Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!!
Crunchyroll has picked up one of the more interesting shows this season that comes from a much older property with Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!!, aka Abarenbō Rikishi!! Matsutarō. The series kicked off today with the first episode with new episodes released weekly at 6:30pm ET every Saturday for premium members and a week later for free members. The original manga had a twenty year run starting in 1973 and had a couple of years running after that as well. It’s had OVAs previously in the 90′s but this marks its first TV run.
The series has a very detailed breakdown of availability where it will be open to viewers in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (Central and South America including Mexico), Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Western Sahara, and Yemen.
Plot concept: The story follows Matsutarō Sakaguchi, a giant roughneck man with strength far beyond ordinary people. He never uttered words like “work hard,” “strive,” and “dream” like the typical shōnen manga protagonist. However, he is stronger than anyone and peerless in sumo wrestling. His greatest weakness is his own carefree personality. He grows into a full-fledged sumo westler.