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Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Shin Jidai no Tobira

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Toho
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life , Sports

REACH OUT AND GRASP GREATNESS.

Jungle Pocket, known to her close friends as "Pokke," is a free-spirited Umamusume who has proven her dominance in the freestyle racing scene. Overwhelmed by Fuji Kiseki's majestic performance at a graded Twinkle Series race, she resolves to take on the Twinkle Series herself.

Shortly after joining the Umamusume training school Tracen Academy, Pokke comes under the wing of Tanabe, a veteran trainer who fostered Fuji Kiseki's talent. Together, they aspire to dominate the Triple Crown series, a set of three races that can only be attempted once in a lifetime. Awaiting them are formidable rivals of Pokke's generation, whose talents surpass even her own.

There's Dantsu Flame, whose diligence and determination to win are second to none; Manhattan Cafe, who chases the shadowy silhouette of a "friend" that only she can see; and Agnes Tachyon, a veritable mad scientist seeking to push the very boundaries of what is possible for Umamusume.

These four runners take to the track with their very pride, spirit, and souls on the line. Past the finish of their epic clash is a door waiting to be opened—one that leads to the beginning of a new era.

"It doesn't matter who stands in my way! I'm gonna be the greatest!"



Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Female Protagonist , Disability , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Fitness , School , Tragedy , Rehabilitation , Idol , Urban , Ghost

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - ROAD TO THE TOP

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top.

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

Narita Top Road aspires to be the best uma musume in the Twinkle Series. Admire Vega struggles to use the tracks to bring closure to a dark secret in her past. T.M. Opera O wishes to make a name for herself after being sidelined from an injury for months. When their paths cross, they will form a rivalry that will take the uma musume racing world by storm.



Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Kemonomimi , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Dissociative Identities , Outdoor Activities , Idol , Twins , Astronomy

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2.

Studio: Studio KAI , Kansai TV , P.A.WORKS , Cygames , Bandai Namco Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

All eyes are on Toukai Teiou as she takes on the Japanese Derby, ready to gallop in Symboli Rudolf's footsteps and become an undefeated Triple Crown Horse Girl. The stands are full. The track is set. It's time to see which horse girl fortune favors!



Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Disability , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , School , Animals , Idol , Time Skip , CGI , Yuri , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Butler

Medalist

Also known as Medalist.

Studio: ENGI , KADOKAWA , Kodansha , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukasa Akeuraji, a frustrated skater, meets a girl called Inori Yuitsuka, who is yearning to enter the world of figure skating. Motivated by Inori's obsession on the rink, Tsukasa takes on coaching Inori himself. Inori's talent blossoms, and Tsukasa becomes a brilliant mentor. Together they aim to make her a glorious medalist!!



Tags: Ice Sports , Coming of Age , Dancing , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Found Family , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Rehabilitation , Work , Urban , CGI , Ballet , Time Skip , Parenthood

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Steel Ball Run - 1st STAGE

Also known as STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 1st STAGE.

Studio: Warner Bros. Japan , david production
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Sports , Supernatural

It’s 1890, in America, the Steel Ball Run — the first horse racing championship across the North American continent — was about to begin. Johnny Joestar, once being hailed as a genius jockey, is now paralysed and lost in despair. He finds hope in the mysterious phenomena caused by Gyro Zeppeli, an outlaw aiming to win the race, and determines to participate in the 4,000 miles of grueling adventure.





Tags: Travel , Super Power , Coming of Age , Cowboys , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Seinen , Disability , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Desert , Religion , Alternate Universe , Politics , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Indigenous Cultures , Rehabilitation , Heterosexual , Surreal Comedy , Coastal , Torture , Trains , Wilderness

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

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 , Fishing , Athletics

Hyakuemu.

Also known as 100 METERS.

Studio: Pony Canyon , Asmik Ace , TBS , GKIDS , ROCK'N ROLL MOUNTAIN
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

100 METERS follows Togashi, a track star who is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, and Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.



Tags: Athletics , Rotoscoping , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Fitness , Time Skip , Primarily Male Cast , Outdoor Activities , School Club , Shounen , School

Haikyuu!!

Also known as HAIKYU!!.

Studio: Production I.G , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Inspired after watching a volleyball ace nicknamed "Little Giant" in action, small-statured Shouyou Hinata revives the volleyball club at his middle school. The newly-formed team even makes it to a tournament; however, their first match turns out to be their last when they are brutally squashed by the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama. Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama, and so after graduating from middle school, he joins Karasuno High School's volleyball team—only to find that his sworn rival, Kageyama, is now his teammate.

Thanks to his short height, Hinata struggles to find his role on the team, even with his superior jumping power. Surprisingly, Kageyama has his own problems that only Hinata can help with, and learning to work together appears to be the only way for the team to be successful. Based on Haruichi Furudate's popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu!! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Tags: Volleyball , School Club , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Coming of Age , Fitness , Kuudere , Anti-Hero