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Analyzing how sport and competition are portrayed in fiction.

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Returning with new domain name, new design, and possibly a Patreon

February 8, 2018August 19, 2021 Tom

It’s been a long hiatus but I think I’m ready to revive Sport in Fiction. There is a new domain name – sportinfiction.com. (The previous domain, sportsanime.com, will redirect to

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Expanding focus from “sports” to “sports and recreation”

December 4, 2016May 19, 2021 Tom

In one of my first posts on this blog in early 2015, I wrote about what I considered when characterizing a particular anime or manga as

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Conventions

Anime Boston 2016’s “Field Day” theme and related events

March 24, 2016May 19, 2021 Tom

Anime Boston 2016 happens this weekend at the Hynes Convention Center starting Friday March 25th and this year’s theme is “Field Day”, inspired by an annual

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New arrivals: SpoAni! issues 1 & 2

March 30, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

The popularity of high-profile sports anime has grown in recent years and generated more interest in the sports those series portray. In an attempt to get in on this

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Two sports series on home video from FUNimation this June

March 16, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

The second quarter of 2015 in Region 1 home video releases just got two more sports anime additions as FUNimation announced today it plans to

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  • Legally Streaming Sports & Recreation Anime (US/NA)
  • List of Sports-Focused Panels at Conventions

Latest Posts

  • Returning with new domain name, new design, and possibly a PatreonFebruary 8, 2018
  • Expanding focus from “sports” to “sports and recreation”December 4, 2016
  • Anime Boston 2016’s “Field Day” theme and related eventsMarch 24, 2016
  • New arrivals: SpoAni! issues 1 & 2March 30, 2015
  • Two sports series on home video from FUNimation this JuneMarch 16, 2015

Latest Comments

  1. miharusshi on Launching a new websiteMarch 3, 2015

    What a nice blog I've found. I'm a budding lover of the genre, so I'm looking forward to what you…

  2. miharusshi on 2nd NHK “SPORTS x MANGA” special to air January 30thMarch 3, 2015

    This is very interesting. I myself grew up watching SLAM DUNK on local TV (dubbed, of course) and it was…

  3. miharusshi on Personal criteria of what’s considered a “sports” seriesMarch 3, 2015

    Would you consider Ping Pong the Animation a sports series? Because personally, I don't think it deserves the hype around…

  4. Tom on Personal criteria of what’s considered a “sports” seriesFebruary 18, 2015

    Thanks for the comment and I hope your panel went well. I understand your point and I might expand my…

  5. navycherub on Personal criteria of what’s considered a “sports” seriesFebruary 17, 2015

    Personally while giving a panel on sports this past weekend I started to think about this subject a lot more…

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