[ SECRET POST #6194 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6194 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I just can't get into the lack of stakes. Almost all of them are about high school students and tournaments, so you get 'oh no we have to play a game against No Name School and if we lose senpai will never win the big tournament and the hero will never face his rival on Other Team! Better spend six episodes on this game with an ultimate outcome that is completely impossible to predict!'. And I know you can argue that shounen battle anime are similar, but at least those sometimes kill off a side character or let the heroes lose. The only sports anime I've been able to get into tends to be either stuff about adults (like Giant Killing), stuff that's more about the characters than the sport (like Yuri on Ice or Free!, which are also helped by the fact that it's a lot harder to stretch out a single figure skating competition or swim race over a billion episodes), or shows based around more 'strategic' sports (like Hikaru no Go or Chihayafuru).

[(Anonymous)]

Have you seen Run with the Wind? It's about college students, and there are some very real, health-related stakes. It's one of the best sports series I've seen. Plus, the series Overtake about F4 racing just wrapped up, and touches a lot in overcoming trauma.

SA

[(Anonymous)]

I did watch Overtake, it was one of my favorites this season! Run With the Wind is on my to-watch list too, I need to find time to give it a watch.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, but ... have y'all never met a high school boy?? They do feel like these things are huge stakes, even if with a few years, they'll (hopefully) realize how minor it really was.

I couldn't agree less with the people here dissing sports animes; they're some of my favorites, even though I don't play or watch any real-life sports. I find them wildly entertaining if there's anything genuine or original about them. The only thing I don't like is how willing they are to destroy their bodies for their precious high-school team. I don't find it unrealistic ... but I'm sure their older selves will seriously regret pushing themselves past the point where they can make a full recovery just to heroically sacrifice themselves for their team to ~maybe~ get the win.