Anime like Ganbare Genki

Ashita no Joe

Also known as Tomorrow's Joe.

Studio: Mushi Production , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk.



Tags: Coming of Age , Boxing , Delinquents , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Class Struggle , Primarily Male Cast , Rehabilitation , Orphan , Ojou-sama , Prison , Yakuza , Homeless , Police , Crime , Time Skip , Educational , Gangs , Body Image , Achromatic , Bullying

Ashita no Joe 2

Also known as Tomorrow's Joe 2.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and begins wandering. On his travels he comes across the likes of Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo, men who unintentionally fan the dying embers inside him, leading him to putting his wanderings to an end. His return home puts Joe back on the path to boxing, but unknown to himself and his trainer, he now suffers deep-set issues holding him back from fighting. In attempt to quell those issues, Carlos Rivera, a world renowned boxer is invited from Venezuela to help Joe recover.

Tags: Boxing , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Shounen , Historical , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Language Barrier , Delinquents , Class Struggle , Ojou-sama , Yakuza , War , Military , Bar , Mafia , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Body Image , Love Triangle

Ganbare! Kickers

Also known as Fight! Kickers.

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

The Kickers are first and foremost a football team. Actually, they're only playing for their school, but haven't exactly covered themselves with glory. When the new player, Gregor (Daichi Kakeru) arrives at the school, they just had faced a resounding defeat again. However, thanks to Gregor, things are going to change. Highly motivated, they'll try to get rid of their "always-loser-team" image. Their strongest enemy are the Devils, who Gregor provokes right from the start. However, it's not all about football. When the captain, Mario (Hongou Masaru), is not pursued by his female fans, the Kickers often hang around and do stuff together.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Football , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast

Ore wa Teppei

Studio: Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

Teppei, brought up by his father in the mountains, is an energetic boy who is as tough as weeds and acts as free as a bird. His life changes completely when he enrolls in high school, the first school he has ever attended. Despite his eccentric behavior and being a constant source of troubles, he is soon recognized for his talent in sports-especially in Kendo (the Japanese swordplay art) - and becomes the school’s hero.

Tags: Shounen , Historical , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , School

Ring ni Kakero 1

Studio: Toei Animation , Marvelous Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

In order to fulfill their dead father's wish, the siblings, Kiku Takane and Ryuuji Takane aim for the champion title of the boxing arena. The sister, Kiku, will act as the trainer while her brother, Ryuuji, will concentrate on the role of the boxer and learn the Boomerang Hook technique. His battle with many rivals has led to the growth and maturity of Ryuuji. The junior high boxing tournament has began and Ryuuji will be fighting his arch-rival, Jun Kenzaki. The battle begins.



Tags: Boxing , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Cultivation , Shounen , Delinquents , Primarily Male Cast

Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou

Studio: TV Tokyo , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

TV anime adaptation of Motomiya Hiroshi's manga "Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou" about young gang leader and all the trouble and fights his gang gets into, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.



Tags: Shounen , Gangs , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , Coming of Age

Yuuyake Banchou

Studio: TV Tokyo , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

A transfer student only just arrives and is confronted by the school gang. One by one he defeats the gang members and challenges their leader to a fight. Each 10 minute episode aired Monday through Saturday.

Note: Due to it never getting any releases outside of the runs on TV, all of the 156 episodes apart from the OP has become lost media.

Tags: Delinquents , Boxing , Shounen , Football , Martial Arts , School , Gangs , Male Protagonist , Sumo

Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai

Studio: Mushi Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

A comedy about a group of kids forming a school baseball team, with the leader being very stubborn and argumentative.

Tags: School , Shounen , Baseball

Hajime no Ippo: THE FIGHTING!

Also known as Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to the Kamogawa boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo's classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo's journey to the top of the boxing world begins.



Tags: Boxing , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Martial Arts , Coming of Age , Fitness , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Delinquents , Bullying , Tragedy , Athletics