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.
This is a term coined to identify things like jiggling breasts, cleavage shots, panty shots, bra shots, closeup shots of women's breast, legs, butt, etc., and mild nudity all for the purposes of "servicing" the audience and having no relevance to the plot or characters of a series. The term has a second meaning covering things like massive action sequences, explosions, fights, etc., but it mostly refers to the first meaning.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
 Airmaster |
Watch |
The red-haired, muddle headed, ex-pro-gymnast Aikawa Maki has found a new sport to keep herself entertained in her first year of high school. She has gotten involved in the back-alley street-fighting scene, and they are now calling her the undefeated airmaster'. At a new high school, she finds new friends brave enough to support her as she meets new combatants, as she struggles to refind that spark of inspiration that drove her to her first success as a gymnast. Maki's story of her combative adventure moves from the martial arts into the mystical arts, as she struggles to find even stronger opponents. |
| B | ||
| Battle Vixens (manga title) | Rent | See Ikki Tousen |
| H | ||
| Heaven and Earth | Rent | See Tenjho Tenge |
| I | ||
 Ikki Tousen |
Rent |
In the Kanto Plain of Japan, high schools in the area are little more than fronts for what appear to be nothing more than gangs who all wear a strange earring. Within these schools, students fight to be the top-rated fighters in order to represent their school at the very unofficial Great Fighter's Tournament. However, what appears to be nothing more than thugs fighting street battles is in reality ancient Chinese history coming back to replay itself in modern times with students having names of various warriors from that time. |
| Ikkitousen | Rent | See Ikki Tousen |
| S | ||
| Strength of a Thousand | Rent | See Ikki Tousen |
| T | ||
 Tenjho Tenge |
Rent |
Nagi Souichirou and best friend, Bob, are both tough street fighters, but when they transfer to a new high school, they get their a**es kicked by the local gangs. They find out that their new high school is dedicated to refounding the martial arts, and combat ability is rated higher than academic skills. And what is with the cute Natsume Aya, who has decided to become his girlfriend (without even bothering to ask him)? But Souichirou is a glutton for punishment, with a fighting spirit that cannot be kept down for long. |
| Tenjo Tenge | Rent | See Tenjho Tenge |
| Tenjou Tenge | Rent | See Tenjho Tenge |
| エアマスター (Japanese) | Watch | See Airmaster |
| 一騎当千 | Rent | See Ikki Tousen |
| 天上天下 | Rent | See Tenjho Tenge |
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