Series synopsis
Hinomaru Sumo, also known as 火ノ丸相撲 is a Japanese animation action & adventure television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 5, 2018. It ended on March 29, 2019. It stars Atsushi Abe, Fukushi Ochiai, Kentaro Kumagai and Takuya Sato.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Atsushi Abe as Hinomaru Ushio (voice)
- Fukushi Ochiai as Shinya Ozeki (voice)
- Kentaro Kumagai as Yūma Gojō (voice)
- Takuya Sato as Chihiro Kunisaki (voice)
- Ayumu Murase as Kei Mitsuhashi (voice)
- Takuma Terashima as Kirihito Tsuji (voice)
- Mikako Komatsu as Reina Gojō (voice)
- Rui Tanabe as Chizuko Hori (voice)
Supporting cast
- Justin Tomimori as Daniel Stefanov (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Sōsuke Kuze (voice)
- Noriaki Sugiyama as Jin Yomoda (voice)
- Takuto Yoshinaga as Shun Kariya (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Rion Sawai (voice)
- Daisuke Namikawa as Gennosuke Araki (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Mizuki Sada (voice)
- Yoshito Yasuhara as Yūki Sanada (voice)
- Subaru Kimura as Tsuyoshi Kanamori (voicw)
- Hiroki Matsukawa as Keiichi Mamiya (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Shidō Tennōji (voice)
- Toshiki Masuda as Akihira Kanō (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 5, 2018 | March 29, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
National Treasure Onimaru Kunitsuna His goal is to become a professional sumo wrestler and yokozuna! Ushio Hinomaru is on his way to visit Ishigami High School, famous for it's sumo program, but arrives at Odachi High School by mistake. There he meets Ozeki Shinya, who trains diligently at sumo, but whose dojo has been overrun by delinquents. Angry that they would defile the hallowed practice area, Hinomaru confronts the leader Gojo Yuma and challenges him to a duel. |
October 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
Wrestling vs Sumo Hinomaru is finally doing sumo in school! However, they need five members in order to participate in group tournaments. Ozeki and Hinomaru try to attract new members at club activity day. But Hinomaru's chankonabe stew which he planned to use to generate instrest tastes terrible and the plan fails spectacularly! But one other student thinks the stew tastes delicious! The student is Kunisaki Chihiro from the wrestling club, and he and Hinomaru hit it off well, since they are both in fighting sports. |
October 12, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Kusanagi Sword Tsuji Kirihito has joined the club as a supervisor. The club's first step on the road to the national tournament is facing Eiga University High School in a practice match. The club members don't fully trust Kirihito, but they still go to Eiga High. There, Hinomaru encounters his former rival, National Treasure Kusunagi Sword, Kuze Sosuke. |
October 19, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 2018 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |