Timeline of Sports Anime Fandom

Fandom:	Sports Anime
Dates:	1980s–present
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Timeline of Sports Anime Fandom

1966

• May 15: Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants) by Ikki Kajiwara and Noboru Kawasaki debuts in Weekly Shonen Magazine. Issue 19

1968

• March 30: Kyojin no Hoshi anime begins.

1971

• January: Kyojin no Hoshi manga ends.
• September 18: Kyojin no Hoshi anime ends.

1981

• April 13: Yoichi Takahashi's soccer manga Captain Tsubasa debuts.

1983

• October 10: Captain Tsubasa anime begins.

1986

• March 27: Captain Tsubasa anime concludes.

1988

• May 9: Captain Tsubasa manga concludes.

1990

• October 1: Slam Dunk (manga) by Takehiko Inoue debuts.

1996

• June 17: Slam Dunk (manga) concludes.

1998

• February 16: Rookies (manga) by Masanori Morita debuts.

1999

• July 19: The Prince of Tennis (manga) by Takeshi Konomi debuts.

2002

• July 23: Eyeshield 21 (manga) by Riichiro Inagaki debuts.

2003

• August 25: Rookies (manga) concludes.

2008

• December 8: Kuroko no Basuke (manga) debuts.
• July 19: The Prince of Tennis (manga) concludes.

2009

• June 15: Eyeshield 21 (manga) concludes.

2012

• February 20: Haikyuu!! (manga) by Haruichi Furudate debuts.
• April 20: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 1 begins.
• September 23: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 1 concludes.

2013

• July 4: Free! (anime) debuts.
• September 26: Free! Season 1 concludes.
• October 6: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 2 begins.

2014

• March 30: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 2 concludes.
• April 6: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 1 begins.
• July 2: Free! - Eternal Summer (Season 2) begins.
• September 1: Kuroko no Basuke (manga) concludes.
• September 21: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 1 concludes.
• September 24: Free! - Eternal Summer (Season 2) concludes.

2015

• January 10: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 3 begins.
• June 30: Kuroko no Basuke (anime) Season 3 concludes.
• October 4: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 2 begins.

2016

• March 27: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 2 concludes.
• October 8: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 3 begins.

• December 10: Haikyuu!! (anime) Season 3 concludes.

2018

• July 11: Free! - Dive to the Future (Season 3) begins.
• September 26: Free! - Dive to the Future (Season 3) concludes.