[Slogan] Perfect for sports days and athletic festivals! A curated selection of impactful phrases

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Slogans play an important role in sports days and athletic festivals.

They’re words that boost everyone’s morale and instantly lift the mood.

This article introduces a variety of slogans suited for junior high school athletic festivals.

From familiar four-character idioms to famous lines from popular manga, it gathers a wide range of expressions.

A slogan can be called the face of the year—it’s a tough choice, but take your time and come up with a wonderful one!

Humor, parody type (1–10)

Is the order a championship?

It’s a slogan that plays on the anime title “Is the Order a Rabbit?”.

It uniquely expresses the feeling of “If I’m entering the sports festival, I want to win!” Since anime titles are often very well crafted, using them as inspiration might help you come up with slogans you wouldn’t think of by just brainstorming normally.

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Fortune comes to the smiling gate.

If you want to make the most of the power of a smile and create great memories, how about using a slogan that riffs on the proverb “Warau kado ni wa fuku kitaru” (“Good fortune comes to a smiling home”)—something like “Warau kado ni wa kachi kitaru” (“Victory comes to a smiling team”)? Winning at the sports festival or joining forces with your teammates to deliver the best performance can both be called forms of ‘good fortune.’ By the time you finish the festival giving it your all—and with a smile—another kind of ‘fortune’ will have arrived: the satisfaction of having done your best.

It’s truly the perfect phrase for a sports day or school athletic meet!

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Do you need a reason for not wanting to lose?

These are some cool lines said by Shoyo Hinata from the anime Haikyu!!.

Since the series is about volleyball, it pairs perfectly with a school sports festival.

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Is it possible for Team ◯ to win? Of course it is.

The “Ariel” commercials featuring various celebrities are well-known.

The signature line “It’s Ariel, right?” is, of course, based on the word arieru (meaning “possible”).

It’s a little pun, but somehow it never gets old.

It might be fun to turn those Ariel commercials into a parody and use them as a cheer slogan.

“Is it possible for Class ○ to win? It’s Ariel, right!” is a classic among classics.

Everyone, try coming up with phrases that make clever use of the “It’s Ariel, right!” part.

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[Name] is insanely awesome!

It’s a slogan that expresses our hopes for the team members to shine and our enthusiasm for praising their achievements.

The original phrase, “Osako’s unbelievable!” (Ōsako hanpa nai tte), was coined when soccer player Yuya Osako competed in the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, and it drew attention again in 2018 after his World Cup performance.

The impression of someone blurting out their feelings before the words are fully formed is striking, so it could be fun to model the slogan on that long, original outburst.

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When will you win? Right now!

This slogan is inspired by the signature line of Osamu Hayashi, a lecturer at Toshin High School who is also active as a TV personality: “When will you do it? Now!” The phrase even won the Buzzword of the Year award, so it’s widely known and easy to get across to others.

It conveys the nuance of seizing opportunities and giving your all in the present moment, making it perfect not only for studying but also in sports.

It’s a light, catchy line that carries a strong sense of determination—a truly memorable phrase.

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Yaa! Power!

A catchphrase of Nakayama Kinnikun, a comedian proud of his rugged muscles who also thrives in the bodybuilding world.

Just watching him thrust his arms forward to show off his biceps and shout a lively “Power!” is enough to fire up many people, isn’t it? It may not carry a deep meaning, but precisely because it’s simple, the message comes through straight.

As a positive slogan about tackling the moment with energy, it would be perfect for a school sports festival.

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