Hinomaru Sumo

Alt title: Hinomaru-Zumou

TV (24 eps)
2018 - 2019
Fall 2018
3.932 out of 5 from 2,919 votes
Rank #1,321

A "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru, appears before the weak little sumo club of Oodachi High School. The words "big" and "heavy" are the rules to this sport, which does not fit this newbie one bit, but Ushio surprises everyone. Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top with a goal to reach the highest rank, Hinoshita Kaisan.

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Halex
7.5

This show has everything you would expect from a sports anime. The matches have lots of intensity, characters go through hardcore training while trying to find their reasons for fighting, opportunities are created not just through hard work, but also through tactics & strategies, and respect is found when you display your full potential, even if you win or lose the match. The character personalities & development are what make this show enjoyable and worth watching. The characters have real-life struggles and there is good chemistry between all teams. Even the side characters make their contribution to the plot. There is no much of a story, all show is basically about tournaments and training for them. Each character does get a backstory and while some are looking for reasons for fighting, others are trying to overcome their own obstacles and test themselves. The animation may be one of the weakest parts of the show. At some times the characters look muscular at other times just fat with odd body types, it is very inconsistent on this respect. But when it comes to fighting, the editing is really able to create a sense of intensity and power for each match, and the action is easy to follow showing the moves each character make (although is not particularly fluid motion, the cuts are spot-on for each move and countermove they make). The sound effects and music are good, nothing stands up either good or bad on this aspect. The dub is good and I recommend it so you can focus on the action. Overall, I would recommend this show to anyone who likes sports anime, even if they don't care about Sumo at all. Give it a try to the first 2 episodes before you make your own mind to keep watching. Personally, I never care much about Sumo, and my only encounter with the sport so far was one time that I played Street Fighter using Honda, and I never give that character a second try afterward :), so I was not sure if this show will be interesting enough for me. But as it turns out, although I cannot say I'll be following Sumo, nor interested in watching any real-life matches, at least I can say I have a newfound respect for the sport after watching this show.

Nafe21
9

Hinomaruzumo basically revolves around a short (no, really) highschool kid who dreams of becoming a Yokozuna (the highest rank in sumo wrestling). Now I know what you're thinking, guys in underwear fighting each other? Thank you, next. But hear me out. I admit it was kinda weird at first, having to look at buttcheeks and all, and I only started watching it cause the main character gave me major Hinata Shouyo vibes (both being short and all). But after the first two episodes, the whole mawashi belt (the thing we think is underwear) thing didn't freak me out anymore. Instead, the sumo wrestling style really got me hooked on to the storyline. This anime had the perfect balance of shounen and slice of life. The characters are SUPER likable, and if you are someone who appreciates character growth, then you will really like how Hinomaruzumo delivers exactly that. Don't even get me started on the OP of both the seasons. Not only is it a total BOP but it also beautifully embodies the vibe of the anime. One major thing that I really loved about this story was how they told the tale of both sides, making you emotionally confused as to whom to root for. As for the wrestling matches themselves, I may even go out on a limb here and compare them to those in Haikyuu (I didn't stutter). Mind you, Haikyuu's animation is much better though. However, one major difference between the two is that Hinomaruzumo is bitterly realistic. So much so that at times it had me wishing it wasn't. (P.S. don't come at me saying, "yEaH fIrE cOmInG oUt Of EyE iS sO rEaLiStIc"). Personally speaking, there were many more instances where I got Haikyuu vibes from this anime, so if you are someone who is starved of Haikyuu content then give this anime a chance.

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