Ballroom e Youkoso

These two have very similar premises: Competing in a sport in which you are watched and judged based on your performance. Aesthetics, difficulty of moves, etc are all taken into account. They are both fun to watch, and unfortunately both sometimes suffer from too much of the same thing in the performances. Luckily, it's not too much of a hindrance, and if you enjoy one you will probably enjoy the other. Unless you only watched Yuri!! on Ice for the weird teacher x student "romance". You won't find that in Ballroom. 

Very similar art, and both are sports anime. Both sports attract more of the female audience than male audience. Difference: MC in ballroom actually grows throughout the season , while the MC in haikyuu remains childish to the very end. (you can tell by how they argue with their partner, the latter's "fights" being meaningless, repetitive, and more for a comedic effect than for development) Ballroom is more for the more matured audience. Despite ballroom dancing being a sport where you can be very close to the women, there is significantly less sexualization than in haikyuu. (in haikyuu we will often see the males literally telling the girl "ill hold your bag", "your beautiful", etc the mc males are always trying to gain her favor and lusting for her) in ballroom, even when dancing with someone not your main partner, they are still really mature about it (except gaju, ok) read more 

The two plots are about an underdog in his final year of high school who still doesn't know what to peruse after finishing. That is before he comes a cross a sports discipline he's gifted at. While Hajime no Ippo focuses on boxing and the tone is more serious, Ballroom e Youkoso is about dancing and is more light hearted. With that said, both stories deliver a compelling story about a boy slowly finding his identity and excelling in what he's good at 

I know that the comparison can be somewhat obvious because they share a dance theme, but besides that I think they really resemble each other in the style of characters, with the exception that here apparently the dance will be individual performance, and not as a couple as in Ballroom. 

If you like anime where someone who knows nothing and gets introduced to a new concept which is interesting to watch, give these shows a try. Both shows actually have similar internal set up. In Baby Steps someone who knows almost nothing about tennis is introduced to the sport and in Ballroom main character gets introduced with the dancing world. Main characters are hardworking and have a power to pick up abilities so therefore it is very interesting to watch both of these series. Also there is a chance for romance, too because there are girls :D If you liked one, give another try as well. read more 

Both have a musical sport as its basis and delve into relationships (though Ballroom has an overall lighter and grounded tone.) They have a light dreamy palette and amazing art styles. Both also have a reputation of being put-off by general viewership due to its perceived subject matter (one about being a pianist and one about being a dancer.) 

These are two sports anime about fairly different sports but done in a somewhat similar way. They both lead up to a big event, and spend most of their time building up characters that have never done the sport before. In both of them, the protagonists (Run With the Wind is basically all protagonists) have never really done the sport before, and so we see them starting from zero and working their way up. Both are very motivating and fun to watch. I will say Run With the Wind is much better if you want to just watch people getting better at something, but Ballroom is better if you are looking for more drama.  read more 

These anime though slightly different in focus in art presentation for each, makes you want to root for the underdog, see them persevere despite the setbacks, endlessly watch them both struggle and grow for the sake of their aspirations as MCs, and eventually see how they can work on their weaknesses and play with their strengths to reach their full potential! To add, both anime make you feel giddy with anticipation, as you hope for the success they work so hard for. They even inspire you to want to work on your own dreams and to dream of making the impossible possible, which therefore increases the chances of connecting with the audience through content that would be considered relatable.  read more 

The plot between the two are very similar and the music in them are very nice, glass no kamen has more episodes but the character development are very identical. Would recommend watching Glass no Kamen 

main character picking up to learn something new from zero experience showing much desire passion for it  

Progressive growth of an underdog athlete. Similar style, competitive spirit, thrill. I love both a great deal. 

Similarities: - MCs are newb to the sport and start out weak, but works hard to achieve goals - Both MC's weakness can also be their strength, and share other similar talents Differences: - different team compositions (partners vs teams) = different character dynamics - Fujita learns more from teachers/coaches while Tsukamoto does so more from peers - The two start the sport for different reasons -- different focus/theme P.S. From reading the mangas, I think Ballroom e Youkoso is more likely to have romantic relations 

Series exploring a professional sport with details regarding practice and techniques. Both are sports anime released in summer season 2017. 

You can feel similar vibes when they dance or play basketball. Their aura changes, they get into their zone or dancing highs and their performance increases big time. And both have some "bad ass" characters.  

Two sports anime focused on characters competing in events that use small teams (4 person relays and 2 person dance pairs). They focus heavily on that group dynamic, and how all members of these small teams need to be in their best condition for the team to do well. Good character drama and well animated sporting action. 

While the stories in these are quite different, they both give me a similar vibe. Very stylish and fun. Good character drama and progression, though I would say Kids on the Slope handles some of it's drama-focused plot points a bit better. They both put lots of detail into what the characters are performing (jazz or ballroom dancing).  

The stories themselves aren't extremely similar, but the execution and emotions you feel are very similar in my opinion. Both anime are about an uncommon sport/activity- Chihayafuru is about a card game called karuta and Ballroom e Youkoso is about ballroom dancing. Both main characters are introduced to the world of karuto/dancing by somebody they idolize greatly. Now, they strive to become the greatest. Supporting characters are also fleshed out more than most other series and everybody feels truly real. Interactions, feelings, problems, worries, arguments, and everything connecting the characters feels natural and legitimate. They feel less like anime characters and more like actual people. In both shows, there is also the underlying theme of romance. Neither are obnoxious and are point blank a romance anime, but the romantic mood is always in the air. These shows are also great for shippers! The canon ships aren't obvious. Soundtracks are both gorgeous and art is unique. Chihayafuru's art is more polished and honestly some of the best art I have seen. Ballroom e Youkoso's art is more unique and can turn some people away, but I loved it. The way the bodies are structured and posed intrigued me more and more each episode. The roughness worked. However, the most important part is how these shows make you feel. They might seem slow paced and boring from the outside looking in or after only a few episodes, but the pacing works for the shows. They are both a slow burn with a few explosions mixed in. Quality never drops and I feel like they even get better as time passes. During both of these shows, I have laughed out loud, cried, got goose bumps, screamed, and showed more emotions than I very rarely do. Both of these shows are 9/10 for me. Some of the best anime I have had the pleasure to watch. Highly recommend both.  read more 

The two sport stories are similar in plot, where the main character finds a passion and dedicates himself to change. Additionally, the main characters in each story are inspired to take up their respective sports by a girl at first, but begin to truly love what they do near the end. Ironically, the top rival is named Hyoudou in both anime. 

Both are similar in terms of animation and romance theme. 

KHR is clearly more of a shounen action story but the main characters are similar in that they both come form a place in life where they have nothing they truly love and feel like losers, but eventually find a passion and excel at in a fun and heartwarming way. Even though KHR may be pretty action based there are a lot of growing experiences and bonding incidents that remind me of the warm feeling you get watching ballroom .  

Well, we are all aware that Tatara or any other character in Ballroom e Youkoso does not have a harem. However, the similiraties in the anime is that the two protagonist find something in which they get suddenly appasionate even though they do not nothing We can see in both shows that the other characters are experienced in their fields and have practiced their entire life, however Tatara and Kanoko just appeares causing certain friction with the experienced ones In the end, their passion leads them to this new world  

Series exploring a professional career with details. The characters are faced with obstacles that they have to overcome. 

Both Tatara and Eijun Sawamura are guys with natural talent but they are also hard workers. Also both of them don't know their full potential and they will be living in the dark if they don't meet people that will later help develop and bring full potential of Tatara and Eijun to life. And yes like dancing, baseball is very competitive. In Ballroom you have people working together in pair to make a result. In Diamond no Ace you've got teams - group of people that want to achieve goal - start in Koshien National Tournament. Similarities: - Friendship - Rivalry - Love to sport - Great animation - Young people experiencing first wins and losses. read more 

They are both excellent coming of age slice of life. Ballroom has an MC who starts off not knowing how to do ballroom and Tsuritama has an MC who starts off not knowing how to fish. At certain instances, both have intense moments e.g. Ballroom during competitions and Tsuritama during fishing and especially towards the latter episodes. They are not exactly the same but the underlying theme surrounding these two animes are closely similar. Both are fun to watch and can be cute (depending on the type of person watching). Last but not least, THE COMEDY is BRILLIANT. *cough cough* Sengoku *cough* *cough* DUCK 

Both MC's just really want to play in their sports and go through some hardships and overcome them for the love of the sport, both also have slight romantic drama and tend to be slightly more slice of life ish, both also are pretty realistic representations of their sports.  

Both have incredibly similar premises, I'm surprised it hasn't been recommended yet. -Lead character(s) begin music-related activity with little to no previous experience or really any knowledge of what they were getting in to. -Taught/trained by mentors with national-level talent. -Enter tournaments that potentially lead to higher level tournaments. -Lead(s) are more naturally talented than other beginners in some areas, but struggle in others. -Naturally talented characters are able to learn something about each activity and themselves through the beginners. -Main characters of both shows are mainly first-year high school students. -Shades of potential romance in the background that slightly influence the story, but doesn't play a huge role.  

The protagonist are professional and want to win. Also, they are shounen and comedy 

Each anime starts with the MC trying to get better at something they love to do. All of the characters in both the animes are sort of similar in some way, like in competitiveness. Each one deals with a competitive sport/ thing: volleyball and ballroom dancing, and both MCs have someone to look up to, in Haikyuu, it's the Little Giant, and in Ballroom e Youkoso, it's Sengoku. Overall, there're really a lot of similarities, despite the huge difference in the topics of the two anime. 

Both have female characters that are fierce AF Slayy Queens and will gladly grind you under their feet, you know, if you're into that. no judgment.  

Two series focused on the struggles and determination of earnest, passionate underdogs. Neither series are trying to redefine the underdog narrative, which would be very rare to see. What we have are relatable characters dealing with realistic situations. If you love an underdog story then you should consider this recommendation.  

The protagonist goes through a life changing experience comes through a rare chance. 

The protagonist steps into the harsh, professional world of a field. They have to grow and win. 

I'm surprised how no one has related this two series. I think they're really alike in how they present their sport; with passion, dynamism, good animation and exaggerated metaphores. If you liked ballroom e youkoso you'll really love ping pong. 

Though genres are quite different both anime has a main character that's weak at the start, but then he meets that someone special who keeps helping MC on his way. Nice character development, action, very engaging story. Great animation and soundtracks.  

Another good niche sport anime, well animated, good animation and interesting story. While neither anime pushes the boat out very far and hit a lot of similar clichés, they're both are very enjoyable with pleasant characters. It's longer with 24 episodes but doesn't drag or waste your time. Well worth a watch. 

Not similar in : music sounds art style or even as a romance story they are similar in the characters exactly in the characters Kabakura and Koyanagi they got the same personalty as a couples just like Fujeta and Chinatsu when they were a team  

Ballroom and Harukana in many ways similar to each other because of their study of psychology and the relationship between partners, and the use of heavy romantic metaphors for this. Both shows also have a realistic image of their sport and sibling's pair as side characters. The main difference is that Ballroom has a more serious tone and is focused on boy-girl pairings, while Harukana has a more entertaining style and a blatant yuri subtext with girl's pairings. 

Kaleido Star has a similar theme at base to Ballroom e Youkoso, and that's dance, passion, strength, and performance. Similarities: - Tatara and Sora are similar, not in how Sora already knows acrobatics, they both are weak but show huge potential - Tatara and Sora are enthusiastic, but also have doubts and frustration throughout their careers. They both experience dancers block (similar to writers block), faults, and mistakes. However they both have hidden potentials that separate them for the rest of the characters - Both shows are gorgeously animated in separate ways. Ballroom e Youkoso is cleaner, fluid and graceful. However, Kaleido Star (while an older anime) has incredibly dynamic and constant appealing animation during action scenes. - Competition. While KS is more focuses on inner competition between characters, there is a clear and definite unison between characters (Sora & Layla, Tatara & Sengoku). There are rivalries in both shows, both friend basis (Sora & Layla, Tatara & Hyodo) and enemy basis (Sora & May, Tatara & Gaju) - No heavy emphasis on romance, these shows get down to the core of music, dance, and sport of preforming. While there are romantic undertones, the shows both focus on the joy, beauty and strength that comes along with both sports Differences: - There is more heavy emphasis on character development in Kaleido Star - One is about dancing in a performance/stage sense (KS) while BeY is focused on a more modern style of dance, ballroom and competitions. - It could be argued that these two shows are incredibly different animation wise. However my point above stands that there is a huge amount of care and beauty that go into both shows animation wise. There is little to no CGI (only background cgi in BeY and it's not noticeable unless you really pay attention). Obviously KS is an older show. It's 1:1 ratio unlike BeY. - Episodes: BeY is going to be much shorter that KS, however BeY has a well developed ongoing manga  read more 

When a chance encounter with a talented badass save the protagonist from their school bullies, Tatara (Ballroom e Youkoso) and Koyuki's (Beck) lives change from their unhappy, mundane, and alienated life experiences through competitive dancing and rock music. Seeking to emulate their heroes, the protagonists persevere through challenges to become a better person and dancer/musician. Both anime use different narratives to tell their stories. Ballroom e Youkoso follows a typical action/sport shounen narrative. Beck has a school slice of life narrative that creates drama from simple misunderstandings and accidents. Each anime has their flaws due to their tropes, but remain quality anime.  

Both anime have great animation and catchy story. I find most similarities where characters are competing with each other to get their wanted partner. Some guys are annoying goofs, while others are quite kind and care for the girl.  

Series exploring a professional career with details regarding practice and techniques. 

Sports anime that explore the stories of the characters through them participating in a tournament and finding their talent. 

Though genres are quite different both anime has a main character that's weak at the start, but then he meets that someone special who keeps helping MC on his way. Nice character development, action, very engaging story. Great animation and soundtracks.  

You can feel similar vibes when they dance or play basketball. Their aura changes, they get into their zone or dancing highs and their performance increases big time. And both have some "bad ass" characters.  

You can feel similar vibes when they dance or play basketball. Their aura changes, they get into their zone or dancing highs and their performance increases big time. And both have some "bad ass" characters.  

Series exploring a professional career with details. The characters are faced with obstacles that they have to overcome.