 If you liked
Hajime no Ippo
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Ballroom e Youkoso
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The two plots are about an underdog in his final year of high school who still doesn't know what to peruse after finishing. That is before he comes a cross a sports discipline he's gifted at.
While Hajime no Ippo focuses on boxing and the tone is more serious, Ballroom e Youkoso is about dancing and is more light hearted. With that said, both stories deliver a compelling story about a boy slowly finding his identity and excelling in what he's good at
While watching Ballroom e Youkoso the one anime that sprung out as similar was Hajime no Ippo.
If you enjoy watching a relatively weak and timid MC gradually become a confident and strong person through the medium of their choice, ballroom dancing and boxing, then you are sure to enjoy these anime.
Similarities include an awesome older brother type figure who is a total boss, a similar aged rival who is better than them, a story that gradually feed the MC bigger and bigger challenges to overcome, and MC's who work extremely hard to get where to where they want to go.
The main differences
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Recommended by SolarPioneer
I wish we can +1 to other recommendations.
Anyway, I wanted to support the guy who said
Fujita=Ippo
Hyodo=Miyata
Sengoku=Takamura
When I heard sengoku talking I thought he had the same seiyuu as takamura for a few second. I didn't check, but the tone and personality that they have towards their "students" is really similar. Hyodo and miyata is a bit different, but explaining why would be a spoiler. I really did not expect myself to like Ballroom but it's really a good sports anime just like hajime no ippo. Can we talk about episode 1? (its in the synopsis anyway), but both mcs were saved from bullies and then
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The chracters are quite similar personality wise and have similar roles in the story.
Fujita=Ippo
Hyodo=Miyata
Sengoku=Takamura
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Recommended by nicolascarmona
- Both anime deal with a high school boy who is a complete beginner in the sport he is undertaking
- Both have a similar first episode, where the protagonist is being bullied and then saved by the athlete who becomes their inspiration to pursue the sport
- Both protagonists (Ippo and Tatara) have similar personalities
- The sportsmen whom they admire (Takamura-san in Hajime no Ippo and Sengoku-san in Ballroom e Youkoso) also have similar personalities
- Both anime go through a step-by-step process of showing the basics and technicalities of the sport as the protagonist progresses, as well introducing multiple opponents who later become friends and/or rivals
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Recommended by ConstantReader
Both plots develop in the meta space of Korakuen Hall.
Now, seriously, both series have similar characters, even though the sport of both shows drive them to pretty different developments, since boxing is a sport that consist mostly of being better than the other sportsman on the ring, this allows a relationship of deciding who is the most strong and intelligent boxer between both participants, while competitive dancing is more of having an intense synchronicity with your partner, this allowing relationships that are built on a foundation of trust and fellowship, sometimes even love.
The humour is also very different, but both are hilarious shows, Ippo being
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It's very similiar to Ippo. Weak character that want to change get's into boxing/Ballroom dancing through a worldwide pro Takamura/Sengoku. Ippo/Tatara both look up to a guy and see him as a rival Miyata/Hyoudo.
If you like Ippo and is open minded then you will probably love Ballroom e Youkoso
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Recommended by FireFistYK
Both shows follow the story of a bullied teenager who discovers the love for a sport thanks to a strong mentor. Tatara also seems to be on the path of growing as a more mature person while becoming better at the sport, much like Ippo.
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Recommended by GoesWithTheWind
-Both are sports anime
-In Ballroom E youkoso, Senguko is very similar to Takamura. They are both mentors to the MC. They are genius sempais who tease the MC
-In both series the MCs are rivals with talented individuals who have been doing their respective sports since they were young and their parents are their coaches . In Ballroom E Youkoso , Tatara is rivals with Hiyodo and in Hajime no Ippo, Ippo is rivals with Miyata
-Both MCs are timid and kind
-Both MCs are from single parent households and don't want to be are burden to their parents financially. Tatara pays for his own lessons and
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They both follow quite similar plot lines to an extent. Both follow a formerly bullied protaginist who uses the introduction of a new sport to give direction to their life. Both feature the early introduction of a professional whose hard and unforgiving training regime begins with a task which they exspect the protaginist never overcome. Both begin their journey with the protaginist taking home a recording of past competetions which enthralls them. Both come from a family with a single parent that struggles to make ends meet. Both begin to compete in the sport in a competition setting reasonably early on in the series.
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