The 70 episode Harris no Kaze that ran for 70 episodes from P Production was based on an 8 volume manga by Tetsuya Chiba, author od Ashita no Joe, that ran simultaneously with the anime. The Japanese dvd was released on 2004.
A troublesome school boy channels his anger into a variety of sports. And sings his own catchy theme song constantly!
While is is not a high stakes series, there is a continuous story running through the episodes which at this time is still quite novel. As Harris performs a number of sports, while he is good, he is not the prodigy child one would expect a sports anime to star, not a particularly dedicated student to his sports. He's a goof, and always filthy, but it's fun to watch a pre-sports anime sports anime.
The animation team may not be doing anything fancy, but they do seem to be trying to accurately represent at least the basics of the sports Harris participates in. Anyone with a passion for sports anime or Chiba's works should give it a chance, and everyone should at least try the theme song.
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