 If you liked
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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 ...then you might like
Ao Ashi
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I saw the another guy recommending HxH after Ao Ashi, and I just wanted to add a bit more to his comment. While HxH isn't a sports anime, the creator Togashi also created Yu Yu Hakusho. Many characters in Ao Ashi resemble Togashi's characters from YYH and HxH. For example, Togashi in Ao Ashi looks like Kuwabara from YYH, Takeshima looks like Yusuke, Asari like Kurapica, etc. Reading the manga, you can see even more resemblances.
The themes of these two shows overlap--connecting and understanding others is the key to one's success (aka, the real prize is the friends we made along the way).
Now this is quite a radical recommendation, but I can't help to think about HxH whenever I watch Ao Ashi. The first thing I notice is how Ao Ashi always tend to explain the thought process of its characters for their action. It always make you think the how and why this characters do this and that, and what is the best course of action to take before you make a move. This is very HxH.
As for the MC, I also found the parallel between Gon and Aoi family.
Gon -> mother figure, real father
Aoi -> real mother, father figure
Both their mother kinda prevent them
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