Social anxiety is the intense fear and anxiety that comes with talking to or interacting with others, often defined by how negatively you think they will judge you. While this makes it difficult to lead a fulfilling life in the real world, social anxiety is one of the hot new trends in anime. Perhaps it […]
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Watching sports anime over the years has really made me realize that the physical education teachers I had in school were really just giving the bare minimum of effort. It’s not great when you learn more rules and techniques from a sports anime than someone paid to teach a sport. Now, it should be said
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Sports anime is considered the most approachable genre for those unfamiliar with anime because sports are a widely popular hobby. Even for those that don’t play sports, the activity is an easily grasped stage for the character stories that are often the very highlight of sports anime. That said, if you do happen to play
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It has been almost 30 years since the legend of Tatsuya Uesugi and the Meisei Academy High School Team was born in the National High School Baseball Championships. However, despite the glory the school received afterwards, the team has since languished in mediocrity and lost all fame. Two step-brothers, Souichiro and Touma Tachibana, form a
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Kyudo is a modern martial art with a focus on archery. Minato used to be into the sport in middle school, enchanted by the “tsurune” sound made by a releasing bowstring, but gave it up after a certain incident left him with target panic. This phenomenon resulted in Minato missing every shot he took and
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After a crushing defeat at the Grand Prix finale, Yuuri Katsuki returns home no longer as Japan’s most promising figure skater. With his window for skating success closing, he assesses his options. After a video of Yuuri performing a routine by five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov goes viral, he suddenly finds the champion on his
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A devastating loss, a toxic team, a debilitating accident – Whatever the cause, it serves as a catalyst for a player quitting the sport they once loved. It it a popular way to start a sports anime. It is a pretty simple way to build a character with some skill at the sport, but missing
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Minato Kiyoumizu was once a rockstar among rockstars on his junior high water polo team. However, when a car accident put him into a coma for several months, he awakes without memories from the past few years. Not even fully understanding what water polo even is, he decides to not play and focus on his
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Baseball may be called the American pastime, but Japan brings a lot of passionate fans and players for the sport. For high school athletes that play baseball, playing in the legendary Koshien finals can be the highlight of a lifetime. In terms of baseball anime, a lot of the classics are a bit older, but
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Out-performed by the girls’ club and facing disbandment, team captain of the soft tennis club Toma Shinjou is desperate to recruit members. He immediately targets new transfer student Maki Katsuragi for his solid reflexes. After a few rejections, Maki joins and quickly shines. This causes complicated feelings among the rest of the team who feel
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