Ushio Hinomaru is a new student, small of stature and body. However, he appears before the sumo club of his school and wishes to join. Although all the other members are big men, the sumo club is hardly renowned. However, this little sumo wrestler has a goal – the Hinoshita Kaisan, the pinnacle of sumo […]
Gender is more fluid in these modern times, but some things never change. There are still some that want to be manly men, or at least enjoy watching men drip with masculinity. You know, smoke cigars, grow an untamed forest of chest hair, do push-ups just for fun sort of manly men. However, every aspiring
Tatara is rescued one day by a professional dancer and teacher named Sengoku. Ending up back at his dance studio, he meets a school mate that he had secretly come to idolize. From this moment, Tatara is thrust into the world of dance, aiming to improve as a dancer in order to be acknowledged by
You know what they say, everyone loves an underdog. Do you know why? Well, because we’ve all been that underdog at some point. We’ve all seen people just wildly better at something that occasionally seems to come quite natural to them. However, sometimes all it takes is hard work and determination to help dreams come
Continuing on our monthly journey through hair color in anime, this edition isn’t actually a color, it’s a hair style (or lifestyle!) – the pompadour. It’s slick, stylish, and, at times, unwieldy. However, it is a symbol of both manly values and a rebellious thuggish nature. If you spot a pompadour in anime, you know
Toua Tokuchi is an athlete and a gambler. He makes his money with a serious fastball and a simplified game of baseball called One Outs. However, one day he is approached by a veteran slugger and asked to join his long unsuccessful team, but the owner of the team doesn’t want him to threaten the
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life, but dreams of changing himself. One day, he is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. After Ippo faints from his injuries, Mamoru takes him to his gym where Ippo asks to be trained in the sport of boxing. Only anime can transform a
Punch, Kick, Tackle, and Grapple! – Martial arts are utilized in some of the most exciting fight scenes in anime. However, while swords and other weapons still count as a martial art, there is nothing quite like watching someone use just their fists and body to take down an opponent. So if you like epic
Goku is living a peaceful life with his wife and son, however when a mysterious alien crashes to Earth and claims to be Goku’s brother, his peaceful life will come to an end. Learning he is one of the last members of the Saiyan race, alien thugs that conquer planets for another alien overlord, Goku
