Category: Sports

Anime Books Sports

New arrivals: SpoAni! issues 1 & 2

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...
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Anime Commentary Manga Sports

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

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...
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Anime Cartoons Manga Sports

Animated characters cheering for real-life teams

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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Athletes Manga Sports

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

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...
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Athletes Japan Manga Sports

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

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...
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