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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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Initial Slam Dunk & Haikyu!! Region 1 sets scheduled

March 6, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

There are a couple of sports anime series that have North American disc releases scheduled in coming months: Slam Dunk on May 12th and Haikyu!! on June 2nd.

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Discotek to release subtitled “Free!” season 1 set in 2015, bilingual set possible later

February 3, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

Known primarily for older titles, Discotek Media has gotten into releasing more recent series over the past few years including a few sports series announcements in the last

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Resource Pages

  • 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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