Hikari no Densetsu - Recommendations

• TV (11 eps)
• 2020

Jotaro Aragaki, former member of the national team, had given his whole life for gymnastics and was fighting against his age and physical strength. However, one day he is told by his coach to start thinking of his next career. Jotaro struggles, but his daughter, Rei, is always there by his side. But with one fateful encounter, the Aragakis’ lives change drastically.

• Other (1 ep)

A commercial for the Weekly Shounen Sunday manga Ganba! Fly High.

• TV (52 eps)
• 2008

Young and ambitious girls strive to do their very best to become NO.1 team in the sport world of volleyball. Outside the court, they face the problem of termination if they don’t win along with family, love and friendship dilemmas.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2021

The final summer of middle school, Shotaro Futaba discovers boys gymnastics and is completely enamored by it. Shotaro ends up going to Soshukan Private High School (aka Ao High) and decides to visit the boys gymnastics club. He's greeted by very unique senpais and a star gymnast named Misato Ryoya. Dedicating your life to something you love during your fiery days of youth...of course, there is frustration, and fights, but see how these boys work together as a team towards a similar goal in this drama about sports and youth.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2022

• TV (58 eps)
• 1984 - 1985

When the cheerful and athletic You Hazuki entered Hikawa Junior High School, she wasn’t terribly fond of volleyball. But once she fell in love with Sho Takiki, the boys’ volleyball team captain, You decided to sign up for the girls’ team against her father’s will in the hopes of becoming attacker in Japan’s national women’s volleyball team! Now, as she learns to deal with the team's brutal coach and the pressure of the ever-increasingly difficult matches, You will become closer to the boy she loves and put all of her effort into winning both his heart, and her own matches.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2013

• TV (30 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

Shun Fujimaki is a high school freshman who has his eyes on an Olympic gold medal. Upon joining the school’s gymnastics team, Shun is thrown into the fire and entered into his first competition only a day later, due to a fellow teammate’s recent injury – and unfortunately for Shun and the gang, they come in last place. Even when faced with this initial failure, Shun still believes that his dream can come true with perseverance and plenty of hard work. Will Shun’s will power be enough to grab him the gold in the harsh world of Olympic gymnastics?

• TV (26 eps)
• 1986 - 1987

Set in 1980 Miami, Florida, The rich and wacky Anderson family adopt the son of an old friend. Hanging out mostly with the second child, Fea, the series explores the love lives and hardships of each of the characters.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2024

Yuki is a typical college student, whose world revolves around her friends, social media, and the latest sales. But when a chance encounter on a train leads to her meeting friend-of-a-friend and fellow student Itsuomi-san, her world starts to widen. But even though Itsuomi-kun can speak three languages, sign language isn’t one of them. Can the two learn to communicate the budding feelings between them?