The First Slam Dunk
Movie2022Award Winning
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24 Anime Like Tsurune Movie: Hajimari no Issha
These 24 anime share the Sports genres and School themes that define Tsurune Movie: Hajimari no Issha. They are ranked by how much they overlap with it — strongest matches first — then by community rating.
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Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryouta Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryouta had a brother who was three years older. Following in the foot
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Chihayafuru 3
TV24 epDrama
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Winning the high school team tournament was a great accomplishment for the Mizusawa members. Each of them has made great strides in improving themselves, and the victory symbolizes how far they have come. But after accomplishing one goal, their individual aims
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Diamond no Ace: Act II
TV52 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
The hallowed ground of Koshien Stadium is the "field of dreams," where the ambitions of high school baseball players come true. After emerging victorious in the autumn tournament last year, Seidou High School baseball's team has finally earned the right to com
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Ao no Hako Season 2
TV12 epRomance
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Second season of Ao no Hako.
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Ao no Hako
TV25 epRomance
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Every morning, incoming first-year Taiki Inomata hurries to his high school gym in order to further refine his badminton skills. However, his true motivation stems from sharing the otherwise empty gym with second-year Chinatsu Kano, Taiki's crush and the star
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Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha
TV13 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Despite the prefectural tournament's breathtaking conclusion, the Kazemai High School Kyudo Club has no time to celebrate. With the national competition right around the corner, the club is determined to prove that their initial victory was not a mere fluke. W
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Diamond no Ace: Act II Second Season
TV13 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Sequel to Diamond no Ace: Act II.
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Free! Movie 5: The Final Stroke - Kouhen
Movie2022Sports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
After his first appearance on the competitive world stage, Haruka is held captive by the swimming of the unmistakable champion, Albert, and feels like he's lost his way. With the current state of things, his swimming and what the water means to him are called
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Free! Movie 4: The Final Stroke - Zenpen
Movie2021Sports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Haruka Nanase's new stage is Sydney, the place of his dreams that he once visited. One day while taking a short break before his departure, Haru has a chance confrontation with a fellow athlete from the All-Japan Invitational. Carrying all the feelings from th
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Bakuten!! Movie
Movie2022Sports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
For the first time ever, the members of Shoushukan High School's Rhythmic Gymnastics Club have qualified for regionals and proceed to set their sights on the Inter-High title. Unbridled excitement permeates the air as the club members prepare and practice thei
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Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume
Movie2019Sports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Recap of the Free!: Dive to the Future TV series featuring new scenes.
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Boukyaku Battery (TV)
TV12 epComedy
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname were once recognized as the most formidable pitcher-catcher duo in middle school baseball. Known as the "General," Kaname paired his expert strategies with Kiyomine's explosive pitches, crushing the dreams of many starry-eyed pla
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Bakuten!!
TV12 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Shoutarou Futaba has always loved sports, but he never became more than a benchwarmer on his middle school baseball team. After noticing a group of gymnasts practicing in the park, he decides to watch a rhythmic gymnastics tournament on a whim. Although displa
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Days: Touin Gakuen-sen!
OVA3 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Sequel to DAYS. The final match against Touyin Gakuin for National High School Soccer Tournament Tokyo Preliminary. (Source: MAL News)
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Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu - Yabai
Special1 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Unaired episode pre-screened at the event and later included with the 5th Blu-ray/DVD release.
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Mix: Meisei Story
TV24 epDrama
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Because of the legend left by Tatsuya Uesugi, Meisei Academy High School was well-known for their strong baseball team. But 26 years after their glory, the team has not been able to keep their record and has since lost their fame. Two stepbrothers, Souichirou
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Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
The Atobe Group is establishing a new tennis court in Kanagawa and is planning to celebrate its opening with an exhibition match. Hyoutei Academy's tennis team captain, Keigo Atobe, nominates the best team in the region to participate: Rikkai University-Affili
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Baise Shandian
ONA6 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
After a crushing defeat in a major tournament, Zhang Ruoyi, forced to abandon her professional career, returned to school. In the unfamiliar environment, table tennis, which had once cast a shadow over her, became a ray of light piercing through her confusion—
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Mou Ippon!
TV13 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
The happy-go-lucky Michi Sonoda announces to her teammate, Sanae Takigawa, that she will quit judo for good after her final middle school tournament. This leaves Sanae in disbelief; after all, it was Michi's passion toward the sport that reeled Sanae into judo
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Sayonara Watashi no Cramer Movie: First Touch
Movie2021Romance
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
14-year-old Nozomi Onda has only one thing on her mind: playing beautiful soccer. There's just one problem: no matter how much she longs to participate in official matches, she'd have physically superior boys as opponents. But when a boy from her past confront
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Shakunetsu Kabaddi
TV12 epComedy
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a once nationally recognized soccer player, is now a first-year student at Noukin High School. Due to his developed hatred for sports, he has abandoned his previous aspirations to become a famous livestreamer on the internet. One day, Souma A
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Wandance
TV12 epSports
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
As Kaboku "Kabo" Kotani enrolls in Ichiran High School, he hopes to spend his high school days quietly to avoid standing out from everyone else because of his stuttering. While his friends join the school's basketball club, he looks to the dance club instead.
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Anima Yell!
TV12 epComedy
Shared themes: School. Also Sports.
Kohane Hatoya's most lovable trait is also her greatest flaw. She loves to help others no matter how far she has to go in order to get the job done. Her biggest inspiration to do so comes to light when she sees what cheerleading looks like for the first time i
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Why these anime are similar
MangaKazoku compares shared genres, themes, format, and catalogue similarity, then uses community score only as a tie-breaker. These are discovery suggestions, not editorial reviews.
- The First Slam Dunk — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Chihayafuru 3 — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Diamond no Ace: Act II — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Ao no Hako Season 2 — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Ao no Hako — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Diamond no Ace: Act II Second Season — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Free! Movie 5: The Final Stroke - Kouhen — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Free! Movie 4: The Final Stroke - Zenpen — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Bakuten!! Movie — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Boukyaku Battery (TV) — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Bakuten!! — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Days: Touin Gakuen-sen! — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu - Yabai — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Mix: Meisei Story — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Shin Tennis no Oujisama: Hyoutei vs. Rikkai - Game of Future — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Baise Shandian — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Mou Ippon! — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Sayonara Watashi no Cramer Movie: First Touch — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Mix: Meisei Story 2nd Season - Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Shakunetsu Kabaddi — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Wandance — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.
- Anima Yell! — A strong match because of shared Sports genres and shared School themes.