Anime like Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 3

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 3.

Studio: Studio KAI , Cygames , Toho , Bandai Namco Music Live , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The third season of Uma Musume: Pretty Derby.

Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Urban , School , Idol , Yuri , Animals , Maids , Food , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Love Live! School idol project

Also known as Love Live! School Idol Project.

Studio: Sunrise , Lantis , NIS America Inc.
Status: Finished
Genres: Music , Slice of Life

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that's evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.

With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school's popularity and keep it from shutting down. "In order to protect our beloved school, there's only one thing we can do... become pop stars!"

Their goal is simple: Become an overnight sensation and use their nationwide media exposure to promote their school and bring in a wave of new students to the ailing area. A simple but solid plan, they figure. Naturally, they're nervous and wonder if this plan can really succeed, but for better or worse their new journey has begun...

"All we can ask for is just a tiny bit of support from you. We truly believe that with your help, we can change the world around us. We will make our dreams come true!"



Tags: Idol , Dancing , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Ensemble Cast , School , Female Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , CGI , Tsundere , Tomboy , Fashion , Maids , Shrine Maiden

Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Part 2

Also known as Umamusume: Cinderella Gray 2nd Cour.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , TBS , Happinet Media Marketing , Universal Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

The second half of Umamusume: Cinderella Gray.

Hailing from the humble countryside, Oguri Cap has turned the racing world on its head. Her rampage through the national race scene seemed unstoppable... until it wasn't. Tamamo Cross, the current peak of racing, has bested the Beast and declared Oguri Cap her rival.

But Oguri Cap can't afford to keep her attention on Tamamo Cross alone. One by one, racers from all over the world arrive in Japan, ready to demonstrate their own prowess. Up against the best the world has to offer, our ashen racer will need to reach beyond her limits if she wants to stand a chance… Keep those eyes peeled—a Cinderella story full of twists and turns lies ahead!



Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Historical , Fitness , Yuri , Super Power , Dancing , Idol , Animals , Parenthood , Language Barrier , Basketball

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Also known as Run with the Wind.

Studio: Production I.G , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Former ace runner of Sendai Josei High School, Kakeru Kurahara is chased away from a convenience store for shoplifting. Shaking off his pursuer, he runs into Haiji Kiyose, another student from his university. Haiji is impressed by Kakeru's agility and persuades him to live in Chikusei-sou, the run-down apartment where Haiji resides along with eight other students. Having lost his entire apartment deposit at a mahjong parlor, Kakeru accepts the offer reluctantly. However, Haiji reveals a secret during Kakeru's welcoming party: the apartment is actually the dormitory of the Kansei University Track Club. He unveils his ultimate goal of participating in the Hakone Ekiden—one of the most prominent university marathon relay races in Japan. Unfortunately, all the residents apart from Haiji and Kakeru are complete running novices. Worse still, none of the inhabitants are even remotely interested in being involved with Haiji's ridiculous plan! With only months before the deadline, will the fourth-year student be able to convince them otherwise and realize his elusive dream of running in the Hakone Ekiden?

Tags: Athletics , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , School Club , Primarily Adult Cast , Fitness , Rehabilitation , College , Outdoor Activities , CGI , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Heterosexual , Twins , Tanned Skin , Food , Trains

Girls und Panzer

Also known as Girls und Panzer.

Studio: Actas , Lantis , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

You may have heard of kung fu, but the girls at Oarai High School practice gun-fu—really, really BIG 75mm gun-fu, in fact. It's called Sensha-do, and it's the martial art of operating armored tanks! They take it seriously too, and since winning the national Sensha-do championship is such a huge deal at Oarai, they sometimes go to extreme ends in order to get the best students from Panzer class to sign up. Which is how Miho Nishizumi, who HATES operating tanks, gets drafted to join doomsday-driven driver Mako, even-triggered gunner Hana, highly receptive radio operator Saori and combustible tank-fangirl and loader Yukari as the incomparable Anko Team. They may not be on the half-track to fame and fortune, and maybe a few of them would rather shop for tank tops than become tops in tanks, but once their focus is locked and loaded, they're absolutely driven.



Tags: Tanks , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Military , School Club , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Primarily Teen Cast , Historical , Ensemble Cast , School , Parody , CGI , Ships , Volleyball , Yuri , Gore , LGBTQ+ Themes

Midori no Makibao

Studio: Studio Pierrot
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Midori Makibao is a small white racehorse. Compared to other thoroughbred horses, he looks more like a donkey with wide nostrils. However, with his guts and speed as his weapon, Makibao wins in every big race.

In the beginning of his career, Makibao had a trouble making his debut as a racehorse, because of his appearance and various disadvantages he had. But Makibao had reasons to overcome his difficulties; there was a lifelong rival horse called Superhorse Cascade, that Makibao needed to defeat. Plus, he was determined to win back his mother, a horse that had been taken away for pay back the debt on the farm.

There are many hardships that Makibao has to overcome, but he thrives in the series of races to become a great racehorse.



Tags: Animals , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Athletics

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

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 , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things