After being saved from thugs trying to rob him in high school, passionate computer nerd Manabu “Gaku” Taira becomes friends with the confident, ambitious Haru Tennouji. Sticking together through college and now on the hunt for jobs, Haru convinces Gaku to apply to Dragon Bank, one of Japan’s largest companies. While the high-powered Kirika Kokuryuu […]
With godhood being profoundly boring, the gods created the Game of the Gods where human teams play various games against gods. However, throughout human history, no human team has emerged victorious throughout all the various rounds. However, Fay Theo Philus has proven humanity’s most prestigious hopeful for the Game of the Gods. As such, he
Academy Island is a city of schools where students battle in games against each other to win Stars. Each student shares the same goal, to win and collect enough stars to snatch the prestigious title of Seven Star. Hiroto Shinohara, a new transfer student, shakes things up by unseating Sarasa, the previous years’ Seven Star,
Known at the Rainbow Bullet, Eve is infamous among those that bet on underground golf. She has soundly beat every opponent with only just three clubs in her gold bag. However, when Eve catches the eye of professional golfer Aoi Amawashi and plays a clean game against her, she is both captivated and shaken by
At the prestigious Asticassia School of Technology, an academy charged with educating the children of prominent corporations, disputes between students are settled by duels between mobile suits. After traveling from a secluded colony on Mercury, Suletta finds herself in a duel with the best pilot in school after witnessing him arguing with his fiancee. When
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It was the split decision to pass the ball instead of selfishly take the shot that lost the Nationals-qualifying soccer game for Yoichi Isagi and his team. When he returns home, the striker receives an invitation from the Japan Football Union that invited three hundred strikers to participate in a controversial project called Blue Lock.
There is some charm to a fast-paced battle or even a sappy confession of pent-up feelings, but that isn’t the only kind rush that anime can deal out. Sometimes, the most enthralling plots are when the characters put everything on the line in one big gamble. While they might not capture that heady adrenaline rush
Although he suffers from financial hardship, Yuuichi Katagiri has always been kept positive by his friends. They even inspired him to furiously work in order to get the funds to go on the school trip with them. However, when the gathered money goes missing, his friends are blamed. Yet, days later, the friends all get
Koudo Ikusei High School seems like a paradise with state-of-the-art facilities and where almost 100 percent of students go to university or find employment. However, while the students appear to have a good amount of freedom, only superior students get favorable treatments. After being careless on his entrance exams for a particular reason, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka
All society is built on a certain level of competition since there can indeed only be one number one. This competition can start early in those school years, and as with many things, anime can take it to the extreme! Whether it is classes competing with each other or individual classmates battling for that top
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