12 [Similar Anime] Like Ahiru no Sora

They are very similar, not just because of the genre, but also how realistic it is. Both of the shows focuses more on the drama and hype around it, and I get the same feeling from both shows: I wanna go out and play basketball/volleyball. If you like Ahiru no sora, then you will definitely love Haikyuu!!

They may be short, but they got skills. Ahiru no Sora and Haikyuu both follow skillful but physically disadvantaged sports players try to make it out to the big stages of their respective sports.

Both anime explore the slice of life aspect of playing basketball at highschool with Ahiru no Sora clearly being inspired by Slam Dunk (directly referenced). Nevertheless, both anime are masterpieces in terms of story and execution and would capture the hearts of anyone who plays the sport themselves.

Sport anime, which is basket. Both got intense basketball match and got interesting story. Also, both got great main character which is pretty good at basketball which lead their team to victory

In both animes, undersized guys (Gion in All Out! and Sora in Ahiru no Sora) join sports clubs. For these sports, they seem inappropriate, but contrary to ridicule, they train to become good players. They both have potential.

Both have plots that involve players who have lost their passion for the sport, but throughout the story reignite their fires. Both main characters also came to love the sport because of their relationships with their mothers when they were younger, although their current relationships with them are very different between the two shows.

dear boys: transfer student Aikawa Kazuhiko move to an new town and show his basketball skills from his old school andand inspire all the 5 members to win the tournament

Protagonist is dumb, naive and goofy but also a kind, generous and charismatic person.
Both shows are your typical shounen with classic shounen tropes: hard action, slapstick comedy, teenager problems, nakama power etc. Also some enemies may turn into friends in process.
If you are a fan of this genre, you'll like it. If you like one show, you'll definitely like another.

Both anime revolve around sport, with a main character that is very skilful in the sport they play in. However, the sport clubs of each anime (basketball club - ahiru no sora, soft tennis club - hoshiai no sora) are on the verge of an official discontinuance.

The main characters are both really strong at the beginning, and they both come in a school were the club is very weak. And their arrival at this club will change everything in it. They also are both extremely passionate and loving the sport that they are doing more than everything. They push the other members of the club to be stronger and stronger, and all the club is improving because of them !
With their teammates their also similiraties : somes are very weak, and the main character helps them, and some are very strong, and they are moving forward together !

Another great sports anime with a elemental motif. Sora has the water while these boys have the wind.

Similar passionate, talented, hard-working lead characters who
-are disadvantaged in terms of their height,
-enrol into new schools and transform the existing sports club (sumo in Hinomaruzumou and basketball in Ahiru no Sora) where delinquents are members by challenging the lead delinquent.

Both about sports and the rise to be a champion having height as your handicap. It's pretty cool because the basketball team is full of delinquents and you get to see them grow up and mature into a team that can depend on each other. It also discusses giving up and finding your motivation for doing things while being funny and cool at the same time.