 If you liked
Hajime no Ippo
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 ...then you might like
Haikyuu!!
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Both are "real sport" anime (no powers etc), both have really funny characters and good openings, both make you want to play sports, in both you'll see the main character enjoy their respective sport and grow up with it. The main difference is that in Ippo you'll see professional sport, while Haikyuu!! shows amateur sport.
Sports? No, majority of people didn't start these for "sports", just BECAUSE it's supposed to be 'good', and guess what? It was unexpectedly GOOD. Volleyball & boxing, the difference is so humongous that it's simply silly, yet when watching either of these you get the same vibes, feelings... These two interpret 'training' so well that it's enjoyable, the training buildup is so great, that long training, and finally the opponent that gets a piece of that TRAINING! What a bad phrasing... But, you get me! Hopefully? Both surprise you, both are beyond your expectations...
Hajime no Ippo and Haikyuu!! explores the theoretical part of their respective sports very well, being able to make you like them. The comedy is quite present in both, and this is due a lot to its extremely charismatic characters.
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Recommended by Orlando_Artur
These are two of the best sports anime
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Recommended by newmillennium
If you are a new anime fan and only watched Haikyuu as your sports anime then I think you will also like Hajime no Ippo as both are very good sports anime.
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Recommended by Casual_Elite