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“Arrogant sumo newcomer Harimanada vows to break 69-win record or retire, challenging entire sumo hierarchy.”
Aa Harimanada
ああ播磨灘
6.32
8,785 rank · 2,487 viewers · 3 favorites
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Seinen
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Synopsis
Arrogant sumo newcomer Harimanada vows to break 69-win record or retire, challenging entire sumo hierarchy.
When Harimanada makes his grand entrance into the world of Sumo, he causes complete uproar throughout the entire arena. The novelty headmask is clearly not a good idea but not content with just ruffling the feathers of all the spectators, he sends the the entire Sumo Association into a frenzy when he arrogantly declares that he will surpass the legendary Futabayama's consecutive run of 69 victories. Should he fail to achieve such a feat, he will immediately retire all together. Harimanada's impudent remarks cause a huge backlash as every high-ranking Yokuzuna wants the chance to knock him down and humiliate him for showing such arrogance. Thus begins Harimanada's journey to the top as he battles to topple the entire Sumo hierarchy!
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6.0
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What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 1.41
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- 8 “I recently watched Aa Harimanada and really enjoyed it. As someone who enjoys both sumo culture and bara-style aesthetics, the series was very engaging. The hand-drawn animation gives the anime a...”
- 5 “So what do you get when you have an anime about a Sumo who declares that he's going to break that he will break Showa Futabayama's record of 69 consecutive wins, and if he ever lost, no matter how...”
- 5 “Story 4 The story is the weakest aspect of Aa Harimanada, it doesn't have much of a story line. The plot revolves around Harimanada disregard for Sumo tradition which doesn't go down well with the...”
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- Format 23 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1992 – Oct 1992 Spring 1992
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5268 catalog
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- TV Tokyo Producer