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.
Action: Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as Gun-Action, Martial Arts, and Swordplay; see also: Fighting.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
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 Buzzer Beater (2007) |
Based on the manga of Inoue Takehiko (who published the SLAM DUNK series), this series follows an eclectic and strange collection of basketball players (set in a futuristic time,) who aspire to create a team to join the Intergalactic Basketball League and play against the alien (devil horned) Gorans, and challenge their apparent mastery of this earth-sport. |
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| W | ||
 Wangan Midnight |
Watch | After losing a street race to the legendary "Blackbird," Akio Asakura purchases his dream car: a first generation S30 Z. The car has a dark history of accidents, leading some to believe it's cursed. This includes the previous owner's sister, whose boyfriend Tatsuya, driver of the Blackbird, has found a new rival in Akio. It doesn't exactly help the situation that Akio has the exact same name as the previous owner either.(copied from anime news network) |
| 岸ミッドナイト | Watch | See Wangan Midnight |
| 零秒出手 (2007) | See Buzzer Beater (2007) | |
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