Sumo Do, Sumo Don't: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ryota Moriyama, a senior at Kyoritsu University, receives a job offer but lacks the credits to graduate. His professor tells him that he can graduate on the condition that he joins the sumo club. The only current member is Honoka Oba, a sophomore and top-class sumo wrestler who is reluctant to let Ryota join. Ryota recruits new members, allowing the club to participate in a tournament. Despite the grueling training, Ryota and the others work hard. Meanwhile, Ryota develops feelings for Honoka. In this story about sumo and love, everyone finds themselves in the midst of the unexpected.

Series details

• Title: Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Sports
• Premiere date: 2022-10-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Disney+
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 65279
• IMDb ID: tt22187310
• TVDB ID: 426468

Cast and credited roles

• Shono Hayama — Moriyama Ryota
• Rikka Ihara — Oba Honoka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-10-26; final listed air date 2022-12-21; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Sumo Do, Sumo Don't 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.