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A really exciting sports anime that keeps you on the edge of your seat but still has many flaws
Burning Kabaddi does the thing it was made to be, a sports anime. It really did that well since you could never and I mean never guess who would win. The author seemed like he didn't even care about the main character and there was no plot armor whatsoever but of course it has many flaws.
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Read full review on AniList →A solid sports anime but not much more than that
Shakunetsu Kabaddi follows the story of Yoigoshi, a former national soccer player who quit because of his lack of interest in teams sports. The series follows his development as he overcomes this attitude and joins the kabaddi club and becomes a vital member of its team. The story itself is nothing…
Read full review on AniList →Interesting Sport, Poor Execution
So, another sports anime, this time about a sport I have never even heard about, a sport which I thought was made up before I did some more research into it, but as it turns out, it's pretty interesting....
Story - 5
Storywise I think the anime has been lacking. We’ve only been introduced to the sp…
Read full review on AniList →Lacklustre storyline and subpar animation, but well-executed enough to keep you entertained all throughout its runtime
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Kabaddi is a fairly popular sport in South Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent where it's often played by rural kids during the summer. In my country Bangladesh, kabaddi is officially recognized as the national sport, and I myself used to p…
Read full review on AniList →Half-baked and unfinished niche sports anime
Review contains spoilers.
Burning Kabaddi feels like it ended before it could start. Writers did a thorough job explaining how a sport (which I was previously unfamiliar with) functions. I assume the discontinuation of the series is the product of the unpopularity of the sport it is based around. T…
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