Ace of the Diamond – Sport in Fiction

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...

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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…