(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)
Sports is one of the coolest genres you can explore in anime. The medium is uniquely suited to take even the most painfully boring of sports and turn it into the greatest game ever played, making every moment a nailbiter, every decision one of life and death, every inner thought a thrilling monologue, and every rivalry an epic and engaging relationship.
While a sports anime tends to be better than the real thing (don't @ me), some can start to feel a bit same-y. More often than not, they focus heavily on the power of teamwork and friendship, about going to regionals and then nationals, about the tragedy of the senpais graduating and leaving the team, the horror of having a big game right before exams. Sure, there are some that change the formula,...
Sports is one of the coolest genres you can explore in anime. The medium is uniquely suited to take even the most painfully boring of sports and turn it into the greatest game ever played, making every moment a nailbiter, every decision one of life and death, every inner thought a thrilling monologue, and every rivalry an epic and engaging relationship.
While a sports anime tends to be better than the real thing (don't @ me), some can start to feel a bit same-y. More often than not, they focus heavily on the power of teamwork and friendship, about going to regionals and then nationals, about the tragedy of the senpais graduating and leaving the team, the horror of having a big game right before exams. Sure, there are some that change the formula,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
(Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)
We are mixing things up this month! The spring 2022 season gave us plenty of great anime shows, including some phenomenal rom-coms, but what was most surprising was how it offered two vastly different, yet equally refreshing takes on the sports anime genre: "Aoashi" and "Dance Dance Danseur."
"Aoashi" follows a young boy from rural Japan who dreams of making it big as a professional football player and believes he is the reincarnation of Cristiano Ronaldo (even if he is still...
The post Aoashi and Dance Dance Danseur Show a Different Side of Sports Anime appeared first on /Film.
We are mixing things up this month! The spring 2022 season gave us plenty of great anime shows, including some phenomenal rom-coms, but what was most surprising was how it offered two vastly different, yet equally refreshing takes on the sports anime genre: "Aoashi" and "Dance Dance Danseur."
"Aoashi" follows a young boy from rural Japan who dreams of making it big as a professional football player and believes he is the reincarnation of Cristiano Ronaldo (even if he is still...
The post Aoashi and Dance Dance Danseur Show a Different Side of Sports Anime appeared first on /Film.
- 6/28/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
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