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YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kitty Film , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sports

Yawara! is a sports anime laced with comedic and romance elements. It starts off with Yawara Inokuma, a high school girl who is most interested in doing the things that your average Japanese high school girl does. However, she has been trained in Judo for years by her grandfather, Jigorou (A former Japan Judo Champion), who has much grander plans in store for her as a Judo superstar. He manipulates matters so that Yawara ends up having to perform in matches and tournaments. His final plan is for Yawara to "Win the Gold Medal in the Olympics and be awarded the Nation Medal of Honor".

Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Athletics , Martial Arts , Judo , Seinen , Love Triangle , Primarily Adult Cast , Ojou-sama , College , Parody , Heterosexual

Where to watch?

No streaming links available

Sora yori mo Tooi Basho

Also known as A Place Further Than the Universe.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Media Factory , AT-X , Movic , Sony Music Communications , Crunchyroll
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama

Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered weirdo by the rest of the class and nicknamed "Antarctic" since it's all she ever talks about. Unlike her peers, Mari is moved by Shirase's dedication and decides that even though it's unlikely that high school girls will ever go to Antarctica, she's going to try to go with Shirase.

Tags: Travel , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist , Outdoor Activities , Snowscape , Foreign , Orphan , Family Life , Found Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Wilderness , Tragedy , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Iyashikei , Work , Educational , Konbini , Ships , School , Mahjong , Yuri

Where to watch?

Netflix

Bilibili TV

Sayonara Watashi no Cramer

Also known as Farewell, My Dear Cramer.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Toy's Factory , DMM pictures , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

With no soccer accomplishments to speak of during the entirety of Sumire Suo’s junior high school years, the young wing gets an odd offer. Suo’s main rival, Midori Soshizaki, invites her to join up on the same team in high school, with a promise that she’ll never let Suo “play alone.” It’s an earnest offer, but the question is whether Suo will take her up on it. Thus the curtain opens on a story that collects an enormous cast of individual soccer-playing personalities!

Tags: Football , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Ojou-sama , Athletics , Primarily Teen Cast

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Bamboo Blade

Studio: Square Enix , AIC A.S.T.A. , Funimation , d-rights , Studio Tulip , KLOCKWORX , flying DOG
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Kojirou is the kendo instructor for Muroe High School and he's totally broke. But then an unexpected chance is given to him: his team must win against his senpai's team and the prize is: free meals for a whole year! Now, the only problem left... where to find girls skilled enough and willing to join the kendo team?

Tags: School , Coming of Age , Martial Arts , School Club , Athletics , Primarily Female Cast , Swordplay , Otaku Culture , Seinen , Kuudere

Where to watch?

Hulu

Hanebado!

Also known as HANEBADO!.

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Despite her great potential, Ayano Hanesaki would rather avoid badminton than play it. But, when she meets Nagisa Aragaki, a third year who spends every waking moment perfecting her game, she’s inspired. Encouraged by their coach, Tachibana Kentarou, Ayano and Nagisa will hit the court and rally against opponents and rivals with amazing skills!

Tags: Badminton , Female Protagonist , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , Rotoscoping , Tomboy , School , Estranged Family , Anti-Hero , Seinen , CGI

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Yama no Susume

Also known as Encouragement of Climb.

Studio: 8-bit , Earth Star Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Slice of Life

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

Tags: Outdoor Activities , Primarily Female Cast , Iyashikei , Mountaineering , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Educational , Seinen , School , Food , Primarily Child Cast , Camping

Where to watch?

No streaming links available

Keijo!!!!!!!!

Also known as Keijo!!!!!!!!.

Studio: Xebec , Crunchyroll , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Sports

"Keijo" is a popular gambling sport where contestants stand on platforms floating on the water and must use their butts and chests to fight against each other to push each other off the platform. Nozomi Kaminashi, a high school student, aims to join the sport after she graduates. Nozomi was raised in a poor family and hopes to make lots of money by playing Keijo. She grew up training in gymnastics, and she has good balance and flexibility.

After high school, Nozomi joins a training boarding school and enters the world of Keijo.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Parody , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Fitness , Super Power , School , Nudity , Yuri , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Teen Cast , Tomboy , Delinquents , Martial Arts

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Iwa Kakeru!: Sport Climbing Girls

Also known as Iwakakeru -Sport Climbing Girls-.

Studio: BLADE , WIT STUDIO , Studio Massket , ABC Animation , AT-X , NetEase , Bandai Namco Arts , Cygames , Happinet , KLOCKWORX
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

The story centers around girls who compete in sport climbing, particularly climbing artificially constructed walls. First-year high school student Konomi Kasahara discovered this sport at Hanamiya Girls' High School after training her mind with puzzle games during junior high school.

Tags: School Club , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Fitness , Tsundere , School , Mountaineering , Tomboy , Educational , Seinen

Where to watch?

Netflix

Hinomaru-Zumou

Also known as Hinomaru Sumo.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

It is a divine ritual, a martial art, a combat sport—it's sumo!!

A "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru, appears before the weak little sumo club of Oodachi High School! The words "big" and "heavy" are the rules to this sport, which does not fit this newbie any inch, but this guy goes and does what...!? Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top!

The goal is Hinoshita Kaisan (A title for the highest rank in professional sumo, equivalent of Yokozuna)!

A fired up high school sumo tale—no retakes allowed!!

Tags: Martial Arts , Sumo , Shounen , School Club , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Delinquents , School

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Gambalist! Shun

Also known as Fly High.

Studio: Sunrise , Yomiuri TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

First-year high school student Fujimaki Shun has a dream of becoming an olympic gold medalist as a gymnist. Having no previous training, Shun trusts his passion, boldly joins the gymnastics club, and sets out to pursue his goal.

Along the way, he meets his share of entertaining and supportative upper classmen, develops a romantic interest in his classmate, and learns about the happiness involved in devoting yourself to a sport.

Tags: Shounen , Athletics , Male Protagonist , Fitness , School

Where to watch?

No streaming links available