Anime like Tamayomi

Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine

Also known as Cinderella Nine.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Studio Comet , AT-X , TV Osaka , TV Tokyo , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Tsubasa loves baseball so much, she started her high school’s baseball club herself! But passion alone won’t keep a club alive, so it’s up to her to recruit as many all-star players as she can. Some potential recruits have never played before while others have returned to the game thanks to Tsubasa, and together they’ll form a team united in love for the game and their growing friendship. But whether they win or lose, one thing’s for sure: Every game they play together is sure to be a home run!



Tags: Baseball , School Club , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Idol

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

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

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

Rifle Is Beautiful

Also known as Chidori RSC.

Studio: Studio 3Hz , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Bandai Namco Arts , Lantis , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

Kokura Hikari is a first-year high school girl who loves rifle shooting. She entered Chidori High School because it had a shooting club, but finds that the club had been disbanded. She had only one day to find enough members to reform the club, but luckily was able to find three other first-year girls who she had met at a competition in middle school.

Thus begins the daily activities of the Chidori High Shooting Club.

Tags: School Club , Guns , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Female Cast , Airsoft , School , Educational , Seinen , Female Protagonist , CGI , Meta

Taishou Yakyuu Musume.

Also known as Taisho Baseball Girls.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself, which they soon discover to be more difficult than expected.

Tags: Historical , Female Protagonist , Baseball , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Age Gap , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Ojou-sama , Arranged Marriage

Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume

Also known as Scorching Ping Pong Girls.

Studio: Kinema Citrus
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Ever since their champion was defeated, the world of girls' junior high ping pong has been in turmoil. Koyori is the new smirking transfer student at her junior high and she's ready to shake up girls' ping pong.



Tags: Table Tennis , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Female Protagonist , School Club , Yuri , School , Tsundere , Tomboy , Kuudere , Chuunibyou , Shounen

Princess Nine: Kisaragi Joshikou Yakyuu-bu

Also known as Princess Nine.

Studio: The Right Stuf International , Phoenix Entertainment , NHK Enterprises , d-rights
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien Stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play.



Tags: Baseball , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Ojou-sama , Bullying

Diamond no Ace

Also known as Ace of the Diamond.

Studio: Production I.G , MADHOUSE
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game. Frustrated by this defeat, Eijun and his teammates vow to reach the national tournament once they are in high school. But everything changes when a scout unexpectedly invites him to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style. Encouraged by his teammates, Eijun accepts the offer, ready to improve his skills and play at a much more competitive level of baseball.

However, now surrounded by a large number of skilled players, Eijun struggles to find his place on the team. He declares that he will one day become the team's ace, but that's only if fellow first year Satoru Furuya doesn't take the title first, with his breakneck fastballs that earn him a coveted spot on the starting roster. With the addition of these talented new players to an already powerful lineup, the Seidou baseball team aims to become the best in Japan, facing off against a number of formidable foes that stand in their way.



Tags: Baseball , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Rehabilitation , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things

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