Sports in Anime . . .
Antonio E. Gonzalez
sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
unexpected.
A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
Champloo . . .
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> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
Um...school sports days in just about every shoujo school series ever made--
<checks watch> How long do you want this thread to be?
Derek Janssen (shall we move on at AzD, or the Haruhi episode?)
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Galen
<AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>Champloo . . .
Ninja Sports Festival, in Sasuga no Sarutobi
(setting is at a ninja high school).
Bowling episode of Magical Taruruto-kun
Baseball game against America High in Dr. Slump.
Derek Janssen
Blade
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> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>
>> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>> unexpected. A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>> Champloo . . .
>
> Um...school sports days in just about every shoujo school series ever
> made--
> <checks watch> How long do you want this thread to be?
I wouldn't exactly call sports "unexpected" in any high school-based series.
Hmm... with that being said, I can't think of anything better than the
bowling and baseball episodes in Excel Saga, and I wouldn't count them as
"unexpected" either, given the series...
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Blade
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> Galen wrote:
>> On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:29:58 -0700, Antonio E. Gonzalez
>> <AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>>>sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>>>unexpected.
>>> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>>>Champloo . . .
A better one is the baseball elements in FLCL (he swung away! he made
contact!)
>>
>> Ninja Sports Festival, in Sasuga no Sarutobi (setting is at a ninja high
>> school).
>>
>> Bowling episode of Magical Taruruto-kun
>>
>> Baseball game against America High in Dr. Slump.
>
> Snowball fights in xxxHolic.
>
> Derek Janssen (anyone wanna top that one?)
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The obvious response is the hide and seek competition that starts Urusei
Yatsura.
Dave Watson
> "Derek Janssen" <ejan...@nospam.verizon.net> wrote in message
> > Snowball fights in xxxHolic.
>
> > Derek Janssen (anyone wanna top that one?)
>
> The obvious response is the hide and seek competition that starts Urusei
> Yatsura.
Shurely you mean the tag competition, right? To top it off, Ataru had
to grab the small horns on Lum's head.
Watson.
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<AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>Champloo . . .
Eureka Seven had a soccer episode.
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bobbie sellers
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
>
>
Kimagure Orange Road - swimming, tennis, hiking, martial arts
Maison Ikkoku - Tennis, baseball, ice skating, binge drinking.
Aoi Yori Ashoi - swimming (not sure if the swimming was included in
the anime
but someone will point out my error). Ahh it is in AYA Enshi and Tennis
short are
at least worn.
Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
Ah Megisama Ichi is an amateur motocycle racer isn't he.
Revolutionary Girl Utena the art of the fence aka fencing
Kare Kano Arima is the Kendo champ!
Marmalade Boy - Tennis
Hana yori Dango - fishing
Jubi Chan - one or more involved in Kendo
Gokusen - boxing
To Heart - Kung fu
Otaku no Video - Tennis to open but it never shows up again
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> Katana > Chain Saw > Baseball Bat > Hammer
>
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Silly me! One of the biggest WTF sports moments is obviously the (epic!)
tennis match in Death Note.
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bobbie sellers
> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>> unexpected.
>> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>> Champloo . . .
>>
>>
>>
>
I nearly forgot sking.
> Maison Ikkoku - Tennis, baseball, ice skating, binge drinking.
> Aoi Yori Ashoi - swimming (not sure if the swimming was included in
> the anime
> but someone will point out my error). Ahh it is in AYA Enshi and
Heikki "vermes" Heiska
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
Yakitate!! Japan - getting solar gauntlets/gauntlets of the sun seem to
require lot of exercise.
Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean sports
>> getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be unexpected.
> Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
Which in turn makes it a sports anime, so it doesn't count.
cu
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Rob Kelk
<AntE...@aol.com> wrote:
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
>sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>Champloo . . .
There's a couple in Super GALS! - the skiing trip turned impromptu
skiing competition in season 1, and the swimming trip turned impromptu
swimming competition in season 2.
Card Captor Sakura had two swimming trip episodes - a class-organized
one in the middle of the first season, and a
just-the-main-and-major-supporting-cast one very near the end of the
final season.
Not counting the sports fests, Azumanga Daioh had one where
Yukari-sensei took her English class outside to play soccer.
Does the Stellvia "astroball" episode count?
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Stephen Bierce
>sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
>unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
>Champloo . . .
Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets when the team has to protect a baseball
stadium from the enemy terrorists.
Dai Apollon, with its American-rules football.
Stephen "FPilot" Bierce/IPMS #35922
http://frustratedpilot.livejournal.com
Derek Janssen
>
> The obvious response is the hide and seek competition that starts Urusei
> Yatsura.
And Mendo vs. Mizunokoji baseball tournament that turns into Tomobiki HS
vs. the Ryoko Mendou Household Kuroko.
Derek Janssen ("It's the bottom of the 32nd inning...")
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Aje RavenStar
Third episode of Yumeria (if I'm remembering correctly) has evil teacher
using a killer brand of dodgeball against the lead male character.
And I probably missed it, but I haven't seen any mention of Haruhi's episode
4 (or was it episode 7 or episode 8?<g>) baseball tournament.
S.t.A.n.L.e.E
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
FLCL - the many ways to play baseball and paint, er, pellet(?)ball.
Laters. =)
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Dave Watson
<usenet-2...@planetcobalt.net> wrote:
> bobbie sellers <bl...@california.com> wrote:
> > Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
> >> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean sports
> >> getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be unexpected.
> [...]
> > Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
>
> Which in turn makes it a sports anime, so it doesn't count.
Actually, it's a relationship anime. The relationship is just between
two track athletes. It doesn't really follow the sports anime tropes
that closely.
Watson
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:21:57 +0200 (CEST), in rec.arts.anime.misc, Ansgar
-59cobalt- Wiechers <usene...@planetcobalt.net> wrote:
>bobbie sellers <bl...@california.com> wrote:
>> Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
>>> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean sports
>>> getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be unexpected.
>[...]
>> Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
>
>Which in turn makes it a sports anime, so it doesn't count.
Suzuka is a romance, not a sports anime: the track and field is just a
backdrop for the romance.
In forum discussions about the Suzuka manga, some people were obviously
annoyed that the sports played a relatively minor role in the series. The
manga goes on for quite a bit after the point were the anime ends, and the
sports pretty much disappears in the latter part of the series.
One of my favorite manga, and I enjoyed the anime version too.
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Invid Fan
<9ceb3e7c-1075-481c...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Dave Watson <dwbeing...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 4, 1:21 pm, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
> <usenet-2...@planetcobalt.net> wrote:
> > bobbie sellers <bl...@california.com> wrote:
> > > Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
> > >> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean sports
> > >> getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be unexpected.
> > [...]
> > > Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
> >
> > Which in turn makes it a sports anime, so it doesn't count.
>
> Actually, it's a relationship anime. The relationship is just between
> two track athletes. It doesn't really follow the sports anime tropes
> that closely.
>
Well, that's a bit like saying something isn't SF because it's a
romance. It's possible to be both :)
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Dave Watson
> In article
> <9ceb3e7c-1075-481c-b09e-89d9d27c3...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
> Dave Watson <dwbeingupfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Aug 4, 1:21 pm, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers
> > <usenet-2...@planetcobalt.net> wrote:
> > > bobbie sellers <bl...@california.com> wrote:
> > > > Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote:
> > > >> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean sports
> > > >> getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be unexpected.
> > > [...]
> > > > Suzuka of course is about track atheletes and their relationships
>
> > > Which in turn makes it a sports anime, so it doesn't count.
>
> > Actually, it's a relationship anime. The relationship is just between
> > two track athletes. It doesn't really follow the sports anime tropes
> > that closely.
>
> Well, that's a bit like saying something isn't SF because it's a
> romance. It's possible to be both :)
Yeah, yeah. Hello, Video Girl Ai. But the emphasis in Suzuka is on
the romance, not the sports. The sports part is really an
introduction, and, as it's been pointed out here, that fades to
nothing in the original manga.
Watson.
David Nakamoto
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
>
funniest of the series.
--- Dave
David Nakamoto
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
>
believe tennis is played quite that way . . . .
(^_^)
--- Dave
Derek Janssen
>>
>>Well, that's a bit like saying something isn't SF because it's a
>>romance. It's possible to be both :)
>
> Yeah, yeah. Hello, Video Girl Ai.
Which brings up *another* bowling episode...
Derek Janssen (snatching topic back from the very jaws of Dave Watson)
eja...@verizon.net
Dave Watson
Nice of you snip out the vast part of the post in which I KEPT on
topic, cockhead. To wit: Suzuka is a romance anime with some sports
in it--not a sports anime with some romance in it (although I did love
Princess Nine for that very reason). Also, that VGAi ep is about a
first date--not bowling. That's just a scene in it. Still, good
example.
Watson
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Maybe not, but Lina and Amelia look very cute, and seeing Zelgadis in
that outfit was hilarious.
Gerardo Campos
02:29:58a:
> I don't mean sports anime (more than enough of those), I mean
> sports getting into anime, usually anime where sports would be
> unexpected.
>
> A great example is the infamous baseball episode of Samurai
> Champloo . . .
>
Ranma some weird hybrids of sports with martial arts:
volleyball, ice skating, gymnastics, swimming.
Sailor Moon, I recall a tennis episode
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Derek Janssen
>
> Ranma some weird hybrids of sports with martial arts:
> volleyball, ice skating, gymnastics, swimming.
>
> Sailor Moon, I recall a tennis episode
And an ice skating episode, in which we learn *another* one of Jupiter's
hidden talents...
Derek Janssen
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