime Ippo and Slam Dunk are the best.
HnG is also nice!

Apr 29, 2008 5:40 AM

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June said:
ONE DAY I WILL TRY SLAM DUNK AGAIN!

>_<

You didn't like Slam Dunk?! That anime is like nothing short of awesome :|

Apr 29, 2008 1:00 PM

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i wasnt a fan of it back in the day... it was one of the very first animes in general that i tried. >_< but i have a new appreciation for the artwork now =(

Apr 29, 2008 4:54 PM

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