A story which uses incorporates a competitive event as a primary component of the story line, but which is not of a martial-arts or violent nature. While both being cooking based series, Yakitate!! Japan and Chuuka Ichiban are good examples of this genre.
Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category. Inuyasha and Tenkuu no Escaflowne are a couple of titles which fall into this genre.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| H | ||
 Hikaru No Go |
Rent |
One of the greatest Go players in history, Fujiwarano Sai, has been trapped inside a goban (a traditional Go board) for hundreds of years. A young boy, Shindo Hikaru, has the power to free Sai, and by doing so, opens a spot in his mind for Sai to stay. As Sai is a spirit (or ghost) visible only to Hikaru, they find themselves strangely bound together. With very little in common, Sai urges him to attend various Go clubs to permit them to play against strong opponents and begins to teach Hikaru how to play Go. And slowly Hikaru becomes drawn into the strange world of competitive Go. Hikaru accepts Touya Akira as a rival and sets his goals on becoming good enough to defeat him, while Sai wishes only to attain skills for the ultimate Go-play, a move called "The Hand of God." |
| Y | ||
| Yu-gi-oh | Rent | See Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters |
 Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters |
Rent | Yu-Gi-Oh is the story of Yugi, a young duelist in the incredible game, Duel Monsters. Yugi has the Millenium Puzzle, a mystical artifact that helps him win duels. One day Seto Kaiba, in search of the Legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon, meets Yugi and everything changes. Kaiba is the Duel Monsters Champion and after defeating Yugi's grandpa in a duel and shredding his Blue Eyes, Yugi challenges him. They duel and after Kaiba brings out all three of his Blue Eyes White Dragons, it is pretty aparent Yugi is no match for him. But somehow Yugi summons Exodia, the only unstoppable monster and defeats Kaiba. This draws the attention of Maxamillion Pegasus, The Creator of Duel Monsters, and owner of another Millenium Item, The Millenium Eye. He wants all of the 7 Millenium Items because of the legend of great power for the person who brings all seven items together. He is kind of the bad guy. To get Yugi's puzzle, he uses his item to steal Gramps's soul. He then makes Yugi come to Duelist Kingdom to see if he can win his tournament there and save his Grandpa. This is where his story really begins.... |
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