TV series

Hinomaru Sumo

2018–2019 · 1 season

A scrappy underdog sports anime that makes sumo feel thrilling and heartfelt, with earnest teamwork and satisfying matches.

Overview: 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 any inch, but this guy goes and does what...!? Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top! The goal is Hinoshita Kaisan, a title for the highest rank in professional sumo, equivalent of Yokozuna.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, light and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, friendship, coming-of-age, found family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
coming-of-age
found family
sport
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none