The Crunchyroll Olympics: 20 Sports Anime Now Free To Watch

[Peter Paltridge]

It won’t be long now before the Olympic Games start up in Paris, and Crunchyroll is feeling the mood — enough to temporarily release 20 of its most popular sports anime to its free tier. For the next month’s worth of time, the streaming channel’s AVOD lineup will contain over a dozen new sports-related titles. Titles like HAIKYU!!, Blue Lock, Run with the Wind, Tsurune, Kuroko’s Basketball, RE-MAIN, Ping Pong the Animation and others. The lineup includes every season of each show, excluding movies or OVAs, and includes full multi-language support. Athletic events include volleyball, soccer, table tennis, golf, swimming, boxing, extreme sports and more. Binge away, but keep in mind the promotion ends August 16. Crunchyroll’s full list of AVOD sports titles has been printed below… HAIKYU!! (Production I.G) Volleyball HAIKYU!! is a slice-of-life sports anime revolving around Shoyo Hinata’s love of volleyball. Inspired by a small-statured player known as the “Little Giant,” Hinata creates a team in his last year of middle school. His team is unfortunately

 

[Seal of Approval]

Yo, anyone watched How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? It's like a chill spin-off of Kengan Asura. Instead of all the fighting, it's about lifting weights and getting fit. Don't get me wrong, it's still hilarious and addictive. he main character, Hibiki, is such a relatable goofball. She's all about food but wants to get in shape, so she ends up joining this gym. Warning though, its weirdly homerotic.

 

[CarpathianBlade]

Wait, The Prince of Tennis is free? That takes me back! Used to be obsessed with that show back in the day. Might be fun to revisit it with the kids and see if it holds up

 

[TearStainedDreams]

Ugh, sports anime? Not really my thing. I prefer something with more magic and explosions. But hey, at least it's free. Maybe I'll give SK8 the Infinity a shot – skateboarding looks kinda cool, I guess.