Shows Like Fight! Kickers
If you liked Fight! Kickers (1986), a animation and comedy series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Giant Killing (2010)
★ 8.3/10Also drama and animationGiant Killing follows a ragtag bunch from East Tokyo who are struggling in Japan's top football league. Nearing the bottom, they have lost 5 matches in a row which hasn't done much to team morale. Even with the fan's…
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Captain Tsubasa (1983)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and dramaTsubasa Ozora loves playing football since he was a little child. After moving to the japanese town of Nankatsu together with his mother, the 11-year-old boy quickly finds friends and joins the local football team of…
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Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and dramaTsubasa becomes a superstar amongst soccer players in Brazil. He is now planning to play in Europe. At an important must-win game, as the fans cheer him on, Tsubasa looks back at the days when he started his soccer…
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Captain Tsubasa (2018)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedyThe passionate story of an elementary school student whose thoughts and dreams revolve almost entirely around the love of soccer. 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora started playing football at a very young age, and while it…
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Captain Tsubasa J (1994)
★ 8/10Also animation and dramaCaptain Tsubasa J is a TV anime series that retells the story of the original manga and also adds some arcs from the World Youth Saga manga. The anime was originally broadcast by Fuji Television in Japan from…
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The Knight in the Area (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedyKakeru and Suguru are brothers who both have a flaming passion for soccer. However, while Suguru becomes a rising star in the Japanese youth soccer system, Kakeru decides to take on a managerial role after struggling…
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Kodocha (1996)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedySana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito…
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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and comedyMaki Maehara, the class outcast, finally makes his first friend: Umi Asanagi, the second-prettiest girl in class and the center of everyone’s attention. He’s convinced she’s out of his league, but as their unlikely…
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Baby Steps (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and comedyEiichirō Maruo (nicknamed "Ei-chan" for his grades being straight "A") is an honor student, bookworm, and is not interested in anything other than studying. In order to solve his problem of lacking physical strength…
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Marmalade Boy (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyMiki's parents come home from their vacation to announce that they are getting a divorce. But what is more shocking is that they have switched partners with another couple! And to top things off, this other couple has…
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Yakitate!! Japan (2004)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedyAzuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill - at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter…
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Ouran High School Host Club (2006)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedyNew student Haruhi stumbles on the Ouran High School Host Club, an all-male group that makes money by entertaining the girls of the school.
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Kanon (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyYuichi hasn’t seen his cousin Nayuki in years. Now that he’s back, all knowledge of ever visiting has vanished. He tries to adjust to the vaguely familiar surroundings, but the gaps in his memory haunt him as time…
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Maison Ikkoku (1986)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedyGodai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the…
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Attack Number One (1969)
★ 6/10Also animation and dramaThe story is about Kozue Ayuhara, a girl who transferred to Fujimi College and tried out for the school volleyball team. She develops a friendship with her teammate Midori Hayakawa, and her talents impress coach Hongō…
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The Critic (1994)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and comedyJay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a…
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Kimba the White Lion (1965)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and dramaThe adventures of Leo, a young lion cub who becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
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Tomorrow's Joe (1970)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and dramaA young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an…
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Toradora! (2008)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedyMenacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
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Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and comedyA new anime project that adapts popular side stories that were left out of the main anime series. As the graduation ceremony at Katagiri High School comes to an end, Kyouko Hori, her boyfriend Izumi Miyamura, and their…