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Analyzing how sport and competition are portrayed in fiction.

Sport in Fiction

Analyzing how sport and competition are portrayed in fiction.

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Animated characters cheering for real-life teams

  • February 2, 2015
  • Tom
I watched Super Bowl XLIX yesterday and was glad the game turned out to be more interesting than the ads running during breaks in the...
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Lawson to launch another “Yowamushi Pedal” campaign Feb. 3rd, end “Prince of Tennis” one Feb. 2nd

  • January 27, 2015
  • Tom
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson is no stranger to anime promotional campaigns. According to Crunchyroll (via Netlabo), they are currently running a Prince of...
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  • goods Japan Lawson promotions The Prince of Tennis Yowamushi Pedal

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

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  • Two sports series on home video from FUNimation this June

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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