A biography of Chiharu Igaya, who won a silver medal in men's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in 1956, and became the first Japanese Winter Olympics medalist.
Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 栄光へのシュプール 猪谷千春物語, Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari
Genres: Japan , Sports , Past , Historical
Try our anime quiz: Anime Characters Guessing Quiz/Game
Top 5 Anime Like Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari [2026 List]
5. Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, when Tetsuya meets the intensely skilled Boushu-san, he realizes that his skills are still lacking.
Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: 勝負師伝説哲也, Legendary Gambler Tetsuya
4. Extra Olympia Kyklos
Demetrios, a timid and kind vase painter in Ancient Greece who dislikes sports and competitions, is one day forced to come up with a game to compete with the mayor of the neighboring town in order to save his village. While hiding inside a large vase outside his workshop, lightning strikes the vase Demetrios is in, transferring him to Tokyo, Japan, during the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Extra Olympia Kyklos has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos, 別冊オリンピア・キュクロス, Extra Olympia Kyklos
3. Taishou Yakyuu Musume.
In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself, which they soon discover to be more difficult than expected.
Taisho Baseball Girls has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 大正野球娘。, Taishou Era Baseball Daughters, Taishou Era Baseball Girls
2. Ashita no Joe
Joe, a teenage orphan in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless, alcoholic ex-boxing coach. Danpei, seeing Joe's boxing talent, decides to train him. When Joe is sent to a terrible juvenile home for petty crimes, he meets Rikiishi who becomes his boxing rival. Danpei arrives at the home to help Joe to train in order to defeat Rikiishi. When Joe decides to seriously pursue boxing, Danpei cannot get a coaching license because of his reputation as a drunk.
Tomorrow's Joe has finished airing and it has 79 Episodes. It is also Known as: あしたのジョー, Rocky Joe, Champion Joe
1. Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai
While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death.
When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural-born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.
Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 闘牌伝説アカギ 闇に舞い降りた天才, Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness, The Legend of Mahjong: Akagi
