Hinomaru Sumo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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 one bit, but Ushio surprises everyone. Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top with a goal to reach the highest rank, Hinoshita Kaisan.

Series details

• Title: Hinomaru Sumo
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Sports
• Premiere date: 2018-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 38178
• IMDb ID: tt10066026
• TVDB ID: 340280

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-10-05; final listed air date 2019-03-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hinomaru Sumo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.