If you liked
Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
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...then you might like
Slam Dunk
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Hungry Heart: Wild Striker(HHWS) is faster version of Slam Dunk(SD) and does it in less number of Episodes. There are few things that make HHWS stand out versus SD; Such as character development, an interesting plot, and Inspirational story. In HHWS there is a lot off character development for MC as well as for side characters. In SD most of development and focus is on MC. While protagonist of both the anime show a lot of promise in their sports there reason for taking the sports will impact the way you watch these anime. In SD the MC wants to impress a girl, so he takes up the sports. In HHWS the MC wants to be a Professional football player and be like his brother who is already a Pro. Also, the HHWS MC is constantly compared to his successful brother, which also causes a lot of friction in MC's life.These differing motivation of MC's in both the anime gives the anime a different flavor. The plot has a lot of twist and turns on and off the field compared to predictable twists in SD. There are lot of obstacles HHWS characters face which engages the audience on emotional level. In SD the obstacles are in the nature of beating the opposite side which you will enjoy watching but will not be as memorable as the victories achieved by HHWS MC and his team. The HHWS story is more inspirational because of above reason and it's slice of life approach will be endearing to a mature crowd who want to watch a good sports anime. SD will be liked by younger crowd.
If you liked
Gintama
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...then you might like
Beelzebub
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If you liked Gintama, you will like Beelzebub its a much more condensed/Faster version of Gintama in certain ways( comedy and Fight scenes). In Gintama the some of the stories are parodies based on Japanese life, which is difficult for Non-natives to understand. Beelzebub has more of a sitcom setting, which anybody can understand.