A long time ago, (I suddenly feel very old) I used to really enjoy
watching sports animes, I loved them with a passion. Then, slowly,
my tastes changed and I started watching more drama
oriented
series. Nothing against sports animes but you can only watch so
many baseball or boxing series before you begin to know exactly
how they'll end. I never got into Hajime no Ippo, it just didn't
interest me all that much.
In the end, I think the one thing I liked about Ashita no Joe was how
much it reminded me of the book 'The Contender' despite having almost
nothing in common with it.
I still like sports animes, series like "Song of Baseball Enthusiasts" and
"Touch" will always be among my favorites.
