In my opinion, you should really give sports anime a chance!
It's a good format for stakes to be raised, to deepen an universe that feels relatable, even to transform your life if you grow fond of the practice at hand. The characters can be well defined, since a lot of sports shounen anime are about young male students with biological disadvantages. Such a configuration gives inner conflict. The structure of sports anime is often about inter-high/national wise high school competition or just small scale tournaments, with some training montage/arcs (summer camp incoming).
Kuroko no Basket stars a short boy, in Hinomaruzumou the boy is too light and small to be a professional sumo unless he becomes a national treasure...
By the way there's a confusion to some degree between martial arts and sports if it interests you.
I recommend for a sports anime beginner:
- Haikyuu (volleyball?)
- Kuroko no Basket (basket)
- Hajime no Ippo (boxing)
- One Outs (baseball)
- Yowamushi Pedal (bicycle)
- Ahiru no Sora (basket)
- Days (football)
Well, I struggle with watching seasonals but I give a chance to a lot if they feel interesting, that's why I'm the type to have 600 anime in watching at the same time. But at the same time, I like to be free like the wind, is why I spice things up with different genres, eras, types, casts, universes... It's also great study for writing, since every show has its own script and plot and voicelines.
I'm learning it because the rhythm is interesting, and it's in my range. That's why I like shounen shows, sometimes the songs are in my range. With cute girls doing cute things and idol anime and iyashikei it's either too high or too slow...
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It's a good format for stakes to be raised, to deepen an universe that feels relatable, even to transform your life if you grow fond of the practice at hand. The characters can be well defined, since a lot of sports shounen anime are about young male students with biological disadvantages. Such a configuration gives inner conflict. The structure of sports anime is often about inter-high/national wise high school competition or just small scale tournaments, with some training montage/arcs (summer camp incoming).
Kuroko no Basket stars a short boy, in Hinomaruzumou the boy is too light and small to be a professional sumo unless he becomes a national treasure...
By the way there's a confusion to some degree between martial arts and sports if it interests you.
I recommend for a sports anime beginner:
- Haikyuu (volleyball?)
- Kuroko no Basket (basket)
- Hajime no Ippo (boxing)
- One Outs (baseball)
- Yowamushi Pedal (bicycle)
- Ahiru no Sora (basket)
- Days (football)
I'm learning it because the rhythm is interesting, and it's in my range. That's why I like shounen shows, sometimes the songs are in my range. With cute girls doing cute things and idol anime and iyashikei it's either too high or too slow...