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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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Anime Commentary Manga Sports

Personal criteria of what’s considered a “sports” series

February 16, 2015October 23, 2017 Tom

While adding entries to a side project I started a few years ago (sportsmanga.info), I’ve had to think about which series to add to it

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Anime Cartoons Manga Sports

Animated characters cheering for real-life teams

February 2, 2015May 19, 2021 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 action.

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Athletes Manga Sports

“Baby Steps” manga author interviews Shuzo Matsuoka in Weekly Shonen Magazine

January 29, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

I saw a news story yesterday on Comic Natalie about the ninth issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine featuring an interview with former pro tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka

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Athletes Japan Manga Sports

2nd NHK “SPORTS x MANGA” special to air January 30th

January 26, 2015May 19, 2021 Tom

A 50-minute TV special about baseball manga with a focus on Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda (前田 健太) is scheduled to air on NHK BS1 this Friday

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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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