Hinomaruzumou (2018)

1 - National Treasure Onimaru Kunitsuna

His goal is to become a professional sumo wrestler and yokozuna! Ushio Hinomaru is on his way to visit Ishigami High School, famous for its sumo program, but arrives at Odachi High School by mistake. There he meets Ozeki Shinya, who trains diligently at sumo, but whose dojo has been overrun by delinquents. Angry that they would defile the hallowed practice area, Hinomaru confronts the leader Gojo Yuma and challenges him to a duel.

2 - Wrestling vs Sumo

Hinomaru is finally doing sumo in school! However, they need five members in order to participate in group tournaments. Ozeki and Hinomaru try to attract new members at club activity day. But Hinomarus chankonabe stew which he planned to use to generate instrest tastes terrible and the plan fails spectacularly! But one other student thinks the stew tastes delicious! The student is Kunisaki Chihiro from the wrestling club, and he and Hinomaru hit it off well, since they are both in fighting sports.

3 - The Kusanagi Sword

Tsuji Kirihito has joined the club as a supervisor. The clubs first step on the road to the national tournament is facing Eiga University High School in a practice match. The club members dont fully trust Kirihito, but they still go to Eiga High. There, Hinomaru encounters his former rival, National Treasure Kusunagi Sword, Kuze Sosuke.

4 - Dachi High's Fifth Member

Early in the morning, Kirihito orders the club members to harvest seaweed and do many other strange things, like standing on an unsteady boat to improve their balance. The club members admire Kirihitos methods, but have doubts about his experience and abilities. They eventually confront him. In order to demonstrate his coaching abilities, Kirihito declares that he will have the rookie Mitsuhashi Kei beat the other club members.

5 - The Refreshing Sumo Wrestler, Sada Mizuki

The Dachi High sumo club will be practicing with Ishigami High School in the next down. Ishigami High School is a powerhouse which took second in the Kanto sumo tournament. The former middle school yokozuna, national treasure Mikazuki Munechika, Sada Mitsuki is enrolled there. Hinomaru hoped to fight Sada, but Tsuji gives Hinomaru somewhere else to go. Meanwhile, Chihiro, forced to take remedial class for failing his midterm, encounters a mysterious sumo scout from another school.

6 - Charge!! Shibakiyama Stable

Hinomaru is to practice at the Shibakiyama Stable, but he is so small they do not pay him much attention. Hinomaru is able to prove his prowess against a wrestler who had recently graduated. The relaxed atmosphere becomes tense, the practice intensifies, and someone starts watching from the shadows...

7 - The Honest Clown

The inter-high prefectural prelims have begun! The unknown Dachi High was initially laughed at, but Hinomaru easily defeats a student from another school. Next the other team members also win and Reina and her friends cheer. After winning their initial bouts, they begin their match with the fated Ishigami High School. Kei has yet to win a bout, but he has strong determination in his eyes.

8 - What's Done Is Done

The score is 1-1 as Yumas bout against Kanamori begins. Yuma is quickly cornered and asks himself why hes here. Before the match, Yuma went to the dojo where he learned karate before becoming a delinquent. He apologizes to the master for the things hes done. He asks to reenroll as a student, but the master flatly refuses, saying she will not teach karate to someone who hurts others.

9 - Demon and Moon

The tense match between two national treasures Onimaru Kunitsuna and Mikazuki Munechika has ignited. Hinomaru has trouble keeping up with Sadas movements. The Demon Wheel and Demon Storm techniques he developed are not effective. After several attempts at the double combo Hundred Demon Takedown, Hinomaru is caught by Sadas Crescent Moon.

10 - Unyielding Feelings

Immediately following the team battle, the individual tournament begins. Ozeki worries about fighting his teammates, while Chihiro is thoroughly excited. He uses his fighting instincts to win bout after bout. Ozeki grows nervous watching him. Meanwhile, Hinomaru hides the arm injury he received in the team tournament from the others, believing it would be rude to deny them a proper bout.

11 - Barbecue

Following their heated tournament battle, the Dachi High sumo club return to school to find a banner congratulating them on their victory and encouragement from the other students. They are taken aback after learning that a video of the tournament has been circulated around the school until first-year Hori Chizuko appears and explains that she recorded and uploaded the video. And she has another confession to make.

12 - Attack!! Nagoya Castle

The Dachi High sumo club has been invited to train with the Shibakiyama Stable. At Hinomarus suggestion, they go to visit Nagoya Castle. Hinomaru then volunteers for a sumo event there and ends up challenging another student there. That student, coincidentally, is national treasure Odenta Mitsuyo, Hikage Tenma. Their bout quickly becomes a serious battle. Hinomaru tries to execute the Hundred-Thousand Demon Drop, but...

13 - 100-yen-coin Training

Reina and Hinomaru are at former yokozuna Shunkais dojo. He orders them to prepare curry for thirty people with 100 yen. Hinomaru and Reina try various approaches, but all fail. Training time is limited until they can find the answer, when suddenly Tenma comes to the training hall. He demands that Shunkai take him as an apprentice instead of Hinomaru. With the apprentiship on the line, their battle begins anew!

14 - The Inter High Begins

Chihiro takes Ozeki and Hori to spy on Kanazawa Kita High in order to test Ozekis courage. Kita Highs captain Aizawa refuses to pay any attention to them, criticisizing Dachi High for lacking tradition and history. Ozeki is shocked. Meanwhile, after training with Master Shibakiyama, Kei gives his opinion on what Kirihito can do to help.

15 - Onimaru Kunitsuna and Dojikiri Yasutsuna

Chihiro takes Ozeki and Hori to spy on Kanazawa Kita High in order to test Ozekis courage. Kita Highs captain Aizawa refuses to pay any attention to them, criticisizing Dachi High for lacking tradition and history. Ozeki is shocked. Meanwhile, after training with Master Shibakiyama, Kei gives his opinion on what Kirihito can do to help.

16 - National Treasure Is Delicious

Shibakiyama takes Hinomaru to a clinic he trusts to treat his arm. The clinics Dr. Kanie initially refuses, saying that urgent treatment wont help because Dachi High wont beat a powerhouse like Kanazawa Kita High. Hinomaru tells the doctor how he feels about the team and convinces Dr. Kanie to begin treatment. Meanwhile, Dachi High must face Kanazawa Kita High, the third-ranked school in the country.

17 - The One Loved by the Sumo Gods

Following the first day of the team tournament, Dachi High heads to thee practice area. The Ishi High team, including Sada, comes to see them. Sada suggests having Ishi High stand in for Tottori Hakuro. Meanwhile, in the individual tournament, the yet-undefeateed Kuze wages battle against the experienced reigning champion Tennoji.

18 - How I Win

Kei has been practicing the reverse, which some consider a dishonorable technique. Hinomaru fights head-on, and Kei worries that hell stain it. Even so, he wants to get one win for the team, and faces an opponent far larger than himself. Knowing that his reverse will be anticipated, Kei unveils a new strategy.

19 - Weak Spirit, Strong Will

Chihiro will face the Hakuro sumo clubs #2, Kano. Chihiro was having trouble with his powerful sumo, but then counters with his characteristic fighting sense. But being cornered brings out Kanos fighting spirit and he grabs Chihiros belt with both hands!

20 - Onimaru Kunitsuna and Dojikiri Yasutsuna Go Again

In the match against Hakuro, the fifth bout is about to begin. After losing to Kuze, Tennoji thinks of himself as a challenger and works to live up to his teammates expectations and become a yokozuna again. Hinomaru, supported by his teammates and the other high school teams that have helped him, rises to the challenge. Having both lost bouts, their battle begins with the contenders anticipating each others moves and the advantage trading sides.

21 - Idiot and Idiot

After winning a difficult match, the Dachi High sumo club cheers, but Reina feels uneasy and does not join in the cheerful mood. Reina breathes new life into Dachi High through their loose and lax mood, strengthening their resolve to win. Then the team tournament begins. Leading off against Eiga High is Chihiro, who will face Hyodo Masato, who turns out to be his brother.

22 - The Forgotten National Treasure, Onikiri Yasutsuna

Kirihito enters the sumo ring. Hes supported the team as a trainer, but shouldering the injured Keis strong emotions, he now rises as a competitor. He uses numerous techniques against Eiga Highs Sawai, but the opponents skill draws out the bout beyond Kirihitos twenty-second limit.

23 - Spirit

Its the fourth bout of the Inter-High team championship. Though they were born and raised completely differently, Daniel and Ozeki both joined sumo due to their admiration for yokozuna Yamatokuni. They challenge each others love of sumo head-on. Then the fifth bout. The greatest sumo rivalry, Hinomaru and Kuze, is about to ignite.

24 - The Dream Continues

Kuze and Hinomaru are evenly matched in battle. Kuze practiced sumo in isolation from a young age, while Hinomarus physique was a handicap he had to overcome. Through the battle, they acknowledge each others strength, and give all of themselves to achieve victory.