It is a divine ritual, a martial art, a combat sport—it's sumo!!
A "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru, appears before the weak little sumo club of Oodachi High School! The words "big" and "heavy" are the rules to this sport, which does not fit this newbie any inch, but this guy goes and does what...!? Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top!
The goal is Hinoshita Kaisan (A title for the highest rank in professional sumo, equivalent of Yokozuna)!
A fired up high school sumo tale—no retakes allowed!!
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A modest anime that wins you over through its lovable cast, genuine teamwork, and respect for the sport it represents.
Before talking about the anime itself, I think it's important to explain why I decided to watch Hinomaru Sumo in the first place. Living in Argentina makes it surprisingly difficult to follow professional sumo. Tournaments usually happen at inconvenient hours, and it's not exactly a sport that gets…