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Description from AnimeNFO: Taira Capeta was a 4th grader boy. He had lost his mother when he had been very little. Although he pretended to be tough in front of his father, actually he felt lonely. One day, his father brought junk parts home from his workplace and made a racing cart. Soon, they went to a circuit to drive the cart. However, Capeta found that its frame was bent and it could hardly run straight. But, with his technique he managed the cart. Furthermore, he followed soon after the fast cart and he could nearly leave it behind. The driver in the cart was Minamoto Naomoi, the champion of the East Japan Junior Cart. Looking at their chase, Naomi's mother, Minamoto Nanako, advised Capeta to take part in the official race. This manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for sh?nen in 2005.

The two high school girls, Hanazono Mito and Tatsuda Seshiru, have been friends since kindergarten. But while Seshiru is an honour role student, Mito is constantly breaking school rules. One day, Mito helps Seshiru evade the advances of the arrogant Ran, a rich boy and model who mistakes Mito's interference for jealousy (because of course every woman wants Ran for herself! Yeah, right). This lands Mito in hot water with Ran's fangirls, who later gang up to kick her ass! A new transfer student with wild hair is the one who saves her, but he won't tell Mito his name...!?

From Chibi Manga:Minako entered in the same high school as her friend Shuu. And then she figured out that one of her classmate is the guy she loves: Takuma. She will have to make a choice between love and friendship.

A shy boy meets a girl in the middle school swimming club. The girl with a certain esthetics problem will seek his help.

Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the extracurricular activities being female oriented. Change isnt as easy as Asahi thought and she is introduced to Maharu, a strong minded girl, and to Naginata, a sport similar to kendo. Asahi realizes that Naginata is what she needs in order to become a new person, as the sport allows those who are not the most athletical to shine even on a national level.

From MangaHelpers:Ando Hanaka wanted to become stronger because she thought she couldn't protect her friend from bullies. Now as she enters high school, she seeks to enter many of the martial arts clubs in her school. Unfortunately for her, many of the clubs reject her due to her frail and small size. She just wants to be stronger, but is it going to be impossible for her?All of this changes as she encounters her classmate Yoshino "Koha" Koharu. Koha introduces Hanaka to the world of MMA. Hanaka learns that martial arts is designed to make the weak stronger. Her aspirations of becoming stronger may come true as she ventures into the world of mixed martial arts.

Description : Popular and cute everyday 4 frame comic featuring popular horse girls such as Special Week and Silence Suzuka.

The story is about how and why a guy goes from a worker at a dead-end job to becoming a boxer.

Miyuki Umino was a senior in high-school. Although Miyuki, her two younger brothers and her younger sister were poor, they were happy living together. But, one day all of a sudden her older brother's debt of 250 million yen fell upon them. To pay back the debt Miyuki quit school. What was the incredible choice she took to do this?

Touch is a shounen story about two twin brothers, a pretty girl next door, and that good old pastime of baseball. The manga was written by one of the most well known manga-ka out there, Adachi Mitsuru in the early 80's (1981-1986). He's a wonderful writer who tends to write stories that are related to baseball and Koshien, the stadium where the All High School Baseball Tournament is held.

There lives a man who has lost his memory and can't remember where he's from, and who he is, including his name. He just goes by the name Matsumoto and the one and only thing he remembers is how to play soccer. However, the one thing he does remember, he does exceptionally well, even better than the professionals. He sells his ridiculous soccer skills to teams and guarantees them goals and, even more important, wins. As he travels from city to city, country to country playing for money, he hopes that he regains his memory.

Aoyama is a handsome young soccer genius who's a Japan representative. His play style is "cleanliness." He doesn't tackle and doesn't head the ball. If he's doing a throw-in, he'll only do it if he's wearing gloves.

From ryColaa:Our hero who doesn't know how to swim joins his school swimming club and begins to learn from their star swimmer who loves swimming more than anything. Good thing she's cute and nice to boot!

SERIES 7: Steel Ball Run This is basically just another story arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure except that it has a different title. It is the seventh installment in the JoJo saga and takes place in the wild west in 1890 (about the same time period as the first arc of JoJo).

Akatsuki and his good friend Kiyoharu (called Kiyo-chan by Akatsuki) have been playing 'two player' basketball for quite sometime. Unfortunately, things started to change after they have joined in a very strong basketball team in their new school. Both of them were forced to separate into two groups: Kiyoharu was in the 'B' group and poor Akatsuki was put under 'F' group, which is known as the 'Failure' group. However, Akatsuki was not discouraged at all. He continues to train hard and always has a smile on his face. Will Akatsuki succeeded in his promise to Kiyoharu to become an official player? And what is blocking the path towards reaching his goal?

Nanashima's high school baseball team missed going to the Koshien by one heartbreaking game during his 2nd year in school. Now as a 3rd year and the team captain, he sees that the team is nothing compared to last year. The all star starters from last year have graduated and Nanashima is left with unskilled and, more importantly, unmotivated players that have no shot at making the Koshien. That is when Toku-san, an old man in the neighborhood who has watched every practice and every game the school has ever played for the past few decades, secretly entrusts Nanashima with 1.000.000 yen. Toku-san wants Nanashima to use the money however he wants to ensure the team makes it to the Koshien. But that large of an untraceable fund is too big of a responsibility for a high school teenager and even a goodhearted kid like Nanashima might fall into its temptation.

Baseball love!!Ayato Sasami loves to play baseball but he never had the talent for it, on the other hand Kariya Kenshiro, has the talent for baseball, but he couldn't care much about it. The only reason Kenshiro plays baseball is for Aya and one day Aya said that if Kenshiro pitch a perfect game , Aya would give his virginity to him!

Kotesashi Kouyou is the protagonist who possesses outstanding skill as a masseur. He aspires to become a sports doctor and wants to get scholarship in medical school. Starting spring, he will attend the high school attached to Seiwa University, a sports powerhouse. Since his family is not wealthy, he has to work as a hostel manager where he is allowed to stay in order to pay for his school expenses, however, there he encounters high school girl athletes with various problems. Kotesashi's job is to take care of them physically and mentally, as well as being the hostel manager. School girls from sports clubs and massages! All this will start a life full of intense excitement in the dormitories!

Maguma is obsessed with baseball; in fact, his dream is to hit all the strong fastballs on earth. However, Maguma isn?t a good team player and doesn?t actually have any interest in joining the baseball team! Now, Meguma no longer gets a thrill of hitting a baseball at 140 KPH, so he decides to take up tennis, where balls can fly over 160 KPH! Will Meguma be able to handle this new speed, and will he be able to conquer such a different game?

As a child Tanabe was always tagging behind Haruyama, but in high-school after he became a ping-pong ace their relationship is gradually getting worse. Who is the one tagging along for real and why is Tanabe always so quiet? A touching and yet funny story with ping-pong as its background.This volume also contains a one-shot about one very interesting hairdresser and a two-chapter story about a dentist and his fated client.

High school senior Aihara Kotoko has had a crush on Irie Naoki since freshman year. But she's been discouraged from confessing to him by a few things: he's a member of "Class A," the top ranking class in school, whereas she's in "Class F"; he gets the top score on every exam; and he's so smart, popular, and handsome that he's been class president every year. When Kotoki finally musters up the courage to present him with a love letter, though, Naoki outright refuses it, telling her point blankwith a look of disgust and boredomthat he doesn't like "stupid girls." Poor Kotoko's worst nightmare! Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces Naoki and Kotoko to be together every day!? Itazura na Kiss is a gem to the shoujo demographic, as it is the mother of a lot of cliches found in today's shoujo series. Despite the fact that it is 2 decades old, it still stands out as unique for it has the series follow the main characters well into their life, over a span of 10 years. It was so popular it inspired popular series like Marmalade Boy and Fruits Basket. However, the author had an accident while she was moving homes with her son and husband, and passed away a few months later, leaving her popular manga forever uncompleted. It was adapted into a popular Taiwanese drama under the title "It Started With a Kiss", and it even earned sequel. It was also adapted as a short Japanese drama in 1996, and an anime series in 2008, with the anime portraying the author's planned ending.

Han Siwoo lost one leg when he was young. He was bullied in school and stigmatised by people who met him. Using a "smart leg", he started skateboarding and after displaying excellent balance and skills he managed to join the "extreme crew". He has to overcome his rivals and obstacles in his way. Will Han Siwoo be able to overcome all these things and prove that he is capable to participate in the national team selection?

The story centres on first-year high school student Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a former ace soccer player who dislikes sports. He gets invited to join a team for the contact sport kabaddi. He scoffs at the idea at first but becomes interested after watching a kabaddi practice.

The story revolves around three teenagers: Nomiya Tomomi, a high school dropout, Togawa Kiyoharu, an ex-sprinter who now plays wheelchair basketball and Takahashi Hisanobu, a popular leader of the high school's basketball team who now finds himself a paraplegic after an accident. Real features a cast of characters who find themselves being marginalized by society, but are all united by one common feature: a desire to play basketball, with no place to play it in. Nomiya, being a high school dropout, has no future in his life. Togawa, being a difficult personality, finds himself constantly feuding with his own teammates. Takahashi, once a popular team leader, now finds himself being unable to move from the chest down. Real also deals with the reality of physical disabilities, and the psychological inferiority that the characters struggle against. The characters break through their own psychological barriers bit by bit.

An official *Inazuma Eleven* spin-off manga focusing on the casual daily life of Gouenji Shuuya, known as the "Flame Ace Striker" and shows what the cool collected Gouenji is thinking about.

The story focuses on Kusanagi Sou -- a motorcyle racing enthusiast. Although enthusiast may be too soft a word. The boy is obsessed. One day Fuwa stumbles across him sleeping outside the school with bike magazines piled around. He strikes up a friendship in order to stay close to Kusanagi, and pretends that he knows all about bikes.

Ihn Kim is an explosive Taekwondo fighter who can throw brutal kicks, but his opponents don't take him seriously because he's held back by all the sparring rules. However, changes are coming in the Taekwondo world that just might give Ihn a fighting chance. Can Ihn beat the people who once mocked him and show everyone that his style of Taekwondo is no joke?

A world in which Korea is the global capital of combat sports. At Nam-Il High School where the best and most talented students of martial arts reside, Jiu Ji-Tae suddenly finds himself thrust into their midst despite being a total weakling.By neutralising his physical shortcomings through jiu-jitsu, can he rise to the top of the fight classes?

Chika Kuwabara pretty much drifts through life with no purpose, her days spent at arcades or getting into petty fights. But one day, she witnesses someone practicing fencing in the school gymnasium. That glimpse begins to awaken something deep inside her!

11-year-old Tsubasa Ohzora transfers to his new school where he quickly becomes the star of the school's soccer team. His Brazilian coach, Roberto Hongo, notices the potential of the young athlete and soon offers him a chance to come with him to Brazil. Young Tsubasa trains more and more and is with each passing game more confident in his abilities. Old enemies become his friends and the World Cup seems closer and closer for him.

From Anime Waves:Tsukasa, Tajima, Katsu, and newcomer Sae, were all members of the Hentai ShonenDai (Perverted Boy's club) at the tender age of 11. But as they grow older, how will each of their lives change? Will they grow apart, or stay true to the (perverted) passions they shared as kids. D-ASH is a story about the adventures these boys will have trying to grow up as fast as they can, being as naughty as possible all the while.

Dame BL (Anthology) manga summary: Dame BL is "a collection of BL oneshots written by some of the lesser-known participants in the genre (and some you may be familiar with already), with a focus on less conventional settings and characters. We're very far away from high school here, which hopefully you'll agree makes a pleasant change of pace."1. Be Here to Love Me (KUMOTA Haruko)The relationship of a foot-fetishist and his cunning colleague.2. Kou no Kawa/River of Time (MOROZUMI Sumitomo)Set in ancient times, a village is near starvation due to a bad harvest. For some reason, the young chief takes care of a cursed man he finds lying in the river...3. Khaa Thoong (Est Em)Can the young Thai kick-boxer rekindle the thirst for competion in a senior boxer after his devastating defeat?Column 1 (AOYAMA Toomi)Useless Side CharactersColumn 2 (Kashima)Obsession/FavoritismColumn 3 (KUSAMA Sakae)Terror! Kappa Lake4. Natsu no Saigo ni Yosete/Seeing It Through Until the End of Summer (UMEMATSU Machie)Two elderly men reminisce about their lives together over a bowl of peaches.5. Locas! (OKADAYA Tetuzoh)Jean-Luc fell in love through correspondence in a chat with Al. What will occur, when he will decide to meet off-line? Is it really Al that wrote to him in chat?6. And Robo (CHIBA Ryouko)A touching tale of robot clones... or something.7. Shinumade BL Shindemo BL/No BL No Life (Takeuchi Sachiko)8. Tonari wa Nani wo Suru Hito zo/What's the Neighbor Doing? (UNO Jinia)The unusual love a man has for his fan in the hot summer.9. Soldier/Through the Darkness (Zin)A nazi sadist and a prisoner in camp. Excitement, desire, but... what about love? Attachment?Column 4 (KEVIN Komine)Trembling PecsColumn 5 (COTORINO Deathco)Eronashi BL/A Non-Erotic BLColumn 6 (PSYCHE Delico)Mixed BL PresentationColumn 7 (YONEDA Kou)I want to be told that it's no good.10. Muhou no Shounen/A Reckless Young Man (Mochimeko)A story involving a Reckless Young Man and some scary faced gangsters.11. Ima Doushiteru/What Are You Doing Right Now? (ROTTA Ikumi)The funny relationship between a man who has a fetish for soft/chubby things and his fatty otaku-friend.12. It Must Be (MOMOYAMA Naoko)A story about two professional cyclists and their travails.

Last and only member of the traditional rooting club, Katsuki, gets tricked into joining the school's cheerleading club. Let him show you just how much spirit he possesses.From Baka-Updates:The Cheerleading Club is trying to recruit the last remaining member of the Rooting Club. Expect an excess of school spirit and fanservice.

From ANN: The story of Mix takes place in the same Meisei Gakuen high school as Touch, only it is set 26 years later. Like Touch, Mix revolves around brothers, and promotional images indicate that Mix will also have the sport of baseball as a theme.

Kinnukuman, a weak and clumsy super hero, constantly getting into wacky situations. As the series progressed, the story began changing from comedy to action as Kinnukuman battles stronger and stronger foes in the wrestling ring. The series continually introduced new Super Human characters, known as Choujins, who would challenge Kinnikuman and his friends for various purposes. (From Toriyama's World) Kinnikuman received the Shogakukan Manga Award for sh?nen manga in 1985.

This is the story of Aoi Kamiya, a goalkeeper from Japan. After a super safe he made as a substitute player, he was called to play for a club in Germany. How will he deal with this when he's just 20 years old and with only 3 years of professional career as a goalkeeper?

A Genius who Fell into darkness. The God of the Underworld. Akagi runs from a game of chicken where he almost died, to a Mahjong parlour where a man loses all his money to the yakuza. Akagi, who is only thirteen, tells the loser that his game needs improvement (although Akagi himself has never played before). Akagi replaces him in the game, and so a legend is born. When the police come to check on the place to see if the kid that ran from the game of chicken is there the yakuza deny that Akagi was involved. In the end the policeman invites Akagi to a much more organized Mahjong game and from there, the legend of the Genius who Fell into Darkness continues to grow.

From ANN:The story revolves around Tsubasa Sonokawa, a 15-year old high school girl who fell in love with her upperclassman when he saved her after she fainted at the train station from anemia. She thought it was a meeting of fate, and visited him at his class every day. However, he told her that her feelings were "heavy," and he dumped her. She once again meets a boy after taking over her friend Yuri's job as boy's basketball team manager. She learns that she might have more of a connection with this boy named Aki than she first thought...

Sung Moon High is fields one the country's top 5 high school baseball teams. On the field, players hit hard, run fast, and pull their weight to strive towards victory. Off the field, competition is fierce with students vying for position - and affection. Some might play for love of the game, others are just in it for love.

Yuwen Jun (Cheng) came to Japan to get married because of childhood arrangement. Instead he got himself into a thrilling journey where kendo masters, detective sisters, young misses of rich families entangled with him. Yuwen Jun was stunned while facing so many unexpected incidents: "I just came to get married..."

Being the daughter of a dojo manager, Oosawa Masaki has been practising nothing but karate. Her chance encounter with a certain young man sparks her interest in figure skating. Can a mannish Masaki transform into a sweet, lovely girl on the skating rink?Included one-shot:Volume 2: Megu Raian no Kimi

The continuation of Captain Tsubasa after "Road to 2002". Are they now aiming for the World Cup, Tsubasa's dream? No, Misaki has also a dream: win the golden medal in the olympics, and Tsubasa promised to help him.

It is a divine ritual, a martial art, a combat sportit's sumo!! A "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru, appears before the weak little sumo club of Oodachi High School! The words "big" and "heavy" are the rules to this sport, which does not fit this newbie any inch, but this guy goes and does what...!? Ushio and the small sumo club climbs its way to the top! The goal is *Hinoshita Kaisan! A fired up high school sumo taleno retakes allowed!! *Hinoshita Kaisan - A title for the highest rank in professional sumo, equivalent of Yokozuna.

From BLU:Get ready for hot tea and hotter action in this tale of opposites attracting on the tatami mats. Poor Tokumaru Madoka is just a regular energetic guy that can't seem to go even five minutes without breaking something. One day his hapless sister has had enough, and she forces him to join their high school's Tea Ceremony Club, hoping to instill a little discipline in her hopeless klutz of a brother. Tea Ceremony Club president Hasune Kazuma is Tokumaru's complete opposite. The tall, dark president is the pinnacle of restraint, having been taught from a young age how to uphold his family's traditions. The sophisticated president and his awkward pupil conceal a brewing attraction, but they can't avoid steaming each other up. But even full to the brim with passion, will the two of them be able to bridge their differences and get along with each other?

[From Nakama] Sugiki, a standard ballroom dancer, offers to teach Suzuki, a latin american dancer, ballroom in exchange for Suzuki to teach him in return. Their names are similar, but their personalities are totally opposite, just like their dance. When the two meet, something's bound to happen!

Six years ago, following a crushing defeat, a group of friends promised that they will one day take their friend Suzuo to the Koshien. Now in their first year of high school, the friends have reunited behind the pitcher Kitaro Kitaoji to keep their promise. With Suzuo as their manager and Kitaro's signature left-handed, underhand "Submarine Pitch," they may just go all the way.

"Hyeok-su's never given that much thought into this own future. He never concentrates in class, he's been kicked out of the basketball team, his father's always thinking up a wild investment planhe knows he won't amount to much, so why bother? After he finds out that participating in viral brawls is a better investment than studying, he dedicates his entire attention to that "sport."However, one day he discovers another sport that'll benefit him in the long run. Ice hockey.How difficult could it be? It's just swinging some sticks around on ice, isn't it?"Icing, mangabuddy is a website dedicated to fans of anime, , , , video games, and cosplay. Where you may find all of your anime-related memes, recommendations, reviews, manga recommendations, character fanfiction, favorite quotations, and simply those ordinary anime things that you enjoy, particularly memes.You can , online for free at mangabuddy. Chapters are updated hourly with high-quality graphics and a full English translation. Find free translations of your favorite , and . The latest updated content on mangabuddy is now available.