Hinomaruzumou


Hinomaru Sumo

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Sumo of the Rising Sun, Sumo Wrestler Hinomaru, Hinomaru Zumou
Japanese: 火ノ丸相撲
English: Hinomaru Sumo
German: Hinomaru Sumo
Spanish: Hinomaru Sumo
French: Hinomaru Sumo
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2018 to Mar 29, 2019
Premiered: Fall 2018
Broadcast: Fridays at 22:00 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: Gonzo
Source: Manga
Genre: SportsSports
Themes: Combat SportsCombat Sports, SchoolSchool
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.531 (scored by 5694656,946 users)
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Ranked: #18992
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1903
Members: 128,926
Favorites: 356

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Synopsis

In professional sumo, there are no weight classes. It's a savage sport where the strongest survive, and anyone willing to test their mettle can step into the ring. There is, however, a minimum size requirement to be a pro sumo wrestler, and young Hinomaru Ushio, incredibly talented and hardworking though he may be, does not meet that requirement. This small boy has big dreams of reaching the highest class of sumo, Hinoshita Kaisan. The only way he could possibly go pro is if he becomes the High School Yokozuna, a title given to the strongest wrestler in high school tournaments.

Ushio is under a lot of pressure, as well as a time limit. If he can't show off his skills in the high school tournaments, he may lose his chance to go pro permanently, and the odds are stacked against him. Instead of enrolling in Ishigami High, the best school for sumo in Japan, he enrolls in Odachi High and must build a sumo club from the ground up with the one devout member Shinya Ozeki. Odachi High is the true underdog of the sumo world, but Ushio has to push forward with all his strength if he is going to make it professionally.

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1: "FIRE GROUND" by Official HIGE DANdism (Official髭男dism)
2: "Be the NAKED" by Lead
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Ending Theme

1: "Hiizuru Basho (日出ズル場所)" by Omedetai Atama de Naniyori (オメでたい頭でなにより)
2: "Sakura Sake (桜咲け)" by Yoshida Yamada (吉田山田)

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Jun 11, 2025
A really fun sports anime that just checks all the right boxes of the genre. Very likeable quirky cast of diverse characters that might fall into classic stereotypes, but the show delivers these stereotypes so well it feels actually really fresh. Add their very organic relationships the mix and you have a sollid basis for great heartwarming moments, something that the likes of Blue Lock severely lack.

Sure, Hinomaruzumou itself is your standard sports anime with an underdog MC who tries to climb to the top with determination alone and doesn't offer much above that premise, but it has so much heart I didn't mind for ...
Apr 9, 2023
Absolutely amazing anime. Alot of sports anime tend to focus only or mainly on the MC but in this show they give everyone a bit of the spotlight. Sumo isnt something im interested in usually, but this anime is great. The way the story is told is beautiful, the pacing is good and the bouts are great.

Overall this anime ticks all the boxes for me ; it looks decent, the battles/bouts are emotional and explain techniques well enough to understand how it all works.

Something felt missing though, im not sure what exactly it is but something didnt quite sit right at times.

Still, ...
May 28, 2020
Mixed Feelings
Hinomaruzumou is an anime from late '18 to early '19. It's based off of a Kawada manga and the anime was handled by Gonzo. Gonzo has worked on some spectacular anime like Chrno Crusade and Bakuretsu Tenshi. They've also done really mediocre stuff like Strike Witches & Trinity Blood and some absolute rubbish like Sunabouzu. So, predicting their quality isn't exactly plausible. Let's just dive in and see how they did with this one. 

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We open with our protagonist, Little Mac, going to scout a school with a strong sumo team. He accidentally takes a wrong turn and ends up at a school where the Sumo ...

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