Following the journey of Hinata Shoyo who was inspired to begin playing volleyball after seeing the “The Little Giants” play. Hinata sets out to form the school team only to learn that the prodigy Tobio Kageyama who humiliated Hinata’s middle school volleyball team in a crushing defeat – is now his teammate!
Although, the series largely comprised of match-focused episodes, Haikyuu!!’s story does not only revolve around the development of a player’s skill as an athlete but rather it focuses on how volleyball as a sport has changed all the characters individually.
Once upon a time, a team of basketball prodigies known as Generation of Miracles rose to fame by demolishing all competitions. All five of these basketball stars then went on to different high schools joining top basketball teams in their new school after junior high school ended. Little did everyone know, there was a 6
th player in the Generation of Miracles who went on to Seirin High. Here, Tetsuya Kuroko, sixth star formerly with Generation Miracles teams up with Taiga Kagami, a student who recently returned from America to take on Kuroko’s old teammate one by one.
4. Yuri On Ice
After suffering a crushing defeat at the Gran Prix Finale, Yuuri Katsuki returns to his family home unsure of his future options in skating.
However, Yuri finds himself in the spotlight again when a video of him performing Victor Nikiforov’s most famous routine suddenly went viral. This caught the attention of Victor who decided to fly to Japan to coach Yuri much to the disappointment of Yuri Plisetsky, a rising star from Russia who is determined to win back Victor’s tutelage.
5. Sk8 The Infinity
In Okinawa, a group of hardcore skaters participate in a secret, no-holds-barred competition after midnight known as “S”, racing down a winding road carved out of an abandoned mine. The skaters often form rivalries or “beefs” with each other. Reki, a high-school sophomore and skater is addicted to “S” and invites Langa, a transfer student from Canada with no skateboarding experience to an “S” race. After landing themselves into trouble, Langa is forced to compete in one of “S” dangerous races.
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6. Slam Dunk
7. Captain Tsubasa
8. The Prince of Tennis
9. Fighting Spirit
10. Free! Swimming Club
