In professional sumo, there are no weight classes. It's a savage sport where the strongest survive, and anyone willing to test their mettle can step into the ring. There is, however, a minimum size requirement to be a pro sumo wrestler, and young Hinomaru Ushio, incredibly talented and hardworking though he may be, does not meet that requirement. This small boy has big dreams of reaching the highest class of sumo, Hinoshita Kaisan. The only way he could possibly go pro is if he becomes the High School Yokozuna, a title given to the strongest wrestler in high school tournaments.
Ushio is under a lot of pressure, as well as a time limit. If he can't show off his skills in the high school tournaments, he may lose his chance to go pro permanently, and the odds are stacked against him. Instead of enrolling in Ishigami High, the best school for sumo in Japan, he enrolls in Odachi High and must build a sumo club from the ground up with the one devout member Shinya Ozeki. Odachi High is the true underdog of the sumo world, but Ushio has to push forward with all his strength if he is going to make it professionally.
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Sasori_Nagashi
You don't find a lot of anime that you can really say tick all of the boxes to being the perfect experience, however Hinomaruzumou undoubtedly comes close. It evokes powerful emotions every episode and had me on the edge of my seat for the outcomes of each sumo bout, which were never predictable and always had an enrapturing dramatic flare. The soundtrack, while not particularly striking among some of the greater soundtracks we have seen in anime, is very fitting and sets the mood brilliantly at every turn. Heavily recommend this series to anyone who enjoys suspenseful action-based anime, martial art-based anime or sport-based anime.
Karhu
Fat guys wearing diapers and sweating like pigs. Over weighted = over powered. Who cares if you can't bend to tie your own shoe lases when can just walks thru walls anyway. Let the slimiest man win! I never quite understood why sumo was called a sports instead of the male version of plus sized beauty modelling, but Hinomawhatever helped me to open my eyes to the beauty of this art. Partly because it quite closely follows the normal, formulaic pattern commonly seen in sports anime and partly because of its manly and bro cast. I never quite respected sumo nor thought much about it,but now I kinda do.
The setup for our story will seem rather familiar to anyone who has seen classic sports series. Main bro is a prodigy with the heart, but he can't be the unbeatable sumo Jesus just yet for there are several things in the way. He himself is a manlet, practically new unit between meter and decimeter -tier midget who is too short to officially be able to become a sumo pro. He also can't join the school with the best sumo club in Japan because he is terrible at reading maps, so instead he ends up in a school which sumo club is practically dead and the whole fight sports scene in the school ruled by thugs, delinquents and cool badasses. The nearly-a-Jesus type of character with these hardships/obstacles is used to create some rather interesting mixed martial arts battles very early on and also to introduce bunch of characters who get to discover the beauty of sumo sports in the same manner as the viewers who are new to sumo do when watching the series. Development and awe-inspiring coolness exists for a while, offering a strong start for the series. This commonly slows down the pace later on and requires some back stories, build-up and character depth. And this is more or less like the route that was now chosen, but the route itself is ever so entertaining to follow.
The events are rather simple since Hinomary is a simple series that doesn't try to really be anything more. Our cast contains a wide variety of characters from people who are totally ignorant to sumo to pros whose entire life centers around it. This brings quite a few different perspectives in to the mix and shows many sides of the sports itself. The series can be rather educational from this part and thanks to the colorful cast, the way Hinomary is dealing with the basics of sumo feel very natural and smooth. The author is clearly knowledgeable about other sports series as well as the sports in question and that at least carried all the way thru this season, which main focus outside showing what sumo is and who our main characters are, is a simple interschool sumo tournament where different sumo clubs from different schools face each others.
The strongest sides with the series lie within the awe moments, fights, GAR-like atmosphere and Hinomaru's (sumo Jesus's) personality. The weakest parts are the believability of other club's members success and the lack of a proper training arc + the pacing which can be -- at time -- jumpy and seem like new episodes start off from episodic settings rather than continuing from anywhere that was shown in former episode.
Outside Hinomaru, the most interesting (and relatively bro) main character is Chihiro Kunisaki, who is a talented wrestler that now joined Hinomaru's sumo team. The remaining 4 club members from "our side" can occasionally feel bit filler-ish and much less interesting. We have super shy and skinny dude who looks incredibly unfit to physically even participate in the sports. Fat dude who is practically the exact same as the thin dude (personality-wise) except has always loved sumo and is somewhat good at it. There is also another Jesus in the series named trainer-Jesus person and he is more or less like anyone else in the series except supposedly holds lots of sumo-wisdom and wear glasses and is training our main cast.. kind of. The last club member is a delinquent thug person who was portrayed to be incredibly cool and badass in the beginning of the series, but then his personality was put on a leash pretty much and now he is just another person doing sumo without many visible&interesting personality traits, but even he gets thru some development later on and his personality change gets explained rather well eventually. There is also one more "main"character in the series because all sports series need a mascot girl. Student council president who is the thug dudes sister and has a brother complex over him. The good part is that the opponents of our sumo Jesus themselves are way more interesting and cool than the main cast which is more so portrayed to be "real people" than completely badass sumo pros. Other basic sports elements exist also, such as tragic past story for main bro's mother and a love interest subplot. The series has many things to offer due to these simple elements, but it should be noted that these things didn't really go anywhere during the first season.
In terms of production, Gonzo is underrated as ever. The first ED is beast as hell. Side character bros look awesome. Like really advanced awesome. Some sumo wrestlers still are just big and otherwise they do not stand out, but others have highly unique and manly character design which is also memorable. The music is fitting and those sounds when men fall on the tatami exactly as loud as they should be, meaning hella. The animation is especially fitting for a series of this sort and art design along the color choices do their work splendidly. It's subdued and simplistic and I see no reason to complain about it, much rather praise this simplicity for how efficient it is. Some weird errs still exist, such as sumo Jesus really looking like 1 feet tall compared to the bigger and fatter sumo dudes who are like 8 feet compared to him during certain shots. This may seem ridiculous/annoy some viewers. It stands out, but personally I didn't find it annoying.
I highly enjoyed this series because I am a huge fan of sports series and Hinomaru didn't especially do anything that was there to ruin the experience for me. The story board is somewhat lacking and clearly unoriginal + the other main characters are not as amazing as the real mains and their opponents, but the generic sports pattern itself is being dealt with in respectable manner and Hinomaru's way to deal with its characters and execute the common tropes are pleasure to watch even when the series lacks some depth.
ps, there is a a slice of life oriented sketch at the end of each episode that starts after the ED, highly recommend watching those
CorkMars
Hinomaruzumou is one of the most criminally slept on anime in recent memory. The 24 episodes it has run is not nearly enough to satisfy my desire to observe Hinomaru's sumo. Fall 2018 saw a rebirth of sports anime. The trio of Run with the wind (Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru), Tsurune, and Hinomaruzumou have collectively transformed the genre. These non traditional sports made room for more character growth and development than I've ever witnessed in sports anime, and I truly hope that Tsurune and Hinomaruzumou each receive second seasons some day. These three anime show us that sport anime have the potential to be less aboutthe sport involved, and more about human growth, relationships, spirit and passion. If I were to define any of these three anime as being about sumo, cross country, or Kyudo, my definition would be severely lacking. These three masterpieces have ushered in a new era for the sports genre, and I am very interested to see how the industry and the community will react.
Before this anime I knew nothing about sumo, and I feel as though I knew even less about spirit. Sumo is a spiritual engagement, and Hinomaru & co. show us an overwhelming amount of spirit, too much to fit inside any one physical body.
The animation is the only weak point of this series, as I imagine studio Gonzo didn't have much of a budget to put up. This however, did not take away from the intensity and raw emotion of each and every bout.
If your a fan of sports anime or any sort of naturalism, I highly recommend this series. I was constantly reminded of Jack London's White Fang and the Call of the Wild. The kill or be killed mentality, the animalistic instinct and strength put into every move, the willpower to never back down and give your body for the sake of Sumo, all make this title a fantastic addition to the naturalist genre. On top of that the thrill of the mortal combat, watching these characters (and voice actors) give every ounce of spirit, not in the name of victory, but in the name of the Sumo gods, and their teammates. The voice acting was incredible thought the series, and the awesome action scenes were well balanced by a great variety of hilarious comedic scenes. Just watch OP2 of the series for an example of how intense and exhilarating the sumo can be.
I appreciate the reflection of how sumo is viewed in contemporary Japanese high schools, as the country becomes more westernized. I believe this westernization may result in a loss of the spirit that defines much of Japanese culture. But seeing these characters change their mind about sumo, and come to deeply respect the sport as an art accurately depicts my own journey that this series has taken me on. I now respect and am inspired more by those that participate in sumo than in any other sport.
Seeing Ushio and his team put 110% into every slap and throw for the sake of others has made me miss the joy of team sport, and the catharsis which can result from them. These characters continually put it all on the line and the final bout of destiny will have to go down as one of my all time favorite anime battles.
If you've ever enjoyed a sports anime before, I recommend this series that has so sadly flown under the radar, and has received none of the credit which it deserves.
So many elements came together to make this a great anime, and if I ever become a multi millionaire, I'm getting Gonzo to make another damn season!!
AkaneShin
READ ALL YOU WANT BUT I WOULD SERIOUSLY URGE YOU TO GIVE THIS ANIME A TRY AND STOP LISTENING TO WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY!! Sports anime have been doing well, with a number of great basketball, football, baseball and volleyball animes we finally dive down into an entirely different realm, which is the world of Sumo. Honestly, I never liked the sport in real and whenever sumo came to my mind I would think a bunch of sweaty overweight dudes slamming their chubbiness against each other. But boy o boy! This anime maintains the respect of the sport and shows it from the perspective ofUshio, who is only 152cm but his desire to win, passion for the sport and support of his teammates makes him achieve the impossible.
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- Story: Great story overall. There is a lot of background story telling also which in my opinion is done very well. I would encourage anime producers to please always rethink before splashing forward a 12 episode season. Since in my personal experience it never lets me synch or helps me in understanding all the characters. The moment i saw 24 episodes I was sure the story will have to be great and to my surprise it exceeded my expectations. The best part was that even though obviously the story has to revolve around the protagonist, the story telling of all the other characters has been done phenomenally.
-Characterization: Perhaps the most important part of the anime are the characters. The Daichi Sumo club and its members have been well characterized each having a strong background story which strengthened their individual character building throughout the plot. How Yuma who when sees the light to redemption seeks his path of making up to Ozeki and the sumo club for the lost years. Kirihito with his knack for analyzing his opponents and despite having a physical limitation, the way he overcomes it in the last few episode in order to compete in the final and wins it so convincingly is amazing. How, Chihiro the all out genius makes his way through fame and finally competes against his brother in the finals. How Ozeki and his love for the sport makes him realize his goal. How Kei evolves from being a weak individual to someone with a strong will and spirit. Last but not the least Ushio! His characterization is everything I love to see in a protagonist. Strong, fierce, passionate and compassionate makes the perfect recipe for the ultimate protagonist who despite being short in the end beats the Kuze the son of a Yokozuna and makes it to becoming pro. The bond between all these characters and the support characters in terms of their managers and rival teammates makes this anime a seriously hidden gem in the realm of animes.
Azuea1
Absolutely amazing anime. Alot of sports anime tend to focus only or mainly on the MC but in this show they give everyone a bit of the spotlight. Sumo isnt something im interested in usually, but this anime is great. The way the story is told is beautiful, the pacing is good and the bouts are great. Overall this anime ticks all the boxes for me ; it looks decent, the battles/bouts are emotional and explain techniques well enough to understand how it all works. Something felt missing though, im not sure what exactly it is but something didnt quite sit right at times. Still,definitely a solid anime and would recommend
Dukino
There's few things I love more in storytelling than an underdog story. This was that through and through. This journey we went on with Ushio has it all. Highs and lows and everything in between. Going along this path with him trying to become a yokozuna was an absolute delight. Being a small guy myself it was a natural fit for me love and cheer for him. Ushio himself was such a good character. Typical shonen lead perhaps but the way the story used him and explored more about him was done so well. How his love for sumo drew more people to the sport. Myselfbeing kind of like that too. didn't really know too much about sumo beforehand and while the show didn't make me an expert or anything it did open my eyes to how thrilling it can be. Going along with Odachi on all their bouts was incredibly thrilling. The whole team and managers and their whole support network were awesome. All congregating for their love of sumo or just support of Ushio which turned police into love of sumo. Reina's words at the end summed it up. This is love. Love for Ushio's sumo. A spirit that can make you even see the best in yourself somehow. Truly a beautiful message.
Small negatives I have are again it feels kinda tropey at the beginning and the animation looks really bad in a fair amount of spots. But overall it wasn't horrible and the bouts themselves you can tell they poured it on. Cause every single sumo match looked amped up. But the way the show too builds upon those early moments is really well done. Bringing it all back through Yuma and Ozeki and Ushio and how they've changed since then and built that sumo club to the best in Japan.
Loved following this show for these past month's and while I know a second season isn't gonna happen I greatly enjoyed my time with Ushio and everyone at Odachi.
8/10.
TheGostoso
I have to clap for the idea of doing a sumo anime. I'm not sure how popular the sport is in Japan, but at least in the West it's not so popular. Well, the story is focused on Ushio, a boy who dreams of being a "yokozuna", that is, a professional in the sport. He ends up entering a school where sumo is not something of great relevance (what a surprise), he gets the gym to train after beating the boss of the delinquents who sees the juice as a way to start over (what a surprise). Speaking objectively, the anime is not bad, butunfortunately it had much more potential, the struggles that were most exciting were the protagonist, and their companions were static scenes that sometimes tried to apply some emotion. But I must praise the last two episodes, they were really good and well directed.(I apologize for my spelling mistakes)
(PT-Br) Eu tenho que bater palmas para ideia de fazer um anime de sumo, não sei ao certo o quão popular o esporte é no japão, mas pelo menos no ocidente não é tão popular. Bem, a história é focada em Ushio, um garoto que sonha em ser um "yokozuna", ou seja, um profissional no esporte. Ele acaba entrando em uma escola em que o sumo não é algo com muita relevância (que surpresa), ele consegue o ginásio para treinar após vencer o chefe dos delinquentes que vê o sumo como uma forma de recomeçar (que surpresa). Falando de forma objetiva, o anime não é ruim, porém, infelizmente ele tinha muito mais potencial, as lutas que mais empolgavam eram a do protagonista, enquanto as dos companheiros deles eram cenas estáticas que as vezes tentavam aplicar alguma emoção. Mas eu devo elogiar os dois últimos episódios, eles foram realmente bons e bem dirigidos.
ktulu007
Hinomaruzumou is an anime from late '18 to early '19. It's based off of a Kawada manga and the anime was handled by Gonzo. Gonzo has worked on some spectacular anime like Chrno Crusade and Bakuretsu Tenshi. They've also done really mediocre stuff like Strike Witches & Trinity Blood and some absolute rubbish like Sunabouzu. So, predicting their quality isn't exactly plausible. Let's just dive in and see how they did with this one. Story: We open with our protagonist, Little Mac, going to scout a school with a strong sumo team. He accidentally takes a wrong turn and ends up at a school where the Sumoclub is made up of one, dedicated guy. Naturally, he ends up going to this school with an under dog team. As he's very short, his one hope of entering professional sumo is to do well enough in High School Sumo to be able to bypass the physical exam. Don't ask me if that's an actual thing in Sumo wrestling as I don't know.
The biggest issue with this series is that it follows every trite, over-used Sports media cliché. If you've seen literally any other work about an underdog sports team, you can easily predict the arc the story's going to follow and, in at least 90% of cases, predict who's going to win each bout. No twists, turns or originality.
The writer is also a bit weird about the way he talks up sports. He clearly has a thing for Sumo wrestling, but even when it comes to the characters who used to be Judo and Wrestling champions, he spends a bunch of time hammering in the idea that their performance in Sumo is not reflective of whether wrestling or judo is a stronger discipline. Like he's deathly afraid that his audience will think they know his position from how the characters do in a sumo match. I mean, obviously Judo is stronger. Even ignoring the fake wrestling with the personas, Olympic wrestling is basically just muscular guys having foreplay. Which shouldn't be a surprise, since it comes from ancient Greece.
Honestly, the best part of the series are the thirty second, comedic bits you get at the end of the episodes, after the ending theme tune.
Characters:
Having compelling, complex characters could make up for predictable, generic plot. Unfortunately, this series doesn't have those either. The characters are really bland. You have the highly driven, and skilled one who drives the team forward. The one with a lot of potential and passion but a huge losing streak. The former delinquent turning their life around. The athletic one who's new to the particular sport. The one who's in over his head but doing his best. And we can't forget the one who loves the game, but shouldn't play it for physical reasons but irresponsibly does it any way.
Art:
The artwork looks fine. The details are pretty well done. The characters have decent designs. The bouts are a bit mixed. A lot of the "special moves" are pretty boring. The character will shout out that they're doing a hundred demon take down, or something and you'll get a still image of the character doing it or you'll see the other character counter the move by firmly planting their feet. You'd think a series that's a love letter to sumo could make sumo look more interesting.
Sound:
The actors do well enough. I can't really fault Abe Atsushi. Kumagai Kentarou, Satou Takuya or any of the other actors on their performances. However, you can't really call it great acting to be able to portray characters this generic competently. I actually really like the Fire Ground theme tune, but the rest of the music is just kind of... meh.
Ho-yay:
There isn't any, really. Maybe if the characters had developed relationships, it would be different. But they don't.
Areas of Improvement:
The element of surprise is your friend. Just have some moments where you defy expectations. They make things more interesting than if you can predict everything that's going to happen really early on.
Develop the characters. Having generic characters that develop into something distinct and more complex is fine. Having generic characters that follow completely typical arcs is just boring.
Take yourself less seriously. The best parts of this anime are the short, comedic scenes after the ending theme tunes. And a big part of that just comes down to the comedy being less bland than the typical story and characters. If they went a bit more comedic, the series could well be more enjoyable.
Final Thoughts:
If you want a very typical underdog sports work about sumo wrestling, this anime is for you. If you want any kind of originality, you might as well skip this one. I'm giving Hinomaruzumou a 5/10. It's inoffensively bland.
Injenss
What an incredibly underrated anime. I must assume that it's because its an anime about Sumo, and not a more popular sport like Baseball or Basketball, that this anime has been pushed to the background, but it is absolutely fantastic and a must watch for fans of sports animes. The premise is familiar to anyone who likes underdog sport stories. An undersized, underdog wills his way through overwhelming challenges as he strives to gain strength and become the best. In this regard, Hinomaruzumou doesn't do anything different. It's the same story as Kuroko's Basketball or Hajime No Ippo. Andwhile the animation quality lags behind those two, it's just as good as they are. In fact, Hinomaruzumou has pretty much the same intensity as Hajime No Ippo does. The fights are very intense and dramatic.
The characters are great as well. My personal favorite character wasn't even Ushio, the MC, it was Chihiro. But, there were a number of good characters in the anime, and with the exception of Chihiro, all of them were underdogs trying to overcome the odds. It really made you get behind the entire team.
There wasn't really much fault to find in this anime, other than the subpar animation style. It wasn't terrible, but you could tell this was a lower budget animation. In spite of that, the action was well done, and the twists and turns in each match made them all fun to watch. The chemistry between the cast was great, and surprisingly, the anime even managed to get me a little misty eyed at times. Good drama, good comedy, good action.
I would definitely recommend this anime to anyone who loves sports tournament type animes. This really should be more popular than what it is.
SEJEEDZ
One day I was chillin' and thought " Man, has anybody made an anime about sumo wrestling? ". Looked it up and found one called "Hinomaru Sumo" :O nice. Here are some tips for becoming a sumo wrestler that I'll share with you after watching the anime: 1) Remove your shirt to instantly become WIDE. 2) Get rid of those pants, only mawashi belts for maximum THICCness. 3) Practice leg stomps and palm strikes for the ultimate sumo workout. 4) Keep an arsenal of special moves and work on them since that's all you'll be using anyways. 5) Tell your barber to give you a killer haircut and hair dye. Helpswith being noticeable.
6) If you focus and clench hard enough, a flame with the same colour as your hair will start beaming from your eyes. Then your opponent is fuked.
7) Practice shouting for intimidation e.g. "HOOH!" "AAAH!" "HAAAAAAAAAAH!".
Congratulations, you've become a sumo wrestler!
CurlyAnocas
Hinomaruzumou was pretty good! Typical sports anime, characters super focused on getting better. I especially liked the mc Hinomaru cause he was against all odds - better yet against sumo gods - and kept proving everyone wrong (much like Hinata from Haikyuu but Hinomaru was doing it alone). But as they said in the anime: he didn't have luck with his body but he had the opportunities and he grabbed them! About his team.. I liked everyone but I feel bad for the short one that just started playing sports :( Chihiro was pretty cool; The captain got the best team he could've asked for and theother senpai, well, he got to redeem himself.
This is my first review btw.. I'm not really good at this.
Chaechaeboi
As a competitor in wrestling and BJJ, this story really connected with me. The excitement and anxiety of preparing for a competition and the pressures of not letting your team down as well as suffering and overcoming hardships with a team are conveyed very well in this series. It has similar themes to Eye Shield 21, so if you liked that, you may like this. The matches always excited me and I love the character interactions. It is also realistic. It has typical shonen cliches, such as hardworking and the power of friendship will help you overcome all odds, but this is challenged as theopponents also have those same shonen powers so it is believable for the main cast might to lose at any given moment. This series is inspiring and heart warming. If you are a fan of grappling or Eye Shield 21, you will probably enjoy this.
Takashi_Yuu
The new adaptation of the manga has been done really well - hinomaru is very likable, show seems to have some genuine heart. isn't nearly as grating to watch as rowdy sumo wrestler matsutaro. now, if crunchyroll would pick up ah! harimanada you'd have all your sumo anime covered. but, so far, hinomaru is already the best sumo anime i've ever seen - this anime makes a beautiful connection with it's viewers.Before commenting just give it a try you will definitely like it.This anime keeps you hooked till the end .I don't think it will get a second season but let us not give up thehope.
flippenn
Hinomaruzumou is a good Anime. I have ssen my fair share of sports anime, and my favorite is by far hajime no ippo. This anime is good but i feel it is very rushed, The matches are very quick but i guess that is to the nature of the sport sumo being a very fast paced sport. The art and animation can feel a bit bland some times. And the animation is a bit lazy for some of the less important matches. The characters are interesting but their development is very fast and not so fleshed out. overall score 7, good anime with a few enjoyable moments.it hink the manga is better so i will check that one out.
Exal-Etconel
Overall [7/10]: hinomaruzumo is not an incredible sport anime or anything, but is still enjoyable to watch. The sport of sumo is really well exploited. If you enjoy sport anime in general, you will certainly like this one even if it is not a masterpiece. Story [6/10]: the story is really classic for a sport anime. Nothing really but nothing really good on the other hand. The only real downside is the unexploited backstory of hinomaru. Art [6/10]: The animation is really not expectional, but it get the job done. (I just find the fight a little bit static) Sound [8/10]: There is not any really memorable music.However, the sound effect during the fight are really good, which compensate for the static animation.
characters [7/10]: some characters are really good. (Hinomaru, Ozeki, Kuze etc.)
But some are annoying and useless (kei and reina). I also find some characters not as much exploited as I would like to.
It is my very first review, i hope it is helpful. English not being my first language, tell me if there is any mistakes.
marcusjo25
This is a 9.7 out of 10 anime in my opinion, a near masterpiece, it has simple but fantastically portrayed story arcs, in my opinion great characters, some brilliant ost, a really nice well stylised art direction that fits well, great VA work - sometimes overdramatic yes but that very much fits the work too, & is a very enjoyable watch overall, it also pulls off its ending well. I detract 0.1 point because although the second opening is a great animation, the song on it is exceptionally awful to the ear of an english speaking person in my opinion, they'd have done better keeper theoriginal opening through to the end & only switching up the animation, I muted it through most of my watch through.
I detract 0.2 because sometimes escapes from losing positions are made from clearly lost states with total ease in order to make the fights as a whole better, & because sometimes a move is fully animated to show off the sumo better in an 'imagination' sequence that does look good, but adds along to the skips to break the feeling of continuity during fights/bouts sometimes.
Though being a fan of Sumo likely does add to my opinion of it, to me I find it comparable to old sports & martial arts anime like Prince of Tennis & HGD Kenichi, and in some areas this surpasses them for me.
This is a great anime & I very much recommend it.
