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...or so I thought but apparently they are [redacted] /j

The anime stack of sports anime series with mostly all-male casts, yeah these are totally sports anime series trust me. I won't put the sequels because the stack is limited to 50 so yeah find them by yourself if you enjoy the series.

Criteria:
1. TOTALLY a sports anime
2. There are a lot of male casts
3. Story is basically about the teamwork and friendship
4. Rate isn't that bad
5. Show isn't too old

Will be always updated whenever there's a new series I find.

Bromance, Male friendship, Rivalry, Ambiguous ambiance, Fujo-bait you know where it lead. There is a ton of series non shounen-ai/BL tagged that contains "I SHIP THEM" or "SHIP HAS SAILED" moments.
(male) Characters have strong emotional bond that fujoshi particularly enjoy.
Trying to avoid the already Boys Love tagged entries since everyone can find them.
Linked to this stack :
• Part 2 : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/626
• Chineses / Korean/ Danmei - ONA entries : https://myanimelist.net/stacks/875

(Keyword : yaoi, shonen-ai, shounen-ai, danmei, BL, boys love, gay, fujoshi, fudanshi, fujobait, ikemen, bishounen, ambiguous, ship)

Literally just every sports anime I have seen

All these anime's include very shippable characters who mostly have no other person in the anime you could possibly ship them with. This is a marketing ploy because this makes anime/ships very popular as well as being apart of the lgbtqia+ community is not openly embraced by any Asian media. A lot of these anime's has novels, manga chps, side manga, official art, and drama cds that are very suggestive or downright very gay. They have all have very suggestive scenes in the animes as well including op, ed, end credits that are very fruity.

disclaimer: Includes anime with non-canon couples, non canon lgbt but all animes are gay coded in a way that queer people recognize. Also most have anime with canon lgbtqia+ characters

(Keyword : shonen-ai, shounen-ai, BL, boys love, gay, gay-bait,
fujoshi, queer-bait, fudanshi, josei)

Here are some anime/donghua that were surprisingly enjoyable and have around or less than 100K members.

*I tried my best to pick only the ones that don't have unnecessary or bad fanservice, don't sexualize teens/children and don't have boring and overdone plots!

Sports anime with (at the time of adding) less than 100k members and/or a rating under 7.00 that I think deserve more attention and recognition. (Always a WIP as I continue to watch more sports anime!)

The YouTube channel Mother's Basement has released a number of "Worst Anime of <year>" videos wherein the host roasts (and often demolishes) the worst anime of the subject year. This interest stack is a compilation of those anime from the years 2018 thru 2022.

As formatting and links are frowned upon in interest stacks, you can find the actual review videos in my corresponding blog post. You can also just search YouTube.

Shows are listed in historical order. The year is noted and if appropriate or helpful or amusing, one or more selected quotes from the review are included as well. [I will also interject when the need/desire arises. -ed.]

2018 through 2021 are presented as a list of five worst of the year 1 (worst) > 5 (least worst)

2022 is presented as an "awards" show - not the kind of award to hope for.

I only use these reviews to help eliminate, or at least decrease the priority of, shows on my watchlist. Sadly, I'd already watched a number of these shows before I saw the reviews. I offer this stack in the hopes that some of you may spend more time watching entertaining shows by avoiding some real stinkers. Or if you enjoyed some of these, more power to you.

I watched all of these anime during Spring 2022

Top Anime (in my opinion)

New in spring 2022:
Top 1 definitely SPY X Family, Dad is spy, Mom is killer and their daughter is esper
Top 1 Paripi Koumei is also good, The story is interesting and unique because it's about ML who was thrown into the modern world from the Three Kingdoms era and then he used the strategy of the Three Kingdoms War to help FL in the world of music in the modern era, plus the opening song is popular because it's fun.
Top 2 TOMODACHI GAME is also fun, choose friends or money, anime with a psychological genre whose plot is not heavy, but lots of plot twists, the MC is not naive, the MC is the best this season
Top 3 AO ASHI which is about football is also good to watch

Sequel:
Top 1 GINGA EIYUU DENSETSU S3, the story is unique and interesting because of the war between galaxies, the animation is also really good, unfortunately there's nothing to discuss, at MAL it's winter because it's broadcast at the end of winter-mid spring. The osts from s1-s3 are very good
Top 2 KOMI SAN S2 is also good, komi is very hard to communicate but her friends help her and very funny

Completed series:
Top 1 TSURUNE, the character design is very typical of Kyoani, because there has never been an anime about archery, it makes me curious and it turns out it's good too, so I can't wait for the movie which will be broadcast this year.
Top 2 KAZE GA TSUYOKU FUITEIRU about running is also interesting

Movie:
Top 1 definitely FRUITS BASKET PRELUDE the story is about FL's father's past, whose face was only seen in the last minute of season 3 and his mother
Top 2 Summer Ghost, If I don't watch the Fruits Basket movie, SUMMER GHOST is the best. The story is about 3 people who have 'no reason' to live, who meet each other through an internet site to look for a 'summer ghost' who is said to come when the fireworks are set off.

Notes: I have definitely watched/read the anime/manga that I give a rating
I will not give a rating below 5, Rating 5 for me = 1, >8 = recommended
if it's not good for me, the status "Dropped" and no rating

★≛ Each will have an Entry for Men's & Women's if Available ≛★

PT.1
Ball Sports: (American) Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Rugby, Golf, Futsal

Racket/Paddle Sports: Badminton, Tennis, Soft Tennis, Ping pong

Water Sports: Fishing, Diving, Pro Watercross/Jet Ski Racing, Scuba Diving, Swimming, Surfing, Water Polo

Strength-based: Weight-lifting, Climbing

Gymnastics/Dance: Cheerleading, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Gymnastics, Ballroom Dancing, Ballet

Racing: Street Racing, Track and Field, Cyling, Horse-racing, Formula-1, Kart Racing

Skating: Skateboarding, Ice Skating, Inline Skating, Hockey

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PT.2
Traditional Japanese Sports: Karuta, Kyudo/Archery, Sumo

Martial Arts: Judo, Archery/Kyuudo, Sumo, Boxing, Kendo, Kabaddi, Mixed Martial Arts

Shooting: Rifle-Shooting

Olympics: Olympics, Special Olympics

Imaginary Sports: Keijo, Stride, Skate Leading, Senshadou, XB (Extreme Baseball)

Anime in collaboration with and produced by Japan Racing Association (JRA).

Also found here: https://myanimelist.net/animelist/IridescentJaune?status=7&tag=JRA

Genre: Sports
Theme: Racing

Tags: Horse Racing, Jockey, Derby
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🐴 JRA Game-Related Collaborations with Anime Franchises:

2015
Sumo Wrestling, Horse Racing, and "Street Fighter" Collide in "Japan Sumo Cup" Rhythm Game
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2015/11/23/sumo-wrestling-horse-racing-and-street-fighter-collide-in-japan-sumo-cup-rhythm-game

2016
Thoroughbred Fuchiko: Kitan Club Teams Up with JRA in Bizarre Promotion
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2016/5/19/thoroughbred-fuchiko-kitan-club-teams-up-with-jra-in-bizarre-promotion

2018
"GeGeGe no Kitaro" Brings Scares to the Track with New Collaboration
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2018/4/12/gegege-no-kitaro-brings-scares-to-the-track-with-new-collaboration

Rider Becomes a Jockey in Fate/Stay Night 8-Bit Side Scrolling Game
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-11-26/rider-becomes-a-jockey-in-fate-stay-night-8-bit-side-scrolling-game/.139861

2021
Sword Art Online Holds Virtual Reality Horse Races
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-10-26/sword-art-online-holds-virtual-reality-horse-races/.178841

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🐴 Other Collabs:

2019
Golgo 13 Horses Around for Japan Racing Association Collaboration
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/5/13/golgo-13-horses-around-for-japan-racing-association-collaboration

Giant Robots Ride Horses in JRA x Gundam Collaboration Campaign
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/6/13/setsuna-va-mamoru-miyano-narrates-jra-x-gundam-collaboration-campaign-pv

Gundam x JRA Racing Collab Raffles off Master Gundam Figure
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/11/14/gundam-x-jra-racing-collab-raffles-off-master-gundam-figure

Fate/Grand Order Saddles up for Japan Racing Association Collaboration
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/12/5/fategrand-order-saddles-up-for-japan-racing-association-collaboration

2021
Attack on Titan and Rose of Versailles Pony up for JRA Collaboration
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2021/3/22/attack-on-titan-and-rose-of-versailles-pony-up-for-jra-collaboration

2022
Cutie Honey, Mazinger Z, and Devilman Hit the Track in Go Nagai x JRA Collab
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2022/4/17/cutie-honey-mazinger-z-and-devilman-hit-the-track-in-go-nagai-x-jra-collab

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Official Sites:
EN: https://japanracing.jp/en/
JP: https://jra.jp/
https://umabi.jp/
YouTube: JRA公式チャンネル https://www.youtube.com/user/jraofficial
JRA FUN YouTubeチャンネル (JRA FUN YouTube Channel) https://www.youtube.com/@jrafun
Instagram: @jra.official https://www.instagram.com/jra.official/
Facebook: JRA（日本中央競馬会） https://www.facebook.com/jra
Wikis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Racing_Association
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing_in_Japan
ANN: Japan Racing Association https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=11956
Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/tag/japan%20racing%20association
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/tag/jra
Otaku USA Magazine: Anime Collaborations Japan Racing Association Did (And One They Didn’t) https://otakuusamagazine.com/anime-collaborations-jra/

Low scored sports anime

A selection of sports centric anime that I really enjoyed as an sports fan

Not much of a dub watcher, I just like making lists.

Might include some re-dubs.

The best music ever produced by mankind

so deep you might not understand

-Sports Anime
-Male main character
-Majority of characters are males
-Showing lots of interactions between male characters
-non-canon but shippable male characters


> Not including OVAs and sequels, only first season listed.
> Ryman's Club and Taisou Zamurai main characters are adults, so might not fit for *boys* category but because both are sports anime and showing intriguing bonds between the male characters, so I include them here.
> Updated whenever I find something new