Hinomaru Sumo (Original Japanese Version)

His goal is to become a professional sumo wrestler! Ushio Hinomaru goes to visit Ishigami High School, famous for it's sumo program, but arrives at Odachi High School by mistake. There he meets Ozeki Shinya whose dojo has been overrun by delinquents.

Hinomaru is finally doing sumo in school! However, the club needs five members in order to participate in group tournaments. Ozeki and Hinomaru try to attract new members at club activity day where they meet Kunisaki Chihiro from the wrestling club.

Tsuji Kirihito has joined the club as a supervisor. The club's first step on the road to the national tournament is facing Eiga University High School in a practice match.

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 Kirihito's methods, but have doubts about his experience and abilities.

The Dachi High sumo club will be practicing with Ishigami High School, 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 goes to practice at the Shibakiyama Stable, but he is so small they do not pay him much attention until he proves his prowess against a wrestler who had recently graduated. The relaxed atmosphere becomes tense as the practice intensifies.

The inter-high prefectural prelims have begun! The unknown Dachi High was initially laughed at, but Hinomaru easily defeats a student from another school. After winning their initial bouts, they begin their match with the fated Ishigami High School.

The score is 1-1 as Yuma's bout against Kanamori begins. Before the match, Yuma went to the dojo where he learned karate before becoming a delinquent. He apologizes to the master for the things he's done.

Ushio faces his most difficult challenger yet. Will all of his hard work pay off?

Immediately following the team battle, the individual tournament begins. Ozeki worries about fighting his teammates, while Chihiro is thoroughly excited. Meanwhile, Hinomaru hides the arm injury he received in the team tournament from the others.

Following their heated tournament battle, the Dachi High sumo club returns to school to find a banner congratulating them on their victory. They are taken aback after learning that a video of the tournament has been circulating around the school!

The Dachi High sumo club has been invited to train with the Shibakiyama Stable. At Hinomaru’s suggestion, they go to visit Nagoya Castle. Hinomaru then volunteers for a sumo event there and ends up challenging another student.