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Onda Nozomi is in her second year on the middle school soccer team but has yet to play a single game because she is a girl. Growing up playing soccer, she has the technical skills, endurance and the elegance. However, as a girl, she can't overcome the physical difference and she can see all her male teammates that she grew up playing soccer with get further and further away from her. Even her younger brother, Junpei, who is also on the team, is starting to rise above her. Coach Samejima sees that Nozomi is an amazing player but because soccer is such a physical sport, he can't let her play. Nozomi isn't the kind of girl that just gives up so she practices harder than anyone and drives the team in the hopes of one day playing in a game.

[Summary By: Love_Blossom]Wakatsuki Ran is a swimming prodigy. Every girl adores him but the only thing he loves is swimming.Ageha bumps into Ran, one day, and she tells him that he is just an obsessed swimmer. But when he shows her how good he is, she gapes at him and asks, "Please teach me how to swim!"Ran finally agrees and the swimming romance begins.

From For The Halibut:The Otohime Private All-Girls High School is a very prestigious school and full of pretty girls. However, there is one male student attending the school, the director's son Ouji. Ouji is a creepy pervert who can get away with anything because his father doesn't punish him. He's got video cameras all over the school to get footage of his classmates naked or near-naked and constantly sneaks around with cameras to get photos of them. The school is his paradise.All this will change in the coming year, though. His father has decided to make the school co-ed, but with only baseball players so that they can aim for winning the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium. In preparation for this grand dream, the director insists that the girls of the school establish a cheerleading squad. Seeing his glorious world collapsing around him, Ouji latches on to the most hopeful thing he can find: the cheerleading squad. Now he and the reluctant student council president, Itsuki, are going to recruit members and try to get this team going!

Matsuri is a girl like all the other high school girls. She likes boys, especially one called Wataru, but he hardly notices her even though she watches him like a crazy gal. "Tough girls aren't my type," he once said, and now even three street guys call her a tough chick?! Nothing too good to say to the wrestling Princess. Being this kind of princess is nothing to be proud of for Matsuri so it's a secret that she keeps from her school mates, because it's her father who wants to make her a wrestler...but what will happen when she's discovered fighting those three guys by Arata, the bad boy who can even "fight cows"? Discover it and keep track of Matsuri Special!

From Hochuuami:Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru (You Fall in Love) by Takanaga Hinako starts when Mochizuki Haru has subbed in to teach and is made student advisor of the Archery club and is forced to deal with painful memories involving one of the students (Tsukasa) and the student's brother (Reiichirou).

From Shogakukan:Ping pong. Table tennis. Fast, furious. You might have seen it, even played it, but you've never seen it like this! The action centers around "Smile" Tsukimoto and "Peco" Hoshino, two high school students in the midst of adolescence and out to prove they've got what it takes in the cool, cruel world of sports.This manga even got adapted into a live-action movie.

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.

David has a dream: To one day, find his parents who had disappeared from his life so many years ago. But to achieve his dream, he'll have to rely on the wind and a few other friends.

This is the tale of how Adachi Mitsuru went from being an assistant artist on a weekly manga to the superstar manga-ka we know him to be today. But it's told (and written by) Mitsuru's older brother Tsutomu, who was also an assistant artist early on in their careers

A new teacher that enters the school is also the girls basketball coach and Miho can't help but look at him as other than a teacher. Fate, however, has a different idea.

Come spring, Nishiwaki Haruka becomes a second year high school student. For a second time. Due to accidents and illnesses, she didn't have enough attendance, thus the repeat year. She transferred to Yamabuki High to run away from her old friends. One day, the baseball team from her old high school came for a friendly match, and Haruka bumped into some old friends. Her new classmate, Ono Kenta, found out her secret. She agreed to be the manager-come-player to their weakling baseball team in order to keep him from telling her secret...

Katagiri Yuuji is a divorced, single, lazy gambling addict whose only real activity is playing Pachinko. He does it well enough to get by, but his life is more or less empty... until a young girl named Miura Satomi appears, who is a big fan of his. A classic story by Fukumoto about Pachinko, attraction, and the thrill of gambling.

Shizuku has a unrequited love for Ichinomiya-sensei. But since the sensei is her sister's boyfriend, it's a love that definitely won't come true... She's trying hard to quickly find a new love, and she's been rushing to search for her soul mate within 10 years! When she went out searching for that fated person, she had a horrible meeting with Hatori from her club.Read this manga from right to left

Mai's dream was to be a soccer player and go to the world cup, but being unable to play anymore, that dream has been entrusted to her childhood friend Harumi.

Tamano Kako and Marunouchi Gaku were the best of friends, but Gaku had to leave with his father to travel the world. However, Gaku promised that if Kako waited, he would come back in 10 years and they would go out. However, right after Gaku left the law of Takkoku was created: If you confess your love to someone, you must beat them at a game of ping pong; if you touch each other before the game, that person will be punished. If you win, regardless of the other person's feelings, you automatically go out. However, Kako is called the best ping pong player in Japan and Gaku has never played ping pong before AND he wants to be the one that confesses. How will these two people's love flourish under these conditions? Will Gaku ever be able beat Kako at ping pong?

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Also have 1 Volume (Collector's Edition) called "Tetsu to Tenma" (Including "Atsuize! Tenma" and "Burai na kaze Tetsu" in a single volume).

Enter our hero Wakadaishou! He doesn't have much interest in school; he saves his energy for all the excitement he can stir up after school. This is an early Adachi Mitsuru 'youth manga', filled with engaging characters, comic scenes, and a young hero with a zest for life.

From Adachi's Universe:A quirky but fun series, Itsumo Misora explores the lives of six kids and how they are brought together by fate and the appearance of unusual powers. It contains everything Adachi is synonymous with: humor, sports, tangled lives, strange situations, and love triangles...

High schooler Torii plans to get the girl, even if she is his teacher. The teacher plans to grow up and leave behind her basketball-playing youth. In basketball, planning and strategy can win the game, but is that also true for real life?-Baka Updates

[Also known as Miss Rain]-"Where Kuramitsu Rena goes, it is sure to rain... Before she knew it, she got the name 'Miss Rain'... Including the title work, five jeweled masterpieces of Naoko are recorded. For the romantic you..."'Miss Rain' has 5 storiesMiss RainBoku no Pierce GirlJuly Marmalade BirthdayMaigo no SwingItsumo Issho ne'Wink Rain' is part of the manga called 'Chocolate Christmas' and is not part of 'Miss Rain' originally.

Satomi High's Football Club members are bunch of weirdos, there's a former yankee (delinquent), a former Hikikamori, one short-tempered guy and on top of that their captain is a 'chibi' (shorty), who looks more like primary schooler than a 2nd year high schooler, but don't be fooled - despite the fact of being all-freshman brand new team in a brand new high school, those guys made it to the best 4 of Chiba Prefecture last year! Their newest recruit is an almost 2m high guy, who is surprisingly bad at headings (despite having a height advantage). Fortunately the chibi-captain notices his potential as an attacking midfielder... How far can this team possibly go in this year's tournament? (From:MyAnimelist.net)

Ako Doumoto's an everyday gal, she likes shopping and has no big aspirations since her exams are a ways away. That all changes when she meets Katayose-sensei, a teacher and coach of the boys basketball team at Ako's school. Head over heels, she chops off her hair and decides to become the manager of the basketball club in order to win his heart.Will he open to her will or is her close friend Taiji more for her?

Mayu, a young stylist is dumped by her boyfriend, thus she needs to find a new home. She makes an aquaintance with his neighbor, Yuka Shimizu, a lonely girl with a very particular dream, to become a free-fight champion despite her small stature.

Ao no Senshi depicts the fate of an atypical boxer. His name is Reggae, he's boxing in lightweight division. His record: 12 wins per knockout for 20 losses by as many knockouts. However, the specialists are impressed by the devastating punch of this mute fighter, which contributes to his myth. But when his path cross the one of a promoter that see in him a crownless king, his life will lead him on the tortuous path to the championship belt.+

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

Kurogane Hiroto is in high school, where he is academically the top of his class but literally the worst in physical activity. Born with a weak body, he has no endurance, speed nor strength and Hiroto wants nothing more than to be a hero. Fate teases him by giving him phenomenal eye sight, which allows him to see well beyond anyone else in sports, but his body is not able to react to any of it.He learns from his friend Shiratori, who wants to recruit him for the Kendo team, about a rumor about a ghost named Tojo Sayuri, who wields a katana and haunts an alley in the city. Half curious, Hiroto goes there only to find that the ghost is real and that Tojo Sayuri has been looking for a successor to her Sakura sword style for 150 years. Sayuri chooses him as the successor after being able to dodge her attack and forces him to learn the Sakura style. Even with the help of the ancient swordsman ghost, Hiroto has to overcome his poor motor skills in order to be the hero he always wanted to be.

Kyo Aizawa's father is a basketball devotee but has been forced to quit playing his precious sport because of an injury. Instead of himself working his way up to the NBA, he feels that Kyo, his daughter should fulfill his dream. To give Kyo a good start in her career of basketball he enrolls her in Seishu High School which is known for two things: its extremely cute girls' uniforms and their boys' basketball team. Not only does unhappy Kyo have to pretend to be a boy during the day (the basketball team members all live at the school to boost the team spirit), she has to do it day and night. The super-star of the team, Chiharu Eniwa, may be a good-looking, basketball champion, but his attitude towards Kyo is hostile from their very first meeting. Poor Kyo ends up roommates with the evil Chiharu. As they get to know one another, both sense that the other has a secret.

Leesu came from a poor family but he didn't mind at all not having any money or status. Being the school's strongest fighter made him feel as if he was on top of the world in his eyes. But alas, a car accident made him lose what was most precious to him; His ability to fight! Crarving for his past glorious days he turns to fencing with the hope to regain what he once had

Kitamura Koh has known the Tsukishima family for years. One of the Tsukishima daughters was even born on the exact same date as Koh! What will become of Koh when his best friend is no longer around?Cross Game received the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shnen manga in 2009.

Imai, who belongs the baseball club, has feelings for his clumsy kouhai, Hikita. Hikita, whose face falls into a continuous scowl when he's nervous... That kind of Hikita is cute, nothing else to it."When you're this cute, I'm the one who has to be careful..."Even while touching in this helpful senpai's heart of hearts, he wants to touch Hikita's naked body...?!

This is Dakichi Kamiyama. A College Student at Toudai University. He had came back to his home town to attend such a prestigious University. He happened upon a cafe where once stood a great wrestling arena lead by the "Amazoness kitty." Now three daughters remain running it. Yukihyou (Who has taken a sudden interest in him.) Ferris (A rather ditzy young woman.) And Leona (A Tsundere-ish big boobed girl with a rather "Unique" Ability in the wrestling ring.) Join Daikichi "sandbag" Kamiyama as he endures the trails ahead of him with these Bombshells.

Taken from Baka-updates:This is the story of Nanase Iruka. She's short, tomboyish, and her one joy in life is volleyball. On Iruka's 17th birthday, her Volleyball club is disbanded. Feeling somewhat depressed she and her friends from the club take a trip to the beach and discover Beach volleyball. Iruka can't wait to play and rushes to the court only to be told to give up being a player because of her short stature by the local Volleyball Diva. In a rage, Iruka challenges her to a match to prove her abilities. It doesn't look like she has a chance, but Iruka has a secret weapon, and nobody will ever make fun of her on the beach again....well....Not about her ability to play Volleyball anyway..

From acme: 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 (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 Characters Column 2 (Kashima) Obsession/Favoritism Column 3 (KUSAMA Sakae) Terror! Kappa Lake 4. Natsu no Saigo ni Yosete (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 (Takeuchi Sachiko) 8. Tonari wa Nani wo Suru Hito zo (UNO Jinia) The unusual love a man has for his fan in the hot summer. 9. Soldier (Zin) A nazi sadist and a prisoner in camp. Excitement, desire, but... what about love? Attachment? Column 4 (KEVIN Komine) Column 5 (COTORINO Deathco) Eronashi BL Column 6 (PSYCHE Delico) Column 7 (YONEDA Kou) 10. Muhou no Shounen (Mochimeko) A story involving a Reckless Young Man and some scary faced gangsters. 11. Ima Doushiteru (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.

Mitsuki Amahara is an avid gymnast in his third year of middle school, but it's not until the final middle school competition that he competes for the first time. There, he is taken aback by the stunning performance of Sakura Dogase, a member of a renowned club. What will Mitsuki do in order to get closer to his goal...?!

From ANN:Kaname Okiura, a student of Prefectoral Umineko Shougyou High ("Umisho" for short), joined the school's swimming club in order to learn how to swim, but the club is filled with weirdos, let alone teaches him swimming. Then, a sunny, happy-go-lucky girl named Amuro Ninagawa who was transferred from Okinawa joined the club. Her extraordinary underwater speed and unorthodox swimming style (plus her personal habit of nude swimminga powerful magnet to teenage boys) surprised every club member, especially Okiura, because she reminds him of a mermaid-like creature he saw only once in his early childhood.

A collection of stories:1-3. Tadashii Ace no Kouryakuhoua.) Hiroto Fujiki is the ace on his high-school baseball team. He takes an interest in one of his groupies, only to find out that "she" is not who "she" appears to be.b.) Ayumu Tsumori is acting as the manager of his school's baseball team, and he borrows a book from his sister to help improve their chances in an upcoming match. Following the book's instructions, Ayumu starts cross-dressing for the team.c.) Masaki Mizuhara fills in on his sister's baseball team, and catches the eye of the team's ace pitcher Hirona Fujiki, the sister to Hiroto from the first oneshot.4. Hypnotism TrickWhen Touri Hirahara is hanging out with his two friends Kashiwagi and Kunieda, Kashiwagi says he can use hypnosis, so Touri decides to fake being hypnotized. However, things get out of hand when Kashiwagi "hypnotizes" him into believing he's a girl.5. Ani TsuraKazuki Hasegawa started drifting apart from his younger brother Kazuomi after he started getting interested in anime, specifically a certain magical girl anime he's particularly obsessed with. Kazuomi has been doing bad on his tests, so Kazuki agrees to dress up as Kazumi from the magical girl anime so that he'll put more effort into studying.6. Khaki P to Sumire-himeRei Kawasumi is the vocalist of his high school band Violets, but they're not very popular, so Rei goes to ask the advice of Haruhiko Tsuchiya, a popular composer who posts his songs online under the name Khaki P. Tsuchiya tells Rei that to gain popularity, he has to not only cross-dress, but also sound and act like a girl.7. Moshi BareRin Aihara transfers to a new school, but tries to keep her intense love of baseball a secret.

Released in 1983 by Shueisha, this volume brings together two special one-shots of Masami Kurumada published in previous years. The manga also includes six chapters of Sukeban Arashi, which had not been added to the previously released two volumes of this series.

From PDH:This series is about a girl who plays baseball. No not softball, BASEBALL. It's really cute though. ^^

Yuko Sawaki wishes for her prince from the sunset and he arrives from the ocean. Kenichi Katsuragi, prince charming, is as close to perfect as you can come with one major flaw.The second tankoubon in the original edition also contains a short story entitled: Nakayoshi Uta.

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From Animenewsnetwork:Bushidou Sixteen centers around two female competitors of another Japanese tradition, kendou (sword-fighting). Kaori is an accomplished kendou practitioner, but she finds herself facing an unexpected opponent in Sanae, a superficially weaker fighter who bests Kaori in a bout.

Being the daughter of a dojo manager, Oosawa Masaki has been practicing 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 ring?

Kimi ga Tenshi ni Mieru Toki (When You Look Like An Angel) -"If you try really hard playing tennis, God will give you angel wings," a boy told Yuuka when she was small. She still plays tennis, believing his words. She finally encounters the boy when she grows up.Includes two side stories.

Takafumi Ten is called to a mahjong club one night to play again Ikawa Hiroyuki, a young mahjong player. Having just robbed Ten's friends blind at mahjong, Ten arrives to take back his winnings.. Ten's mahjong style becomes more apparent as the game progresses...amateurish! Ten cheats in the last round, using a move called the Tsubame Gaeshi, and winning with a Tenhou hand. Hiroyuki is angered once Ten admits he cheated after the game. Will he come to understand Ten's "Way of Tenhou", where Ten willingly cheats and gets beat up in response for his friends? Will Ten unlock his true mahjong potential or cheat forever?

Nagahara Miu is the former genius tennis player who quit playing four years ago. Miu, who is forced to play a doubles team match with Issei, whom she met at school, once again stands at the court...?!