PickFlick
Ippon Again!

Ippon Again!

TV-142023•24m•6.6/10
AnimationComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.6/10(7)

After one last tournament and an embarrassing loss in the final round, Michi decides to call it quits on the sport of judo. Between high school social activities and entrance exams, she’ll have no time to compete in the martial art she loves most, but putting aside old hobbies is a normal part of growing up. Still, the love of judo lingers—and it comes back full force when she meets her new classmate Towa, the girl who bested Michi in her final match! Towa wants to form a judo club at their school, but she’ll need new members to get it up and running. United by their love of judo, they’ll throw in their passions into the ring together and score ippon again!

Open in PickFlick

Production

BAKKEN RECORD

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 9, 2023

Last Aired

April 3, 2023

Networks

TV Tokyo

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Ippon!
E1
Ippon!
Air date: 2023-01-09
Michi may be in high spirits, but Sanae knows her friend; she can sense that something’s bothering her.
Formed! Revived! Restarted!
E2
Formed! Revived! Restarted!
Air date: 2023-01-16
Sanae’s parents insist she focuses on her grades instead of judo. But if Sanae does that, not only will she give up her passion, but she’d be letting her friends down too.
She Changes the Mood Entirely
E3
She Changes the Mood Entirely
Air date: 2023-01-23
The judo club has an advisor, and they are extremely worried about who it could be. And to make matters worse? Towa is about to run into someone she may wish she hadn’t.
With the Three of Us, We’ll Be Fine
E4
With the Three of Us, We’ll Be Fine
Air date: 2023-01-30
The judo club takes part in their first qualifier, so it’s normal to feel the pressure. Sanae is such a bundle of nerves that it may affect her performance.
Judo Feels So Wonderful, Doesn’t It?
E5
Judo Feels So Wonderful, Doesn’t It?
Air date: 2023-02-06
Michi and Ami find themselves evenly matched. And, as the seconds tick down, both girls grow more determined to score an ippon to win.
I Don’t Want to Have Regrets
E6
I Don’t Want to Have Regrets
Air date: 2023-02-13
Nagumo is great at kendo. She loves the sport, but something’s missing.
Secret Weapon Senpai
E7
Secret Weapon Senpai
Air date: 2023-02-20
The judo club plan to compete in the Kinshuki tournament, but a team of five is required and the club only has four members. Fortunately, Natsume has someone in mind.
The Continuation of That Dream
E8
The Continuation of That Dream
Air date: 2023-02-27
The judo club is now five strong as they head to the Kinshuki. Michi becomes fast friends with a first year who is an opponent they’ll face in the first round!
Softness Subdues Hardness
E9
Softness Subdues Hardness
Air date: 2023-03-06
Michi is in her element, and her power and speed transform her into a force to be reckoned with.
There’s an Option Besides Winning?
E10
There’s an Option Besides Winning?
Air date: 2023-03-13
They made it to the second round, but the tournament only gets harder from here. Especially since their opponent is the prefectural singles runner-up.
Golden Era
E11
Golden Era
Air date: 2023-03-20
Here comes a new challenger!
I’m the Strongest I’ve Ever Been
E12
I’m the Strongest I’ve Ever Been
Air date: 2023-03-27
Hana Odagiri’s tenacity stops Aoba West’s momentum dead in its tracks. If they can’t take her down soon, they can kiss their tournament dreams goodbye.
Another Ippon!
E13
Another Ippon!
Air date: 2023-04-03
This is it. The match that will decide everything, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Cast

Ayasa Ito

Ayasa Ito

Michi Sonoda (voice)

Yukari Anzai

Yukari Anzai

Sanae Takigawa (voice)

Chiyuki Miura

Chiyuki Miura

Towa Hiura (voice)

Nene Hieda

Nene Hieda

Anna Nagumo (voice)

Anna Nagase

Anna Nagase

Tsumugi Himeno (voice)

Yumi Uchiyama

Yumi Uchiyama

Shino Natsume (voice)

Recommended

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

6.1
2022
TV Show

Ayumu just fell in love at first sight with Urushi and joined the illegitimate Shogi Club! But Ayumu has vowed not to confess his feelings until he can best Urushi, and he has a long way to go before he can stand up to her strategic brilliance.

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?

2022
6.1
Kokoro Connect

Kokoro Connect

6.6
2012
TV Show

Five members of the school culture club—Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki—encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch personalities without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into chaos. At first the five students find some amusement among the confusion, but this connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts... When their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change!

Kokoro Connect

2012
6.6
Kuroko's Basketball

Kuroko's Basketball

8.4
2012
TV Show

In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates.

Kuroko's Basketball

2012
8.4
March Comes In Like a Lion

March Comes In Like a Lion

8.0
2016
TV Show

This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with three sisters, Akari, Hinata and Momo, he begins to change little by little...

March Comes In Like a Lion

2016
8.0
ALL OUT!!

ALL OUT!!

6.8
2016
TV Show

In rugby, there is no ace striker, there is no number four batter, so who is the star of the team? The story begins at school entrance ceremony of Kanagawa High School where Kenji Gion, a small but gutsy go-getter joins the rugby club. He joins with his classmate, Iwashimizu, who has a complicated past and sub-captain Hachiouji, who always takes good care of his Club members. Lastly, there is Captain Sekizan, who has overwhelming powers but keeps his cards close to his chest. With such differences in both personality and physical performance, the team must learn to work and grow together so they can become the best.

ALL OUT!!

2016
6.8
This Art Club Has a Problem!

This Art Club Has a Problem!

6.2
2016
TV Show

An art club in a certain middle school, and its members: Subaru Uchimaki, who is a genius at drawing faces, but only wants to draw the perfect 2D wife; Colette, a rich troublemaker who never stops making mischief; and the club president, who sleeps through sessions and collects sleeping aids. Mizuki Usami is the only person in the club who wants to do art club-like activities, and constantly struggles to do so.

This Art Club Has a Problem!

2016
6.2
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

7.7
2023
TV Show

A 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 friends begin to look back on their time as students. The moments they shared together may be fleeting, but each one is a colorful piece of their precious memories.

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

2023
7.7
Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk

8.7
1993
TV Show

Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's brother. The problem is that Sakuragi has never played basketball before and a freshman sensation is stealing the spotlight and Haruko's affection from him.

Slam Dunk

1993
8.7
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

8.0
2015
TV Show

In an alternate universe, shy, awkward Yuki Nagato attempts to court her crush, Kyon, with the help of her best friend and neighbor, the perky and indomitable Ryoko Asakura. Together, the trio defends their high school literature club from extermination…and from the pestering of their over-the-top classmate Tsuruya and her friend and minion Mikuru.

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

2015
8.0
The Dangers in My Heart

The Dangers in My Heart

8.5
2023
TV Show

Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro's not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna's a bit odd herself!

The Dangers in My Heart

2023
8.5
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

8.2
2013
TV Show

So exactly what’s going to happen when Hachiman Hikigaya, an isolated high school student with no friends, no interest in making any and a belief that everyone else’s supposedly great high school experiences are either delusions or outright lies, is coerced by a well meaning faculty member into joining the one member “Volunteer Services Club” run by Yukino Yukinoshita, who’s smart, attractive and generally considers everyone in her school to be her complete inferior?

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

2013
8.2
School Rumble

School Rumble

7.5
2004
TV Show

High school can be hard enough with just academics alone, but when love enters into the picture, it can unravel into a comedy of errors. Tenma has fallen for oblivious Karasama and class delinquent Harima has fallen for Tenma. While this unlikely trio winds their way through the pitfalls of love and high school life, their friends and classmates become caught up in the chaos.

School Rumble

2004
7.5

Similar TV Shows

Pride

Pride

8.0
2004
TV Show

Haru Satonaka is the captain of an ice-hockey team, a star athlete who stakes everything on hockey but can only consider love as a game. Aki Murase is a woman who has been waiting for her lover who went abroad two years ago. These two persons start a relationship while frankly admitting to each other that it is only a love game. …The result is the unfolding of a drama of people with their respective pasts and with their pride as individuals.

Pride

2004
8.0
The Legend of the Condor Heroes

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

8.1
1983
TV Show

The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1983. The 59 episodes long series is divided into three parts. This 1983 version is considered by many to be a classic television adaptation of the novel and features the breakthrough role of Barbara Yung, who played Huang Rong.

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

1983
8.1
Rounin

Rounin

6.2
2007
TV Show

Rounin is a 2007 Filipino primetime TV series produced and aired by ABS-CBN. It is a fantasy and martial arts series shown in Philippine TV and is said to be one of the most expensive locally-produced TV series aired in the Philippines. It is also the first Filipino series shot using high-definition video technology. The series is line produced by Reality Films while Larger Than Life Productions is handling post, visual effects, VFX supervision, mastering and grading. The series is shot using Panasonic’s HDP2 technology. The series ended after one season due to failure to do well in the ratings game.

Rounin

2007
6.2
Blue Water High

Blue Water High

7.3
2005
TV Show

Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries. Each season follows the lives of a young group of students at Solar Blue, a high-performance surf academy where several lucky 16-year-olds are selected for a 12-month-long surfing program on Sydney's northern beaches. There are three series in Blue Water High. The first two series were screened in 2005 and 2006 and the producers did not intend to create a third series. However, due to popular demand by fans, they relented and made one more series with only Kate Bell returning in a main role. Series three ended with the closure of Solar Blue, indicating that the show would most likely not continue.

Blue Water High

2005
7.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

7.8
1987
TV Show

Four turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the four turtles into human-like creatures. Hamato (now Master Splinter) changes into a giant rat from the green glow and teaches the turtles the skills of the ninja as they team up with news reporter April O'Neil to battle against Yoshi's arch enemy Shredder and Krang, an alien warlord from Dimension X.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1987
7.8
Bosco Adventure

Bosco Adventure

3.0
1986
TV Show

The Fountain of Life is the source of all life forces in the Bosco World. Princess Apricot, who is supposed to become Queen of Fountainland-the Guardian of the Fountain of Life-is kidnapped by villains who aim to rule the Bosco World. If Princess Apricot can't take the queen's throne by the next solar eclipse, the Fountain of Life will dry up. The animals living in the forest of Bosco, including Frog, Otter and Tortoise, decide to help Princess and take her to Fountainland in order to protect their peaceful life in the Bosco World. So begins the journey in a balloon full of dreams, hope, adventures, and love!

Bosco Adventure

1986
3.0
Arli$$

Arli$$

6.8
1996
TV Show

A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

Arli$$

1996
6.8
Aijin Tensei -Sare Tsuma wa Shinda Nochi ni Fukushuu Suru-

Aijin Tensei -Sare Tsuma wa Shinda Nochi ni Fukushuu Suru-

2024
TV Show

No overview available.

Aijin Tensei -Sare Tsuma wa Shinda Nochi ni Fukushuu Suru-

2024
Negative Positive Angler

Negative Positive Angler

7.8
2024
TV Show

Tsunehiro’s life isn’t easy. After a doctor gives him two years to live and debt collectors come knocking, he falls from a bridge. In the knick of time, Hana and her crew spot Tsunehiro and pull him to safety. Before returning, they anchor offshore to fish and Tsunehiro catches a huge sea bass in a bout of beginner’s luck. As his apartment building crumbles, Tsunehiro’s new life begins to unfold!

Negative Positive Angler

2024
7.8
Dog Knows Everything

Dog Knows Everything

7.8
2024
TV Show

It follows a group of close friends in their seventies, still chasing their dreams and love lives to the fullest. Lee Sun Jae used to be a big star but now lives a simple life. Despite challenges, he handles neighborhood problems with humour and wisdom. Kim Yong Gun, another former star turned director, adds fun with his playful arguments. Lim Chae Mu, dreaming of YouTube fame after a career in lighting, completes the trio. Together, they show that friendship and adventure never get old and that age is just a number.

Dog Knows Everything

2024
7.8
Harmony of Mille-Feuille

Harmony of Mille-Feuille

6.8
2025
TV Show

The a cappella club is filled with unique individuals some might say they're a bit odd. Even if they're not flashy or popular, there's a special kind of youth that connects through their voices, creating something truly unique.

Harmony of Mille-Feuille

2025
6.8
Is Love Reality Full of Lies?

Is Love Reality Full of Lies?

2022
TV Show

Yuna, a shy college freshman who dreams of becoming an influencer, joins a seaside love reality show by chance. But behind the glitz, most contestants are chasing fame—not love—and the show's director will do anything for views. In a world full of lies, can Yuna find something real?

Is Love Reality Full of Lies?

2022
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit