Bonus if the ending is written well
Hikaru no Go. Shounen, yes. Competition, yes. Action? Even less than a cooking anime.
[Discussion] What are some well-done non-action battle-shounen like anime
Submitted 2 days ago by mo_lave@reddthat.com to anime@ani.social
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nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 days ago
Endmaker@ani.social 2 days ago
Like what @scytale@piefed.zip said, it depends on what “action” means. If action just means having fight scenes in them, then plenty of sports anime with flashy sequences meet the criteria. Or anything with a heavy focus on competition and rivalry.
Some of my favourites - that are most relevant to this post - are Haikyu and anything from Umamusume.
For Umamusume, the more “battle shonen-like” ones are Beginning of a New Era and Cinderella Gray IMO. (Even though Cinderella Gray is supposedly seinen.)
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Ping Pong The Animation?
scytale@piefed.zip 2 days ago
If by non-action, you mean anything that isn’t fighting, I like how Blue Lock made football a battle shounen.
makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Food Wars, pun intended
Unboxious@ani.social 2 days ago
Yakitate Japan is my favorite, but since it was already mentioned I guess I’ll say Akane Banashi. Ending isn’t written yet, so fingers crossed that it’ll be good!
missingno@fedia.io 2 days ago
Akagi. Can I also count Saki as a battle shoujo?
mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 days ago
e0qdk@reddthat.com 2 days ago
non-action battle-shounen
The first thing that comes to mind when you say that is Yakitate Japan. Shokugeki comes to mind next as a newer take on the idea of cooking competitions. Let me know if I’m misunderstanding the wording though.
mo_lave@reddthat.com 2 days ago
Let me know if I’m misunderstanding the wording though.
It’s not rare or medium-rare, at least 😆
Lampenoel@feddit.org 2 days ago
Does Initial D count?
jedi@bolha.us 2 days ago
@Lampenoel @mo_lave I believe so.