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Apr 27, 2022 1:37 PM
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Will this anime have romance .. if nothing in the anime , does the manga have a fleshed out/concrete relationship between MC and Hana?
Apr 27, 2022 1:43 PM
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im still in episode one but if there's romance I might drop
Apr 27, 2022 2:02 PM
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If there is romance, then it’s just a plus. Although I don’t think that he will date his coaches little sister.
Apr 27, 2022 2:20 PM
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EHughes12 said:
If there is romance, then it’s just a plus. Although I don’t think that he will date his coaches little sister.

Who do you think he is gonna date then?
Apr 27, 2022 2:20 PM
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EHughes12 said:
If there is romance, then it’s just a plus. Although I don’t think that he will date his coaches little sister.

Who do you think he is gonna date then?
Apr 27, 2022 2:21 PM
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Abysmal_Saint76 said:
EHughes12 said:
If there is romance, then it’s just a plus. Although I don’t think that he will date his coaches little sister.

Who do you think he is gonna date then?
No I just mean that I don’t think there will be romance involved in the show. If there is then it will be with her. But I don’t think any romance will occur.
Apr 27, 2022 2:23 PM
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I kinda hope so. All sports anime I've seen never had romance in them. I think either the mangakas are not good with that topic or they make the pretext that the mc is in love with the sport.
I really want some romance in a sport anime, but probably only Hana will like Ashito and he will be oblivious about it (classic cliche)
Apr 27, 2022 2:39 PM
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EHughes12 said:
Abysmal_Saint76 said:

Who do you think he is gonna date then?
No I just mean that I don’t think there will be romance involved in the show. If there is then it will be with her. But I don’t think any romance will occur.

It is a sports manga so romance will take the back seat but you sure will see some cute & emotional moments between them.
Apr 27, 2022 3:59 PM
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mhh romance wont be really involved as it will be centered on the main plot, the sport, but you won't miss some scenes out of the topic, like friendship or "love" scenes
Apr 27, 2022 4:11 PM
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MC doesn't have the time, I'm guessing. Romance might not take a major plot like soccer.
Apr 27, 2022 5:08 PM
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manga reader here, this is a complicated question. Romance is never really the main focus on the manga, but there are quite the romantic plot moments in the manga itself. Now in terms of 1st season, if I remember the first chapters right, there will be somewhat romance but nothing concrete, I would call it more likr crushing but not flirting? Anyways, currently in thr latest chapter of the manga a bit has developed, still no actual concrete romance but we do have Hana starting to feel something that comes from Love :D.
Apr 27, 2022 5:14 PM
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it's a sports anime by production IG. If there's romance it's a small minor part that's completely in the background. Basically no don't count on there being any romance.
Apr 27, 2022 6:08 PM
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I don’t think there will be romance in this one. Hana and Ashito give me Yachi and Hinata vibes in the sense of they will be friends and Hana will probably help from the sidelines. I always appreciate a good romance but most sports anime usually don’t have time to do it well but I guess Baby Steps is a thing so there is a chance
Apr 27, 2022 10:18 PM

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I dont think so,The girl will surely motivate the mc at times,but setting up romantic tones in a sports show is a big step,and anyone can fumble easily.
Apr 27, 2022 10:22 PM

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It's not the main focus but there's a lot of romantic moments I guess.
Apr 28, 2022 12:12 AM
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YES it have some romance moment
Apr 28, 2022 2:22 AM
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jordss said:
Will this anime have romance .. if nothing in the anime , does the manga have a fleshed out/concrete relationship between MC and Hana?

Yeah more of a complex relationship........you will see
Apr 28, 2022 11:05 AM
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It'll probably just be a traditional setup where she clearly likes him and he likes her and nothing ever happens lol.
Apr 28, 2022 12:49 PM

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Yup, amazing romance.

By that I mean that it's still very much a sports manga, but the romance parts are like sprinkles and very well done
Apr 29, 2022 4:27 AM
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Read the manga. I won't call it romance because there is no relationship between the characters but rather crush. It's not intense type of crush it's just cute and catchy. Doesn't affect the story at all.
Apr 30, 2022 9:27 AM

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MaxAkumax said:
I kinda hope so. All sports anime I've seen never had romance in them. I think either the mangakas are not good with that topic or they make the pretext that the mc is in love with the sport.
I really want some romance in a sport anime, but probably only Hana will like Ashito and he will be oblivious about it (classic cliche)


If you want good romance + sport you should give Baby Steps a try. Baby steps is only partly animated (sadly) but it is a good example that it is possible to write a sport series where romance supports the story.
And actually, i think Aoi Ashi might do the same. As already in the first episodes Hana gives Ashito hints to "keep thinking" that give him push towards his goals. Although Ao Ashi's case it's too early to tell.


xdoubtx said:
Read the manga. I won't call it romance because there is no relationship between the characters but rather crush. It's not intense type of crush it's just cute and catchy. Doesn't affect the story at all.


It's more of a crush and surprisingly the story is still not very far into the future. So crush is fine. I disagree that it doesn't affect the story at all. Like the first episode where she encourages him is already helping him.


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Apr 30, 2022 3:52 PM
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xdoubtx said:
Read the manga. I won't call it romance because there is no relationship between the characters but rather crush. It's not intense type of crush it's just cute and catchy. Doesn't affect the story at all.

Actually it kinda does i cant say why because I dont wanna spoil anything.
May 1, 2022 2:34 AM

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Have you ever watched Baby Steps? It's like that.
May 1, 2022 12:05 PM
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Well, I wish there was romance. That would be a plus for this anime.
 
May 1, 2022 12:34 PM

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I'm sure will be.. I mean i like Hana's role as it is now, supporting MC af. If we don't get the romance we want I'm sure it will be in the end a special chapter with marriage/couple moments etc




Hana is the best waifu for this season lol
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May 13, 2022 1:47 AM
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I gotta say yes. In fact I think their relationship is more wholesome than normal teenage romance. It'll takes a lot of times but their development is consistent. I think Ashito and Hana is the best couple in all of Sport series recently.

Some of their moment:
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Relationships are the main focus of this story but not romance. There are some romantic moments w Hana and Aoi (which are dope) tho but that’s not what this story is about. This is a story about soccer and the road to going pro and how it is a constant grind and how it affects your world and the relationships you choose to build. Hana is a very important relationship for Ashito as kindof an anchor between soccer and the real world (can’t spoil too much). But by ch 291, there’s more romantic development between the Esperion team than between a guy and girl in the series lmaoo.
Definitely a peak sports story tho I started reading after ep 5 and caught up to the current chapters in 3 days. Would recommend!
TLDR; Yes but no.
May 17, 2022 12:01 PM
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yup in manga there many there are 2 girls who have crush on mc so yeah there is slight romance
May 17, 2022 9:05 PM
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Two girls like him in the manga and I got a feeling that a confession is coming soon since theres a lot of flags that has been set
Sep 10, 2022 4:01 PM
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Is baby steps the only sports anime that we know with romance? I watched several already and is the only one I could find
Sep 10, 2022 4:44 PM

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Couchraver said:
Is baby steps the only sports anime that we know with romance? I watched several already and is the only one I could find


Romance as in dating? Only Baby Steps comes to mind.
But in terms of two opposite gender characters liking each other/motivating one another (similar to Ao Ashi) then perhaps Cross Game (was great!) or some older Adachi Mitsuru's series (H2 was also fun).
Also one manga I recently found Ao no Hako (Blue Box) has characters with various sports interests in a love triangle.. not sure where that goes. Some consider it Romance/Sport series. Maybe one day it will have an anime.
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Lylaaz said:
Couchraver said:
Is baby steps the only sports anime that we know with romance? I watched several already and is the only one I could find


Romance as in dating? Only Baby Steps comes to mind.
But in terms of two opposite gender characters liking each other/motivating one another (similar to Ao Ashi) then perhaps Cross Game (was great!) or some older Adachi Mitsuru's series (H2 was also fun).
Also one manga I recently found Ao no Hako (Blue Box) has characters with various sports interests in a love triangle.. not sure where that goes. Some consider it Romance/Sport series. Maybe one day it will have an anime.

Yes, I also hope that Ao no Hanako will get anime adaptation. It deserves it!
Oct 5, 2022 11:11 AM
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I think it will be good to have some romance and cheer him up. Since Hana is a sports lover, I guess. If she said "I love you" to Fukada, then MC shouldn't have a problem. with getting confessed by her.


Oct 6, 2022 9:18 AM
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If you looking for good sport & great romance blend together, adachi mitsuru's cross game are the best example i guess.
Oct 10, 2022 4:38 AM
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Yeah ig. if there is i just want it to be best girl Hana
Oct 10, 2022 1:25 PM

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bruh fk romance is a sport show , WTF are they doing
hopefully if they end up doing season 2 i hope they tone down the romance aspect in season 2 like heavily keep like 5% of it there make it obvious and be done with it and focus on the main plot which is the sport aspect there don't split the fanbase everyone knows what kind of show they are watching here so hopefully the author and the studio behind it have a little faith in their audience in the future
"THIS IS A SPORT SHOW SO KEEP IT THAT WAY"

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