NHK – Sport in Fiction

Athletes Japan Manga Sports

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...

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…