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 Azemichi, a first-year on the kabaddi team, seeks to recruit Yoigoshi and spontaneously interrupts his livestream.
Without any expectations, Yoigoshi follows Souma to the school gym, where he witnesses second-years Kyouhei Misumi and Shinji Date engaged in the primal contact sport of kabaddi. Despite ridiculing the rules of play, Yoigoshi is stunned by the intensity of the round. Because of an enticing deal and slight coercion, he agrees to settle the prospect of his recruitment through the most invigorating way: a battle of kabbadi, a team sport played empty-handed.
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IrrelevantGuy
Kabaddi is a fairly popular sport in South Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent where it is often played by rural kids during the summer. In my country Bangladesh, kabaddi is officially recognized as the national sport, and I myself used to play it a lot few years ago. All of this makes the sport seem very favorable, but when you go past South Asia, you begin to realize how obscure it actually is. Outside the boundaries of Asia, it is extremely difficult to find someone who has even heard of kabaddi, let alone someone who has played it. Guess how surprised I was then, whenI heard an anime about kabaddi was going to air this season, and it would somehow turn out to be good.
Shakunetsu Kabaddi is surprisingly a decent take on kabaddi that succeeds at doing many things right. Many people have argued that this show is nothing remarkable without its kabaddi gimmick, which I don't particularly disagree with. Shakunetsu Kabaddi would basically be your typical sports anime if you replaced kabaddi with a popular sport; however, along with decent execution, the inclusion of kabaddi itself makes the anime a fairly compelling watch. Especially as someone who has been familiar with kabaddi throughout his entire life, I found Shakunetsu Kabaddi to be quite enjoyable.
Shakunetsu Kabaddi employs a rather slow yet careful approach in terms of plot progression, that works very effectively for the most part. Instead of introducing any major plot points right from the beginning, the first few episodes are mostly dedicated to demonstrating the basic rules of kabaddi, which is a clever choice since it lets the viewers get enough time to properly acquaint themselves with the sport. That said, the method of demonstration can be a bit simplistic and "in your face", for which a few might have a bit difficulty understanding all of the rules.
What Shakunetsu Kabaddi lacks in the aforementioned regard, however, more than makes up for it in other areas. What's particularly notable about the show is that it depicts kabaddi in a very accurate manner; it's apparent that the author is knowledgeable about the sport and has a firm understanding of how everything works. Despite what some people may believe, kabaddi isn't simply a strength and agility based sport that doesn't require much strategy. Strength and agility are indeed two crucial factors in the game which the players need to improve on, but there are many more aspects that they have to consider while playing, and Shakunetsu Kabaddi addresses practically all of them.
The entirety of Shakunetsu Kabaddi reinforces the idea that kabaddi isn't simply confined to strength and agility, but it also encompasses clever and incisive thinking. There are many skills and tactics that you need to acquire and learn to balance, otherwise you wouldn't be able to play well. Many factors—to name a few, being cautious of your surroundings, compatibility with your team members, maintaining your mental state—everything together makes up kabaddi as a sport. Surprisingly, Shakunetsu Kabaddi effectively covers nearly all of these aspects within only 12 episodes and shows the viewers what playing a game of kabaddi actually feels like.
One complaint people seemed to have, though, is the fact that the series doesn't explore the origins of the sport and instead gives an extremely vague idea/theory regarding how it was created, which is indeed a valid criticism. However, this isn't something that I think is a major issue or hindered my enjoyment to be honest; what matters is that the show doesn't mislead its viewers by providing any misinformation, which can be a difficult task given how obscure kabaddi is.
Now, going a little off-topic. As I said in the beginning, not many people outside Asia are familiar with kabaddi. Perhaps part of the reason is that—I'll be completely honest—kabaddi sounds kinda ridiculous as a sport. Even in my country, it isn't generally held in high regard; most people here are completely indifferent to the sport. Keep in mind that kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh, so I can only imagine how absurd the game would sound to people of other regions.
Shakunetsu Kabaddi explicitly tackles this issue. The viewers are occasionally displayed how the outsiders—as in people who aren't associated with the sport in any way—generally perceive kabaddi, by which they can get a grasp on how undermined the sport is. The anime further tackles this topic by informing the viewers how hard it is to build a proper career in sports, especially when you are playing something like kabaddi which barely has any recognition around the world. This doesn't stop people from playing, though. No matter how difficult their path may be/become, there will always be people who will continue to play kabaddi—because to them, being able to play the sport itself means a lot.
This is not much different for Tatsuya and his team. They aren't playing kabaddi simply because they think it's fun; all of them have a significant reason behind why they love playing the sport. Even someone like Tatsuya, who used to harbor an intense hatred toward sports in general, eventually fostered a strong passion for playing kabaddi. Despite initially ridiculing it for being "lame", as Tatsuya sincerely practices with his teammates and gains a better understanding of the sport, he learns to appreciate its inherent value, rediscovering his love for sports along the way.
In all honesty, the characters of Shakunetsu Kabaddi aren't anything special; they are clearly based on certain archetypes that you usually see in other sports anime (particularly Haikyuu, which a lot of people seem to point out). Despite their lack of originality, though, most of them are well-written. As I implied earlier, I find Tatsuya to be a particularly compelling character, whose characterization and development throughout the anime is notably well-done. Regarding other characters, they are also entertaining for the most part, and while their motivation can be a bit one-dimensional, most of it is undermined by their exuberant personality.
Unfortunately, some of the cliches that plague most sports anime are also prevalent in Shakunetsu Kabaddi, which the show definitely could have done without. For example, I'm not a big fan of using flashbacks in the middle of a match to provide backstory, since it disrupts the natural flow of the match and ruins any sort of immersion. Unfortunately, Shakunetsu Kabaddi is notably guilty of this crime—occasionally to the point that it becomes kinda ridiculous. The use of an outside narrator to voiceover some scenes was also odd in my opinion; it was mostly used at random and without any particular purpose, which made the scenes more awkward than insightful.
There are some inescapable issues with the characters as well. In particular, the choice of making Masato so overpowered is frankly a poor one; his formidability marks an overwhelming difference between him and the other characters that can completely overshadow their individual significance at times. Other teams are more or less victims of this too, for which they aren't able to display their own importance either. Additionally, some of the characters' introduction and backstories are noticeably rushed—the prime example of this being Ban and his friends, Sakura, Utou, and to some extent, Date and Misumi as well. I'm not particularly fond of Yuuki either, mainly because of the fact that he is an unfortunate victim of the "femboy" trope.
Though, probably the biggest problem of the Shakunetsu Kabaddi stems from the animation's rather janky quality. Sports anime require smooth animation for obvious reasons, a place where this show suffers a great deal. The motion of the animation is very choppy, so much so that some of the scenes appear almost as stills. Character movements are oftentimes stiff and unnatural, and for an anime focusing on a sport that involves a lot of physical contact, this is more than just worrying. Some of the standard scenes, as opposed to in-game scenes, are also poorly animated, which causes further concern.
There are instances of expertise and creative thinking here and there, though. The direction of the anime is really good; albeit few in number and suffering from a few cliches, every single match is very engaging to watch mainly due to how well-directed they are. Additionally, several animation techniques—such as the use of flashy visuals and lightly colored backgrounds with 3D models—are implemented to further demonstrate the rules and the tactical moves of kabaddi, which mostly works very effectively. However, on the whole, the animation leaves a lot to desire and makes you wonder how more enjoyable the show would have been if it had had fluid animation.
Regarding the soundtrack, Shakunetsu Kabaddi does a decent job for the most part. The score mainly features funky, upbeat tracks, some of which are probably inspired by classical Indian music, and I honestly don't mind that at all since it perfectly suits the atmosphere of the sport (I think it's worth noting that kabaddi originated from India). The background music can occasionally be a bit too loud or not so fitting, though. The opening theme titled "Fire Bird" isn't a bad track (that kabaddi chant at the beginning and the end is hype), and the ending song "Comin' Back" is pretty catchy too.
Sports anime are mostly niche, even more so when it's about a sport as obscure as kabaddi. But either you end up liking the show or not, it's undeniable that Shakunetsu Kabaddi at least deserves some praise for bringing light to such a distinct sport. Admittedly, I may have been a bit biased toward the series since kabaddi is one of my favorite sports, but I do firmly believe that it's a genuinely good show. Shakunetsu Kabaddi is worth giving a shot for that reason, especially if you are eager to try out something a bit new and different from your usual sports anime.
ren0080
Let me get this straight. This is the 3rd best anime this season in my opinion. Just behind Fumetsu no Anata e and Shaows House. That's a pretty bold statement I know, but hear me out. I'll explain myself in this review. The story is just the typical sports plot where team finds MC, then get themselves stronger as they go to the Nationals. You know, the basic stuff. But the way this anime handles this just reminds me of Slam Dunk. You know, arguably the best Sports Anime of All Time. Why do I compare this mediocre-looking series to a legendary series you may ask? Simple. Because unlike everyother sports anime where they basically speedrun the entire shounen sport formula, this anime treats it's story not just going from plot a to plot b, but treats it carefully with natural progression either from the character themselves or because of the plot.
It gives out reason as to why things are happening, and it gives enough breathing room for the audience before a hype match comes so they wouldn't feel rushed or something.
Although there are problems like forgotten plot points (the vtuber thingy and the soccer drama sh*ts, etch.) but it's only the first season, so they might tackle those said topics in the future season.
The characters are one of this anime's greatest strength. Just the way it handles every character reminds me greatly of Slam Dunk. Yes, I compared it again to Slam Dunk.
But hear me out, Slam Dunk essentially had one of, if not, the best cast in anime. And this anime had the potential to even rival Slam Dunk's cast.
But the cast is just that great. Basically all of them had enough characterization that I'm really invested to them as a whole. Though the new characters introduced halfway through the story aren't as developed, they would probably get their time to shine in the next season. So I'm looking forward to that.
Enough about the main cast. The rival teams are also developed enough for them to leave impacts to the viewer's mind. And one thing that this anime does well is that it gives out not just the ace, but also the captains, their own time to shine.
Mostly in sports anime, rival teams are basically one man team. But not here. Even though the ace are strong, the captains are just as strong seeing how the anime portrayed them.
Seems familiar? Yes, Slam Dunk also had some of the best rival teams of any sports anime. So yeah, another similarities.
Also, the MC here reminds me of fusion of Sakuragi and Rukawa. And I love it lmao
The animation is decent. It rarely had any off-models for important fights, which is pretty hard since all of them are buff af. I imagined it'd be hard for the muscles to stay in their size consistently. But they pulled them off.
Even more impressive because everyone can tell that this is a low-budget anime. Yet, it knows where to use and not use still-frames. So it doesn't look like slideshow. Pretty impressive.
But still can't deny how mediocre the animation is.
The music however are phenomenal. I forgot who composed the OST but d*mn it's good. Also, the OP and ED are just pure bangers and it gives me hype everytime. Gives me enough hype to actually start doing Kabaddi.
Overall, just a solid sports anime that definitely is the most underrated anime this season. I'm looking forward for Season 2 if it'd happen (I hope so).
Also, I just realized that half of my review is just praising Slam Dunk lmao
(7.6/10)
ESER10
This had potential to be amazing. Instead, it's just…. Decent. Don't get me wrong, I still really enjoyed this show quite a bit, but it just does not hit anywhere near the potential because of the extreme lack of animation. But before getting into that further, what is this show about? Shakunetsu Kabaddi is about the sport of Kabaddi, which I knew absolutely nothing about. It's a sport that's most popular around India, and to oversimplify the rules drastically: two teams of 7 on each side of the court take turns to send one person to the other side and tag others out, while trying notto get tackled. If the person makes it back to their side of the court, they get points and tagged people get out, if not, the defending team gets the point and the failed attacker gets out. That's the simplified explanation. I don't know if that sells you on the idea, but it really sounds like an incredibly entertaining show to watch. I F O N L Y W E C O U L D. They don't animate the sport. Like at all. They show the character take a few steps, and then show still frame showing contact with the same annoying *STRUGGLE* said by the imaginary narrator. We hear the characters thoughts about what's going on, but they don't show anything. We just have to accept what the characters are saying, and just fill in the gaps ourselves. It's just underwhelming, and honestly enough to understandably put people off. But despite this I still enjoyed it. Why is that. Well I've laid out the main issue with it, so I'll now give it credit where it's due.
The show's story is not anything too special, in fact there is literally another show airing this season involving a team that does not have enough players wanting more of them in order to properly compete in competitions… But it works well, and makes sense, since who the hell has even heard of this sport? The characters are fun, and there were a couple of pretty funny moments throughout the show as well. Since of course, it's not as if the entire show is spent playing the sport; there is plenty of the slice of life aspects that's pretty common in sports series, but there is still enough of the sport to keep us from getting too bored. It has a nice balance of the two.
So should you watch this? If you do not care at all about animation and don't mind a bit of stop motion, then this is genuinely a fun show with some really cool moments. If animation is important to you, or specifically if you at least expect it from a sports series, then unfortunately this isn't quite good enough.
ssallu
Overall its a good sports anime, I like the humour and how they put effort into the development of characters but the thing this lacks is the animation where the character plays a game.An example in haiku is when there are actions scenes they put animation in the movement of people whereas this anime eventhough it has some aspects of animated action they use a lot of slow motion which is understandable in sports because there are scenes that require slow-mo animes but this in anime in particular uses it a lot which does make the anime a little more boring. Overall its a goodanime in terms of story and humour but if they put effort in the actions it'll be a much better anime.
Hope you take this to note before deciding to watch this anime!!!
just1user
SUPER underrated. You can barely find this anime on anime out this season from streaming services or YouTubers, this anime needs some serious love and is clearly set up for a season 2. Bottom line: If you like sports anime you will LOVEEE Shakunetsu Kabaddi. If you don't like sports anime, you will still enjoy it and may get hooked. The game of Kabaddi is very intense and dynamic and the anime itself does a great job of introducing ideas for different builds/archetypes/tactics along with developing all the team members very well having their own different strengths. For reference: between the sports anime I can recall topof my head, Hajime no Ippo (boxing), Kuroko (basketball), Haikyuu (volleyball), Ace of the diamond (baseball), One outs (baseball), Hinomaruzumo (sumo), Eyeshield 21 (football), ... Etc I would say it is closest to Haikyuu for overall school life balance and training/realistic matchups but then with light added Kuroko 'power' specialty characters, not super fantastical but just a bit extra.
The details: Shakunetsu Kabaddi follows the sport of Kabaddi (basic rules below). It does a good job of introducing the rules of the sport to you as time goes on. The premise of the anime follows the main character Yoigoshi. Yoigoshi was the "unstoppable" soccer player who became isolated as he was such a prodigy no one could keep up with him including by his own team. Thus leading to having trust issues and a disdain for team/sports. He is scouted by many teams at his school and through a series of clever incidents he ends up joining the Kabaddi team. The great thing about the sport of Kabaddi is there are different builds and archetypes that can be successful. This is apparent as they go into the backgrounds of all the team members and rival schools and the national Japan/world team.
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What is Kabaddi/Rules: the anime will introduce the rules in a very digestible manner (similar to Naruto explaining chakra). The game/rules are quite clever and perfect for adrenaline and conflict.
The court is setup similar to dodgeball, just a rectangle that are the bounds and a center line not to be crossed by the other team normally.
Basically 2 teams are on each side and take turns on offense and defense. When on offense you send over 1 "raider".
The raider's objective is to continue chanting "Kabaddi", tag 1 or multiple members of the opposing team, and make it back by at least touching your side of the court, all before running out of breath to say Kabaddi. If the raider makes it back in time(dynamic due to their chant/breath) that is 1 point per tag and each tagged person is out (like in dodgeball). Offense then switches to the other team. To have an out player return to the court your team needs to score tags as well, one tag will be one return (making the gameplay very dynamic for offensive targets/defensive builds/different combos of players)
The clever part of Kabaddi here is the defense objective added in. After a defensive player is tagged they enter a "struggle". If the raider makes it back then they are out. So their entire objective shifts from don't get tagged to stop the raider from getting back (essentially tag turns into wrestling takedowns).
The tricky thing here is the defending team must weigh whether to jump in and help or to cut their losses. If an untagged defender jumps in to help the tagged defender they risk being tagged too. You can have 5 defenders jump on the 1 raider to only have the raider barely touch their side, thus getting all 5 out.
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You can see comparisons to tag, wrestling, football, dodgeball, red rover, boxing, sumo, etc. With such a wide range of sports incorporating other builds/characters from other sports makes things super interesting. I highly highly recommend trying out the sport(have never played, only learned of it during pandemic unfortunately) and the anime!!!
Kaustubh15
Kabbadi is an Indian Sport It Is very popular in India And Im a Indian When I Heard There Was An Anime About Kabbadi I Was Excited And Hyped Up….. The Hype Was Maybe Worth It 1.Story 7/10 Its About A Boy named Yoigoshi who is a football god But When he moves to high school He Started to hate Sports But A Certain Lura kei Is Blackmailing Him To Play Kabbadi Character 2/10 I Dont like the characters much but the best is The Captain Ojo Masato The characters are not well writtenEnjoyment 6\10
I kinds Enjoyed it It Came On 11:30 pm in India And I watched It At That Time I kinda liked it And Maybe. You will Like it as well
Overall 6/10
I Am A sports anime lover i love sport animes And This one as well It didnt End At Any cliffhanger so thats really Good and idk if i want a season 2
Regards
mkannan22
Kabaddi is a contact team sport which involves no material equipment but the human body to play. It is the national sport of Bangladesh, the country where I'm from and has historical origins in Ancient India, particularly in Tamil Nadu around 4000 years ago. Legend says that even Gautam Buddha enjoyed playing this game. Of all sports known globally, Kabaddi was a sport I never imagined to get an anime adaption, so kudos to the mangaka, Hajime Musashino, for introducing this rather unknown sport to Otakus and making it look cool. All the characters were enjoyable to watch, even the opponent and side characters. The animation was prettygood. It was not impressive to some others but I will let it pass.
Maybe I am biased, but I played it as a kid and felt a rather historical-cultural connection about an anime that talked about a unpopular sport that is still simple and accessible; so I didn't mind the intricacies much. Rather I was more surprised that it even tried to feed a good plot, a good story with emotional value with the usual tropes you see in other sports anime.
This anime sadly flew under the radar because everyone else has preferences of trashy tropes and not try something out of the unknown; I mean, the anime did a good job in introducing the sport to its viewers for the first few episodes who may be unfamiliar with it. This is the type of anime you would wish had more than 12 episodes.
In Bangladesh, we call it 'Ha-du-du'. Kabaddi also has a World Cup for both men's and women's teams organized by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). Look it up.
VELVET_BLUES
Love the art style! Has a lot of texture, vibrant, detailed, and is exciting to watch. The characters have great personality. The dialogue is up a level from the typical shounen anime you see. All in all, was a lot of fun to watch, f you love sports anime like 'Haikyu!!' then, give this one a shot! Highly ... Read moreCharacters are interesting. VA cast is amazing. Story is energetic and exciting too.Show is pretty good but it feels that the budget is kind of holding certain things back in some ways. some of the stuff feels a little too quick in pacing and some of theanimation (in motion) can be a bit basic.
Yan-AnsonI
Its pretty alright, It's just average on everything. I don't personally play the sport but if you do, this might be enjoyable to you. Though I find the anime somewhat enjoyable, The characters are your standard sports anime characters, the gifted one, the underestimated yet strong, the smart one, the hard worker. This anime isn't revolutionary and definitely not something everyone would enjoy. But if you did watch it you will surely make you want to play the game and be curious about it.Do I recommend it to everyone?
No,
but to those who like wrestling type of sports.
Those who want to know what it's like to play a non popular sport unlike basketball, football, tennis, and others.
Those who are ok with cliche plots and just want to pass time.
Then yes, this Anime can be good for you. Sure the plot can be done better but it's a matter of enjoyment and that's something only when you've watched it can be judged
ssourcandy
This anime has a really low rating compared to other crap I've seen this season. C'mon guys It's not that bad. It's actually quite satisfying, the characters are of a somewhat "raw" design that reminded me for a very quick minute of JoJo. The character arcs wouldn't be incredibly complex with 12 episodes (it makes me question why they put in those 3 new students who are a total offensive caricature), but they're satisfying. However, the protagonist himself is a bit faded in the middle, only having his own moment at the end. I like the concept of his biggest enemy actually being his own captain,and how the entire team is shaped by him that was only inserted in episode 3, but it seems so indispensable.
The direction is good, the animation too, I thought it was weird those frames with "struggle" appearing in a aggressive way as if we were in a Gatorade commercial, but in the last episode I was already vibrating with it.
I've had my contact with Kabaddi before, and I didn't know the historical weight and how it was erased here. I thought it was really good to have been highlighted above, a gigantic blunder by the mangaka. Hope it gets fixed in the future.
In the end, it is like a sport anime of the season, even though it follows an already defined style, it draws attention for approaching such a different sport and an above-average technical production. I'll be here for the next season as it was so much fun.
whiplashh
i liked it, it was ok the first half it got better i find as time moves on the bad part is the animation its bad they didnt do much animation wise. the story i find is ok paceing is slow very slow doesnt make much progress makes some butt not a lot. the best part is the characters theres funny moments and it saves the show for me, the sport this shown in the show is not popular is barely known in most parts of the world which i think makes the show better. if theres a season 2 id say make suretheres better animation. and a bit more epiodes for me this show needs 24. the bad part about this show is a season 2 is unlikely, (if not very unlikely) im qiute sad about this fact my rating will stay 8/10, if theres a 2nd season i will update this review. for now we have to end on a sad note.
Synchrohayba
Burning kabadi is an obscure spring anime for this obscure south asian sport called kabadi which is a mix between tag and jujutsu , i started it with low expectations but i was blown away . Story 6/10 It's a standard high school sport shounen but what made it stand out is the kabadi ,this sport is so unique and fun i would pay money to try it but there is no clubs for it in my country . Art 7/10 Its not excellemt but i like the way they draw facial expressiosn its epic Animation 5/10 The worst part about this show , and they use stillframes a lot too , but i cant blame them since this sport demands a lot of movement from the players so animating even with above average animation would be a nightmare for the studio
Sound design 7/10
Op is a banger , ending is cool but i didnt listen to it enough time to judge it fairly , the soundtracks were fine expect one of them that stood out and i m waiting for it to be post on youtube so i can spam the shit out of it
Characters 7/10
Mc was solid , there have been some couple interesting players , but Oujo the captain stole the show for me , everytime he entered the court i was jumping with excitement.
Enjoyement 8/10
It wasnt an excellent sport anime by any means but it was highly enjoyable , one of my fav this season , mainly becuz of the usage of symbolism and metaphores which is something i am a big fan of in this medium
Overall 8/10
This is definetly in my top 3 sport shows , although the chances for a s2 are slime since this anime didnt do well , i will most likely check the manga if is translated that is
02_RK
When I got to know, there is going to be a anime based on Kabaddi, I was over the sky as it has been my favourite game since childhood. Among Indian outdoor games, it is popular one and recently most east Asian countries do participate in the Kabaddi tournament, that must be the inspiration behind creation of the manga and anime. Overall story was well written for a shonen-sport genre, and characters are likable like Masato and Tatsuya. The animation quality could have been improved, but I am fine with with it even though most parts are slow-mo PowerPoint works. First few episodes were hard tocatch as the Kabaddi team was not formed at that time and Tatsuya was convinced to join the team if he lose against Kei's team. After the formation of 5 men team addition to Masato's recovery from hospital, episodes got better and better. We got 2 competitions for Noukins under 12 episodes.
Great part is, Kabaddi rules and tactics are perfectly described by the narrator in the animation. Hope it will be the gate for westerner to play Kabaddi.
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ଯେତେବେଳେ ମୁଁ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଲି, କବାଡି ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ଏକ ଆନିମ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି, ଉତ୍ସାହ ରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ ହେଲି କାରଣ ଏହି କ୍ରୀଡା ଟି ମୋ ବାଲ୍ୟ ସମୟରୁ ପ୍ରିୟ | ଭାରତୀୟ ବାହ୍ୟ ଖେଳଗୁଡିକ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କବାଡି ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ଏବଂ କିଛି ବର୍ଷ ହେଲା ଅଧିକାଂଶ ପୂର୍ବ-ଏସୀୟ ଦେଶ କବାଡି ଟୁର୍ନାମେଣ୍ଟରେ ଅଂଶଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେଣି, ଯାହା ମାଙ୍ଗା ଏବଂ ଆନିମ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ପଛରେ ପ୍ରେରଣା ହେଇ ଥାଇପାରେ |
ସାମଗ୍ରିକ କାହାଣୀ ଏକ ଶୋନେନ୍-କ୍ରୀଡା ଧାରା ପାଇଁ ଭଲ ଭାବରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଥିଲା ଏବଂ ଚରିତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମାସାତୋ ଏବଂ ତାତ୍ଶୂୟା ପସନ୍ଦଯୋଗ୍ୟ | ଆନିମେସନ୍ ଗୁଣବତ୍ତା ରେ ଉନ୍ନତ ହୋଇପାରିଥାନ୍ତା, କିନ୍ତୁ ମୋର ଏହା ପ୍ରତି କିଛି ଅଭିଯୋଗ ନାହିଁ , ଯଦିଓ ଅଧିକାଂଶ ଅଂଶ ଧୀର-ଗତି ରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଏବଂ ପାୱାରପଏଣ୍ଟ ର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରିତା ପରି ଦେଖାଯାଏ |
ପ୍ରଥମ କିଛି ପ୍ରକରଣ (ଏପିସଡ) ଦେଖିବାରେ କଷ୍ଟକର ହୋଇପଡିଥିଲା ବା ଏତେ ପ୍ରଶଂସାନିୟ ନୋ ଥିଲା କାରଣ ସେହି ସମୟରେ କବାଡି ଦଳ ଗଠନ ହୋଇନଥିଲା ଏବଂ ସେତେବେଳେ ଯଦି ତାତ୍ଶୂୟା, କେ ଇଉରା ର ଦଳ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ କବାଡି ରେ ହାରିଯାଏ ତେବେ ତାତ୍ଶୂୟା ଦଳରେ ଯୋଗଦେବାକୁ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ଚିକିତ୍ସାଳୟରୁ ମାସାତୋ ର ପୁନରୁଦ୍ଧାର ସହିତ ପୁରୁଷ ଦଳ ଗଠନ ହେବା ପରେ, ପ୍ରକରଣ ରେ ଭଲ ଉନ୍ନତି ଆସିଲା | ଆମେ ଏଥିରେ ୧୨ ଟି ପ୍ରକରଣ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ରେ ନଉକିନ୍ ଦଳ କୁ ୨ ଟି ପ୍ରତିଯୋଗିତାରେ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ପାଇଲୁ |
ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀୟ ହେଉଛି, କବାଡି ନିୟମ ଏବଂ କୌଶଳ ଗୁଡିକ ଆନିମେସନ୍ ରେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନାକାରୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସଠିକ ଭାବରେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରାଯାଇଛି | ଆଶା କରୁଛି ଏହା ପାଶ୍ଚାତ୍ୟର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କବାଡି ଖେଳିବା ପାଇଁ ଫାଟକ ହେବ |
animeshitha
I'm happy to say, this anime brought back my faith in good sports anime! As an Indian, it felt so good to see kabaddi getting some spotlight. It felt even better learning new things about it from the anime, since it means that they paid attention to detail. Yay!!! All in all it was great. The characters all are unique, and they each have a niche they get into. It was nice to see Yoigoshi, (in some ways at least) act like an experienced sportsperson. I mean, being in sports for a long time, especially if you're highly skilled and in a team sport, brings a maturityfrom taking on complicated feelings with wins, losses, camaraderie, and everything that goes with it. He was quite the dolt in some places, but quite mature in others, which I felt was more realistic for an athlete of his level and calibre.
The animations during the match, and that 'struggle' voice was highly entertaining and the double meaning and misunderstandings were hilarious. Special mention to the vice captain's split personality!
All in all, if you're a sports anime fan, this is one which is done right! I know it got a lot of hype, but trust me it's worth watching, I promise.
EDOSHINRATENSEI
Kabaddi, Kabaddi… Kabaddi, Kabaddi… Kabaddi, Kabaddi… I somehow thought this was a soccer anime. I thought Kabaddi is just a name, but apparently it’s a pretty interesting sport. Still, this series is still a textbook sport anime, like Haikyuu. A main character with certain talent, many side characters each with certain quirks, a famous captain or ace, voiceover that explains the rules, and of course, an upcoming tournament. Even though there’s not a lot of surprises in its progression, the show was still entertaining and exciting. The animation looked solid with good focus on the physique and limb movements of the athletes. For a seemingly simpleand even silly sport, kabaddi was actually more fun than expected. The characters had insane reactions and dodge touches like germaphobes. However, since there was only 12 episodes, the first season was only a buildup that gave me a taste of what the anime would bring in the future.
For the side characters, the captain was certainly the most intriguing. His style was for sure entertaining to watch. He wasn’t as big or mighty as other captains, but he’s still a menace. Among the stereotypical characters, I still fell into a trap, which was quite funny.
As for motivation and backstory, I honestly wasn’t too impressed because they were done similarly in other shows. Our MC, from his story and personality, is basically Kageyama from Haikyuu. Some characters were introduced, had a basic backstory, and then didn’t become relevant later. I’m sure this is because of the first season, and more will be expanded later.
I also enjoyed the humors in this show. I’m simple when it comes to laughing at jokes, and I particularly liked funny character moments in sport anime. Because of this, I pretty much chuckled or laugh at any of the jokes in this show.
Overall, a straightforward but well-done sport anime that set up for later seasons, where the real exciting stuff will be. 7/10
xienna
This was a super light classic sports-anime watch, for various reasons it is only fair to give it an average score, but I still had a good time. It is overwhelmingly average and tropey, and didn't live up to its potential in any respect: The characters can be quite static because it seems the show goes out of their way to not show their depth, or poorly unveils it. The plot of this season is super simple and feels rather slow or like a prologue, with all the "main players" coming together. The actual matches are animated in... not a dynamic way, which is the thingI have the biggest problem with.
But I don't regret watching it at all somehow? In fact it was enjoyable and brought me energy. I had a really great time with the characters outside the matches in the slice of life moments, great vibes and internal character struggles that made me feel seen. Enjoyed the opening and ending a lot as well, enough to save them to my playlists.
If you like sports anime, check it out for the rush! Otherwise it might not be worth the time for everyone.
hmmer
Kabaddi is an action sport. I mean, unlike many sports, there are physical expressions in every action, which can greatly enhance the art in anime and manga. While the art in the manga is very impressive, the animation in the anime falls flat. In terms of action, it could have been the next Haikyuu, but the lack of funds forced this to be collection of images. At the very least, more drawings could have been added during key movements. It's a pretty good story. It is daunting task for the writer to introduce a sport that is unfamiliar to himself and the audience. (unlike baseball manga very everyoneknows the rules)
If you can overcome the animation and put in some effort to learn the Kabaddi rules, I'm sure you'll enjoy this anime because it has loveable characters (no annoying ones), decent music, and good comedy.
EliteEmperor
It was a good series, the characters were interesting, especially the captain of the Noukin team. The fights are also good. You can enjoy it like other sports anime, it also feels somewhat rushed. The animation, art style, and Osts are also pretty decent. The way they built story around Kabbadi was really nice, this was really an interesting take. The season was mainly focused on practice matches rather than regular tournaments, it was a nice way to get to the character development and the whole season didn't feel any boring. I specifically like the characters and the kabaddi matches. I give this series 7/10.
AmayaChan298
The first thing I look for any sports anime or rather anime is of course the animation and this anime delivers. I love the animation and the characters. Some of them are literally lowkey Jojo built. The motions of the characters while in match and practice are clean cut and eye-catching. Both opening and ending songs are beautifully chosen and animated. I love the patterns used and I find myself hooked for the songs and not skipping them for several episodes. Aside that the beginning of this anime is quite different from other sports anime I've watched. This makes the anime unique. What surprised me is thesport Kabbadi itself being in an anime because as far as I know it's a sport popular in South Asia. I share the same skeptical with MC for the sport which makes watching him untangling and breaking that skepticism in the series makes it more interesting.
Lowkey besides being a sport anime, I think this series also portrayed good use of scenes for comedic effect while being truthful. I multitask when I watch this so I had to replay some comedic scenes to make sure I'm hearing correct and getting the joke the second time. I laughed several times replaying the same scenes.
I have two complaints. First, this series only have 12 episodes. Which I think not enough for this anime because the progressing of the episodes during the matches are slow. Although some scenes are necessary, the prolongation of the scenes I deemed to be unimportant.
The second complaint is about the side characters. Some side characters only flourish through out the first quarter of the anime, or like for 2 episodes, then they just exist and have some dialogues here and there. Other side characters are also like forgettable and barely do anything in the matches. They just exist for the sake of the plot and like that's it. I know they are side characters for a reason but it's frustrating to watch them like that.
But that's just me. I still would recommend this anime because I enjoyed it and it was informative to watch.
