Anime like Shoot! Goal to the Future

Futsal Boys!!!!!

Also known as Futsal Boys!!!!!.

Studio: diomedéa , Bandai Namco Arts , Bandai Namco Entertainment , Live Viewing Japan , Good Smile Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

For the past 10-odd years, futsal has been booming across the world. After watching Tokinari Tennoji represent Japan in the U-18 World Cup, Haru Yamato aspires to be a player like him. He joins the Koyo Gakuen Futsal Club where he meets teammates Seiichiro Sakaki, a loner who refuses to pass the ball to anyone, and Toi Tsukioka, who is burdened by a past that nearly made him quit futsal for good.


Tags: Football , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Delinquents , Boys' Love

Aoashi

Also known as Aoashi.

Studio: Production I.G , Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions , NHK Enterprises , BANDAI SPIRITS , Marvelous , Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye of someone important who happened to be visiting from Tokyo. How will things turn out for Ashito?



Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , School , Bullying , Time Skip , Love Triangle

Try Knights

Also known as Try Knights.

Studio: GONZO , Seven , VAP , Dentsu , Bushiroad , Good Smile Company , A-Sketch , KADOKAWA , Docomo Anime Store , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

There are several ways to score in rugby, but a "Try", where a player touches the ball to the ground inside the opposing team's goal area while remaining in contact with it, is the hardest. It's also the way that earns the most points and sets up yet another way to score, a conversion. Riku Haruma, who played rugby when he was younger, has a conversion of his own when he sees the school's struggling team practicing on field. Although he's not big enough to keep up with powerful players like Akira Kariya, Riku has far more experience and, when a bit of offered advice causes an immediate improvement, Riku realizes that what the team really needs is leadership.



Tags: Rugby , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Shoujo , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , School , Educational

number24

Also known as number24.

Studio: PRA
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

The anime's college rugby story centers on Natsusa Yuzuki, who expects to be an ace on the rugby team when he enrolls in college. However, he is no longer able to play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is an older fellow student who quit rugby. Yasunari Tsuru is a younger student who finds Natsusa disagreeable. Yuu Mashiro is a younger student who admires and follows Natsusa. Seiichirou Shingyou is Natsusa's close childhood friend. Together, they compete in the Kansai university rugby league.



Tags: Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Rugby , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , College , Tragedy , Disability , Boys' Love , Gender Bending

Inazuma Eleven GO

Studio: TV Tokyo , OLM , Dentsu , Half H.P Studio , TV Tokyo Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports , Supernatural

Matsukaze Tenma, a first year who loves soccer, has exceptional dribbling skills, but still has lots of room for improvement. The story starts with him entering Raimon Jr. High ten years after the first Football Frontier International, where Raimon has become famous for its soccer. However, an organization called Fifth Sector has taken control of soccer over the years, and the passion that Raimon once had for soccer is no longer there.

Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Super Power , School , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

DAYS

Also known as DAYS.

Studio: MAPPA , Pony Canyon
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

The anime centers on two boys who were never meant to meet: Tsukushi Tsukamoto, who has no special skills but secretly hides a passionate heart, and Jin Kazama, an isolated soccer genius. On a stormy night, the two meet, and that meeting creates a whirlwind in the world of high school soccer.



Tags: Football , School , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Disability

Love All Play

Also known as Love All Play.

Studio: Nippon Animation , OLM , Yomiuri TV , Poplar , Aniplex
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ryou Mizushima enrolls in junior high and joins the badminton club with great vigor. Although the club didn't have a proper coach, Mizushima improved his skills with his own physical strength by the time he participated in the prefectural tournament. Afterwards, he is approached by the Yokohama Minato High School's badminton coach, Ebihara. Indecisive and timid, Mizushima hesitates to attend such a prestigious school. However, with his elder sister Rika giving him a strong push, he decides to go to Yokohama Minato. Now blessed with a coach and idiosyncratic teammates, Mizushima will gain experience he's lacked till now, and aims to win the inter-high tournament.



Tags: Badminton , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , School , Twins , POV

Hoshiai no Sora

Also known as Stars Align.

Studio: 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Due to the apparent incompetence of its members and lack of results, the boy's soft tennis team is on the verge of being shut down. Toma Shinjou, captain and seemingly only motivated member, seeks the help of newly transferred, and old friend, Maki Katsuragi to improve the club's track record but soon it becomes apparent that what is holding the boys back are problems that run far deeper than the simple sport.

Tags: Coming of Age , Tennis , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Family Life , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Transgender , Adoption , Boys' Love , Crossdressing , Twins

Honoo no Toukyuujyo Dodge Danko

Also known as Flaming Dodgeball Girl Danko.

Studio: Avex Pictures , CUE , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , arma bianca , BS11 , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Kadokawa Media House , Bit grooove promotion , TOKYO MX
Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Sports

The sequel to the legendary dodgeball manga Honou no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei! In this modern version of the hot-blooded dodgeball story, Danpei's daughter, Danko, follows in his footsteps, struggling to build a dodgeball team with the strongest fighting spirit in the modern age of 2025! Can Danko overcome the apathetic attitude of today's world?

Tags: Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Chibi , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri

Area no Kishi

Also known as The Knight in the Area.

Studio: TV Asahi , Shin-Ei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

The Knight in the Area tells the stories of middle and high school students as they grow up through their soccer clubs, compete in national tournaments, and strive for world titles. Main character Kakeru, his respected elder brother Suguru, and childhood friend Nana Mishima, along with all the teammates, rivals from other schools, and world class soccer players around him radiate their own brilliant light as they face adolescence with all their strength. The story also incorporates the strong bond between Kakeru and Suguru, the love of their family, the friendship of their teammates and rivals, and fleeting first loves... all coming together to ignite passion in the hearts of all viewers.



Tags: Football , Shounen , School , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes