The first thing that comes to mind when you say that is Yakitate Japan. Shokugeki comes to mind next as a newer take on the idea of cooking competitions. Let me know if I'm misunderstanding the wording though.
Yakitate Japan is my favorite, but since it was already mentioned I guess I'll say Akane Banashi. Ending isn't written yet, so fingers crossed that it'll be good!
Like what @scytale@piefed.zip said, it depends on what "action" means. If action just means having fight scenes in them, then plenty of sports anime with flashy sequences meet the criteria. Or anything with a heavy focus on competition and rivalry.
Some of my favourites - that are most relevant to this post - are Haikyu and anything from Umamusume.
For Umamusume, the more "battle shonen-like" ones are Beginning of a New Era and Cinderella Gray IMO. (Even though Cinderella Gray is supposedly seinen.)
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makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 81d
Food Wars, pun intended
e0qdk@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 81d
The first thing that comes to mind when you say that is Yakitate Japan. Shokugeki comes to mind next as a newer take on the idea of cooking competitions. Let me know if I'm misunderstanding the wording though.
mo_lave@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 81d
It's not rare or medium-rare, at least 😆
scytale@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 81d
If by non-action, you mean anything that isn’t fighting, I like how Blue Lock made football a battle shounen.
missingno@fedia.io · 3 pts · 81d
Akagi. Can I also count Saki as a battle shoujo?
mo_lave@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 81d
nyan@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 81d
Hikaru no Go. Shounen, yes. Competition, yes. Action? Even less than a cooking anime.
Lampenoel@feddit.org · 2 pts · 81d
Does Initial D count?
Unboxious@ani.social · 2 pts · 81d
Yakitate Japan is my favorite, but since it was already mentioned I guess I'll say Akane Banashi. Ending isn't written yet, so fingers crossed that it'll be good!
Endmaker@ani.social · 1 pts · 81d
Like what @scytale@piefed.zip said, it depends on what "action" means. If action just means having fight scenes in them, then plenty of sports anime with flashy sequences meet the criteria. Or anything with a heavy focus on competition and rivalry.
Some of my favourites - that are most relevant to this post - are Haikyu and anything from Umamusume.
For Umamusume, the more "battle shonen-like" ones are Beginning of a New Era and Cinderella Gray IMO. (Even though Cinderella Gray is supposedly seinen.)
Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 81d
Ping Pong The Animation?