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Hinomaru Sumo

“Small but determined Hinomaru Ushio must win High School Yokozuna to overcome size limits and turn pro in sumo.”

Hinomaru Sumo

7.52
2,023 rank · 131,234 viewers · 357 favorites
Sports Combat Sports School Shounen
24 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Fall 2018 · Gonzo · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Small but determined Hinomaru Ushio must win High School Yokozuna to overcome size limits and turn pro in sumo.

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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8.4 /10

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A Tv Production · Fall 2018

Gonzo.
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Nihon Ad Systems · Pony Canyon

  • Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 Fall 2018
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-13586 catalog

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