Hinomaru Sumo
火ノ丸相撲
“Small but determined Hinomaru Ushio must win High School Yokozuna to overcome size limits and turn pro in sumo.”
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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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Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
8.4/10
Score distribution
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MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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1.63Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “Hinomaru Sumo’s adaptation captures genuine heart and a deeply likable lead, easily becoming the best sumo anime I’ve seen by forming a beautiful, hook-you-till-the-end connection with viewers....”
- 7/10 “Hinomaruzumou is a good sports anime with interesting characters and a handful of enjoyable moments. Yet the storytelling feels rushed, the matches end too quickly, the art sometimes looks bland,...”
- 8/10 “This anime excels by giving every character their moment in the spotlight rather than focusing solely on the protagonist, with beautiful storytelling, good pacing, and emotionally charged bouts...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hinomaru Sumo begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-13586
- 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