Sports
Noah’s Barks pages relating to sports, including as a genre.
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Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie – Pyramid of Light
Studio Gallop believes in the heart of the cards as they attempt to cash in on the ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ popularity wave with this commissioned feature. (read more)
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Cult-favorite developer Treasure adapts the famous anime and manga series ‘Hajime no Ippo’ to the Game Boy Advance. Can they score a KO? (read more)
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Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness
The titular character of ‘Akagi’ is a genius, thrill-seeking daredevil who finds his latest life-or-death gamble in the criminal underground’s mahjong circuit. Knowledge of mahjong is not recommended, so that you don’t realize how lucky Akagi is. (read more)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
The original anime inspiration for my favorite TCG, and where we’d be introduced to ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’s’ many great, utterly mishandled concepts. (read more)
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Initial D
‘Initial D’ is an anime where one teenage boy finds himself roped into the street-racing circuit. But, if there’s one thing a racing anime shouldn’t have, it’s poor animation quality. (Includes ‘Stage 1-3’ and ‘Extra Stage’) (read more)
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Chihayafull
‘Chihayafull’ is the best anime you could possibly make about a game with arguably less depth than Pogs… unfortunately, it’s still "about" that game. (read more)
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Kuroko’s Basketball
Basketball is taken to the extreme in this action-packed series full of (basically) superpowered teenagers. (Includes seasons 1-3, NG Collection, Idiots Can’t Win!, Let’s Chat, Tip Off, and Would You Mind Doing That Once More) (read more)
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Ping Pong the Animation
While simpletons might like to laugh about how it’s funny to take something called "ping-pong" seriously, Masaaki Yuasa delivers a visceral, dramatic, and touching coming-of-age story. (read more)
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One Outs
Brainer up! ‘One Outs’ is a baseball anime that breaks convention through its genius main character who seeks victory through strategy rather than athletic ability. A homerun derby of thrills. (read more)
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Death Parade
‘Death Parade’ turns the ‘Death Billiards’ short movie into its own series, which sadly reveals the narrative limitations of its writers. (read more)