Anime like Puraore!: PRIDE OF ORANGE

Extreme Hearts

Also known as Extreme Hearts.

Studio: Seven Arcs , King Records , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Sports

The story of Extreme Hearts is set in the near future, when the hobby of "Hyper Sports" (which are enhanced with special gear and power-up items) has become popular among children and adults alike. The story focuses on Hiyori Hayama, a second year high school student who initially has no connection to "Hyper Sports", but after a chance encounter this begins to change as Hiyori and her friends grow closer and pursue their athletic dreams.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Idol , Female Protagonist , Athletics , Artificial Intelligence , Baseball , Basketball , Football , Robots , Volleyball , Badminton , Lacrosse , Handball , Rugby , Tennis

Shin Evangelion Movie:||

Also known as Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

Studio: Studio Khara , KLOCKWORX , Toho , Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each of them live a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion. Finally, the Human Instrumentality Project is set in motion, and WILLE makes one last grueling stand to prevent the Final Impact.

Note: Exists in multiple versions, as denoted by the version number:

3.0+1.0: March 8, 2021 - Original theatrical release
3.0+1.01: June 12, 2021 - A second theatrical release which features updated cuts of various scenes while not changing the overall story of the film.
3.0+1.11: March 8, 2023 - A home media release scheduled for the film's two-year anniversary.

Tags: Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Post-Apocalyptic , Alternate Universe , Meta , Gods , Robots , Time Skip , Philosophy , Survival , Guns , Super Robot , Denpa , Cosmic Horror , Time Manipulation , Space , Tomboy , Male Protagonist , Kaiju , Spearplay , Agriculture , CGI , Tsundere , Kuudere , Ships , Gore , Primarily Teen Cast , Space Opera , Clone , Nudity , Video Games , Body Horror

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

BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story

Also known as BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-.

Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures , TV Tokyo , HTC , Bandai , Bandai Namco Music Live , BANDAI SPIRITS , ADK Marketing Solutions , Q-Tec
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The story centers on two young women golfers named Eve and Aoi Amawashi. The two come from completely different backgrounds, and have the completely opposite play styles, and together they will shake the world of golf.



Tags: Golf , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Gambling , Mafia , School , Gangs , Super Power , Foreign , Amnesia , Virtual World

Harukana Receive

Also known as Harukana Receive.

Studio: C2C , KADOKAWA , Houbunsha , Docomo Anime Store , AT-X , Kadokawa Media House , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Slice of Life , Sports

The story takes place in Okinawa, where Haruka forms a beach volleyball pair with Kanata. Kanata, who couldn't handle the pressure put on her by her short height, had given up on beach volleyball already, but is convinced by Haruka to step back on the sand once again and aim for the junior tournament.

Tags: Volleyball , Primarily Female Cast , Coastal , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Outdoor , School Club , Twins , Seinen

Tamayomi

Also known as TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls.

Studio: studio A-CAT
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

In her Junior High years, the pitcher Yomi Takeda was not able to get very far in a cross-school baseball tournament. Since the catcher on her team wasn't at her level, she couldn't use her signature move, the "Magic Throw," and eventually regretted not being able to use it. After Junior High, she decided to stop playing baseball and went to Shin Koshigaya High School, a school without a baseball club.

There, she found her long lost childhood friend, Tamaki Yamazaki, who used to play catch ball​ with her when they were kids. Tamaki also played baseball during her Junior High years as a catcher, and could even catch Yomi's "Magic Throw!"

Their promise with each other during their childhood could now be fulfilled! Walking together on the road of baseball once again...

The first episode pre-aired on March 8.

Tags: Baseball , School Club , Primarily Female Cast , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Outdoor , CGI , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Twins

Love Live! Superstar!!

Also known as Love Live! Superstar!!.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Namco Arts , KADOKAWA
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Tokyo’s brand-new Yuigaoka Girls’ High School has no history, no upperclassmen, and no reputation—its first students are starting from scratch! A team of five girls led by Kanon Shibuya discover school idols, and their hopes to do something with singing begin to grow. They begin the “School Idol Project” with a blank slate and infinite potential. It’s time for their Love Live to take flight!



Tags: Idol , School , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Dancing , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ensemble Cast , Food , Shrine Maiden

BanG Dream!

Also known as BanG Dream!.

Studio: Xebec , Issen
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Kasumi Toyama was enthralled by the stars as a young girl, so when she discovers a trail of star-shaped signs one day after transferring to a new school, she can't help but follow them. They lead her to a shop run by the grandmother of one of her new classmates, and Kasumi finds something that will change her life forever: a star-shaped guitar! And just like that, Kasumi knows that forming a band is her destiny.

Of course, convincing Arisa and her grandmother to sell her the guitar won't be easy, and finding a group of other girls who want to become musicians will be even harder. But when a girl has stars in her eyes and a starbeat in her heart, there's nothing that will stop Kasumi from making her fantasies come true!



Tags: Band , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rock Music , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Urban , Tsundere , Swimming , CGI

Rinkai!

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Mixi , Bandai Namco Music Live , U-NEXT , Shouchiku , TOKYO MX , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

The story centers on the sport of women's cycling, which debuted in Japan shortly after World War II. However, organized competitions folded after just 15 years and laid dormant for several decades. Then the Rinkai! League launched to revive the sport.



Tags: Cycling , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Studio: P.A. Works , Lantis , Cygames , CygamesPictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

In a world very much like our own, great race horses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "horse girls"—girls with the ears and tails of horses as well as their speed and endurance. The best of these horse girls go to train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, hopefully moving on to fame and fortune as both racers and idols.

Special Week, a high school horse girl from the countryside, has just transferred to Tracen, and she's determined to fulfill her promise to her mother to become the best horse girl in Japan. On her way to school, she takes a pit stop at the race track and instantly falls in love with Silence Suzuka's style, becoming determined to race on the same team as her.



Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Animals , Idol , School , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , CGI