Collection
Best Sports Anime
23 titles · 1993–2024
Volleyball, basketball, boxing, football, figure skating — and even karuta and go. Sports anime turn a single match into a whole arc, and somehow you end up caring about a high-school tournament more than any real final.
Surprise meHaikyu!!
2014–2020 · Comedy, Sports · 4 seasons
★ 8.6ハイキュー!!
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama’s team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama…
Kuroko's Basketball
2012–2015 · Sports · 3 seasons
★ 8.4黒子のバスケ
In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school…
Slam Dunk
1993–1996 · Action, Comedy · 1 season
★ 8.7SLAM DUNK
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by…
Hajime no Ippo
2000–2002 · Action, Comedy · 3 seasons
★ 8.7はじめの一歩
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor),…
BLUE LOCK
2022– · Sports · 2 seasons
★ 8.3ブルーロック
High school soccer players from across Japan gather for a controversial project designed to create the best — and most egoistic — striker in the world.
Yuri!!! on Ice
2016 · Comedy, Drama
★ 8.5ユーリ on ICE
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
Free!
2013–2022 · Drama, Sports · 3 seasons
★ 8.2Free!
The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory,…
Ping Pong the Animation
2014 · Drama, Sports · 1 season
★ 8.2ピンポン THE ANIMATION
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino have been playing table tennis together since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed. Peco, brimming with confidence and energy, wants to be the best in the world, but the reserved Smile…
Run with the Wind
2018– · Drama
★ 7.8
Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment "Chikuseisou" where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most…
Ace of the Diamond
2013–2016 · Drama, Sports · 4 seasons
On air★ 7.9ダイヤのA
Scouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.
Major
2004–2010 · Comedy, Drama · 6 seasons
★ 8.2メジャー
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards his goal at full speed.
The Prince of Tennis
2001–2005 · Comedy, Sports · 7 seasons
★ 8.4テニスの王子様
Tennis prodigiy Ryoma Echizen enters the tennis powerhouse Seishun Academy. Once he fights his way onto the team, the game will never be the same.
Eyeshield 21
2005–2008 · Action, Comedy · 1 season
★ 8.4アイシールド21
In Tokyo, a weak, unassertive boy named Sena Kobayakawa enters the high school of his choice, Deimon Private Senior High School. Sena's only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and agility, which are noted by the school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma. Hiruma forces Sena to join the…
MEGALOBOX
2018–2021 · Action, Sports · 2 seasons
★ 7.9メガロボクス
A desolate land stretches out from the city of poverty. A motorcycle speeds recklessly, blowing clouds of sand and dust. The rider is the protagonist of this story – he has neither a name nor a past. All he has is his ring name, “Junk Dog” and a technique for rigging MEGALOBOX matches with his pal Gansaku Nanbu,…
Yowamushi Pedal
2013– · Comedy, Drama · 5 seasons
★ 7.2弱虫ペダル
A timid, anime-loving teen gets drawn into a school cycling club, where his new friends help him face tough challenges to develop his racing talent.
Captain Tsubasa
2018–2019 · Action, Drama · 2 seasons
★ 8.2キャプテン翼
The passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it was mostly just a recreational sport for his friends, for him, it developed into something of an…
Chihayafuru
2011– · Drama
★ 7.6
Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her sister’s model career. When she meets a boy named Arata Wataya, he thinks Chihaya has potential to become a great karuta player. As Chihaya dreams of becoming Japan's best karuta player, she is soon separated from her karuta playing friends. Now in high…
Initial D
1998 · Action, Comedy · 6 seasons
★ 8.0頭文字D First Stage
Takumi’s job as a tofu delivery boy has turned him into one of the most formidable drivers around. Behind the wheel of his Eight-Six, he’s one with the road—and his life shifts into high gear when the underground street racing world takes notice. Drivers from across the region are lining up for a shot at the new…
Aoashi
2022– · Sports · 2 seasons
On air★ 7.8アオアシ
Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for his team, which results in their loss and elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, he catches the eye…
Hikaru no Go
2001–2003 · Fantasy, Supernatural · 3 seasons
★ 7.8ヒカルの碁
Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal kid with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. His life completely changes when he finds an old bloodstained go board in his grandfather's attic. The ghost of an ancient go master named Fujiwara-no-Sai was trapped in the board and soon…
Ahiru no Sora
2019–2020 · Sports · 1 season
★ 8.4あひるの空
Sora joins the high school basketball club, but his unmotivated teammates don't care about the game. To get anywhere, he has to change their minds.
The First Slam DunkMovie
2022 · Sports · 2 h 5 min
★ 7.8THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take…
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster BattleMovie
2024 · Drama · 1 h 24 min
★ 7.8劇場版ハイキュー!! ゴミ捨て場の決戦
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival…
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Questions & answers
How many anime are in “Best Sports Anime”?
23 titles, from 1993 to 2024: Haikyu!! (2014), Kuroko's Basketball (2012), Slam Dunk (1993), Hajime no Ippo (2000), BLUE LOCK (2022), Yuri!!! on Ice (2016), Free! (2013), Ping Pong the Animation (2014), Run with the Wind (2018), Ace of the Diamond (2013), Major (2004), The Prince of Tennis (2001)….
Where can I watch Best Sports Anime online?
Every title in the collection has its own page with the official trailer and a player; series also have a page for every episode. Open a title and press play — or start with the trailer.
Can I watch “Best Sports Anime” for free?
Yes, every page in the collection is free and needs no sign-up: the official trailer in HD, the plot, the voice cast and the player. What plays in the player depends on the title and your country.
