| Basically every opponent of Yabuki Joe. Also Mayumura from Major especially after the toilet scene. |
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| Id probably have to go with the 5 generation of miracles in Kuroko no Basket. |
| haikyuuu has many funny/enjoyable "antagonists" Mayumura is really cool yeah. also the 5 of the generation from kuroko. |
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| I like Sendo from Slam Dunk. He's actually one of my favourite characters in that series. |
| Basing in the few sports anime I have watched, I liked Oikawa from Haikyuu because how much of an amusing jerk he is, yet at the same time for how passionate he is for the volleyball. I also liked the Ass-Eater from Keijo!!!!!!!!, even if she was a minor rival, her personality, design and powers were cool. |
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| I'll go with Sawamura Ryuuhei from Hajime no Ippo (Rising). The aura around him was different, and he truly embiodised danger. His build up was very detailed. Unfortunately the anime version didn't fully flesh out his character and important scenes were shortened or entirely removed. Usually the term rival suits better in the concept of a sports anime, but for him antagonist or even villain is more fitting. |
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| Protagonist vs. Height. The true sport antagonist. |
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| oikawa from hq!! kise and aomine from knb mei and sanada from daiya i guess i have a type lmao although i wouldn't exactly call them antagonists... |
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| All the other team characters from Haikyuu though they're too dorky to be called antagonists tbh. |
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SkyFullOfStars said: All the other team characters from Haikyuu though they're too dorky to be called antagonists tbh. I was gonna say something like this. They are also too friendly with the main characters that it's hard to see them as "the enemies" of the main characters. My favorite is Kuroo from Haikyuu :D |
| I haven't seen enough, but my most favorite would have to be Wenge Kong. His character development was great to watch. If there was longer exposure as an antagonist rather than 1-2 episodes of competition, I would have mentioned Keijo!!!!!!!! characters. Also since they're training to become professionals, pretty much anyone besides Nozomi can be seen as an antagonist. Illyricus said: I also liked the Ass-Eater from Keijo!!!!!!!!, even if she was a minor rival, her personality, design and powers were cool. That was the best 1 on 1 match I've seen for the series, so she's definitely up there for me as one of the best "antagonists" in the show. Also plenty of laughs were made. |
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MechKingKillbot said: Pretty much. Not for nothing Keijo!!!!!!!! is considered JoJo's ecchi version.Illyricus said: I also liked the Ass-Eater from Keijo!!!!!!!!, even if she was a minor rival, her personality, design and powers were cool. That was the best 1 on 1 match I've seen for the series, so she's definitely up there for me as one of the best "antagonists" in the show. Also plenty of laughs were made. |
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| takeshi sendo from hajime no ippo? but i guess he is way closer to a rival than an actual antagonist oikawa from haikyuu and JJ from yuri on ice are also pretty cool |
| All of Hakone Gakuen from Yowamushi Pedal, but especially Toudou fundjtsthshffufieb i love him |
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| I like all of Maruo's opponents in Baby Steps except that rule-bending faggot. They are very likeable. |
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| Akashi Seijuro, Aomine Daiki, Agon Kongo, Mayumura Ken, and Joe Gibson Jr. Still need to watch Haikyuu, Ace of Diamond, Area no Kishi, Capeta, etc so I can't comment about those. |
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| probably Light Yagami from this sport anime called Death Note, i loved him immediately when i saw that Tennis match versus L man. |
| Both Daiki Aomine from KnB and Keigo Atobe from PoT for me.. The reason is because both antagonist are an overwhelming opponent that push the protagonist to their limit which is entertaining to see especially in a sport anime IMO.. |
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| For me it's a pretty close tie between Oikawa and Ushijima, both from Haikyuu. Maybe I like Oikawa a little bit more because actually stoped being a jerk midway through the series. |
| Shinobu and Suo from Chihayafuru. Obvious choice for me. i also liked Oikawa from haikyuu |
| Nitta from Touch is a great antagonist, he got before Tatsuya at koushien, he's more handsome, overall a better pitcher, has a cute sister, good grades, rides a motor bike and there's something between he and Minami, he has a better team at Sumi than our protag and weirdly enough he has a great personality too. The rivalry between Tatsuya and Nitta was awesome, that final match was on another level of epicness, I wonder if Kazuya could've beaten Nitta Another one is Honami Sayaka, well, I never hated a character so much but it's like I love to hate on her. She hates Yawara to a passion, she pursued her for 8 years in order to beat her at judo and never backed off even when she lost the first times. The amount of manipulation, mind games and dirty tactics used by her were Friend-like (the one from 20th century boys), she even trained one year in the woods and I bet she used illegal drugs too for it was impossible to defeat todo yuki after she lost the previous year to Kim |
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ireallywantcake said: I disagree, I think it would be way more interesting if antagonists won more often. They should be well developed characters that make you sympathise with them when they lose against the protagonist team |
| Definitely Jose Mendoza from Ashita no Joe |
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| Rikishi and Kong are both great antagonists, that partially feel like main characters of their own series. |
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| Ricardo Martinez from Hajime no Ippo, he appears for few time but he was so charismatic. However, he’s valid only if we consider him as an antagonist. The other one is Jose Mendoza from Ashita no Joe. |
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Klad said: I like Sendo from Slam Dunk. He's actually one of my favourite characters in that series. +1 I really enjoyed seeing Sendou; a likeable character that pushed Rukawa towards being the best. |
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| Agon Kongo is the main reason why Shinryuuji VS Deimon is the best match in Eyeshield 21 imo. He is not an ordinary rival-type character, he is a straight bad person/villain. Agon's success as a villain, why it's hard to be archieved by other series, is also because Deimon has Hiruma as his foil (and vice versa). |
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| The so called antagonists in Keijoo!!! were so forgettable I forgot them...... wong wasnt that much of a threat in pong. |
| Oikawa from haikyuu. He is actually the best boy. |
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FMmatron said: I'll go with Sawamura Ryuuhei from Hajime no Ippo (Rising). The aura around him was different, and he truly embiodised danger. His build up was very detailed. Unfortunately the anime version didn't fully flesh out his character and important scenes were shortened or entirely removed. Usually the term rival suits better in the concept of a sports anime, but for him antagonist or even villain is more fitting. Sawamura was dope but i think Bryan Hawk was just fantastic. plus his match against takamura is just godly. |
| Is Hyuga Kojiro (Captain Tsubasa) an antagonist? :thonk: |
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gabrielrroiz said: takeshi sendo from hajime no ippo? but i guess he is way closer to a rival than an actual antagonist oikawa from haikyuu and JJ from yuri on ice are also pretty cool -EnvyV2- said: also going with Sendo. Similar to the MC in fighting style and would make a great MC himself, would just change the "weak" character becoming strong into strong becoming stronger (which arguably the MC wasn't really weak to begin with). Love how his nickname is from Rocky Marciano instead of the movie Rocky.Sendo from Hajime no Ippo here is the reason no need to type anything just watch this epic fight and you will understand *chills* |
| https://myanimelist.net/character/5863/Jin_Akutsu?q=akutsu he is so evil just like the name :O its interesting how tvtropes has a separate page for "rival sports team" as antagonists i guess they really are a special category |
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| The whole Sannoh team from Slam Dunk, i actually dunno if that match was ever adapted, but its absolutely the greatest thing. Also honourable mentions to Sendo, Hawk and Mashiba from Hajime no Ippo. |
| All the big antagonists from ashita no joe. Each one was a unique character with different motivations that helped the protagonist develop into a better character with each fight |
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Akira Midosuji from Yomamushi Pedal is a pretty great villain. |
| Midosuji is certainly an antagonist, but that got me wondering. Does the Hakone High team count as antagonist or protagonist? I feel like they had to introduce Midosuji as a new antagonist because the Hakone team got too developed to be an antogonist. |
| Rose Allen from golf girls birdie wing... an Actual antagonist...not a rival portrayed as a bad guy like in other sports, but a genuine badass woman |
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| Extremely shallow answer: Aomine from KnB because he's hot. Haikyuu's other teams don't feel like antagonists so they don't work, even though they have some of my favourite characters in general. |
| Aomine and akashi from kuroko There's also alot from haikyuu but they don't really feel like antagonist tbh cause they are all so friendly with karasuno |
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