[List] 7 Female Lead Sports Anime
Sports anime are a popular staple amongst anime fans. And while there are numerous excellent sports anime featuring male leads, there are also notable sports anime with female leads that you may be unaware of. So, without further ado, allow me to introduce a selection of them to you.
1. Attack No. 1
Attack No. 1 centers around an enthusiastic middle school girl named Kozue whose dream is to play on the Japanese national volleyball team.
2. Ace o Nerae!
Ace o Nerae! Which is also known as Aim for the Ace! Follows the story of a 15-year-old high schooler named Hiromi Oka. Hiromi becomes inspired to play tennis due to a senior top tennis player named Reika "Ochoufujin" Ryuuzaki, whom she deeply admires.
3. Hikari no Densetsu
Hikari no Densetsu’s story follows the journey of a young schoolgirl named Hikari Kamijou as she pursues her passion for becoming a champion in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics.
4. Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
In Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, high school student Yawara Inokuma is a Judo prodigy who wants nothing more than to live an ordinary life and lifestyle. However, due to her family's heritage and a sports reporter named Kousaku Matsuda, her plans are derailed.
5. Ginban Kaleidoscope
Ginban Kaleidoscope is a sports anime that combines romance and drama with a supernatural twist. A figure skater named Tazusa Sakurano dreams of competing in the Olympics. However, a series of events leads to a Canadian stunt pilot named Pete Pumps becoming trapped inside her body. Tazusa must learn to navigate her new predicament while also pursuing figure skating.
6. Chihayafuru
The story of Chihayafuru revolves around a schoolgirl named Chihaya Ayase who, after being inspired by a classmate, decides to take up karuta competitively.
7. Sayonara Watashi no Cramer
Sayonara Watashi no Cramer is the sequel series to Sayonara, Football, and the story is about two girls, Sumire and Midori, who aspire to take their normally poor-performing high school soccer team to the top.