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Rookies  
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Description
Koichi Kawato is the new Japanese teacher at the ill-famed Futakotamagawa high school, whose baseball club is composed of thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year from all school competitions, for causing a brawl during an official match. The newly appointed teacher finds that the club members left are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover a new dream called the Koshien. However, the road to the Koshien is far from easy as many obstacles await them.

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
ルーキーズ
热血老师

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Latest Release(s)
v.23 c.218-219 by Deadbeat-Scans & Illuminati-Manga (117d ago)
v.23 c.217 by Deadbeat-Scans & Illuminati-Manga (139d ago)
v.23 c.216 by Deadbeat-Scans & Illuminati-Manga (149d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
24 Volumes (Tankoubon - Complete)
14 Volumes (Bunkoban - Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
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Forum
1 topics, 2 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (215 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.46 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 31st 2013, 10:30am PST

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Genre
Comedy  School Life  Shounen  Slice of Life  Sports 
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Author(s)
MORITA Masanori

Artist(s)
MORITA Masanori

Year
1998

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #953 increased(+335)
Monthly Pos #2053 decreased(-23)
3 Month Pos #2506 increased(+31)
6 Month Pos #2070 decreased(-206)

List Stats
On 899 reading lists
On 424 wish lists
On 57 completed lists
On 38 unfinished lists
On 146 custom lists

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 I don't like baseball, but I love this manga.   
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by McCamyTaylor
August 7th, 2010, 5:02am
Funny thing about baseball anime and manga---they make a very lame sport fun, probably because all that (boring) time the players are just standing around on the field doing nothing can be used for introspective moments. If you can read or hear what the second baseman is thinking, he becomes much more interesting!

Why this baseball manga as opposed to another? The characters! In many sports mangas, the rugged individualist is the exception, not the rule. In "Rookies" the bad boys are all like Popeye. You know, "I y'am what I y'am." Their dueling egos make them seem so (dare I write it?) American. It is easy to identify with them. Why has no publisher brought this manga to the US?

The live action TV series is not nearly as much fun as the manga. The "badness" is de-emphasized, in favor of a kind of syrupy "Let's all win this together!" spirit. If you want to watch (as opposed to read) some bad boy baseball, try "One Outs" the animated series.
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 Very good.   
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by enaikelt
March 13th, 2010, 1:12pm
A much more realistic portrayal than most sports mangas. Rookies doesn't focus on the training aspect so much as in the maturing character of it's main team; probably because the team is already athletic to begin with, and is lacking only in willpower, self control and character. It also touches on a grubbier school life, with sex, cigarettes and such. My one main peeve, though, is that I occasionally tend to lose track of who's who in the team. Some of them just don't stand out.

That said, it is a fantastic read; inspiring, funny, and real. I recommend it and wish there were more scanlations out there.

... Last updated on March 13th, 2010, 1:13pm
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 I would like to change few things in this manga ...   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by zaliasberniukas
June 15th, 2009, 7:51am
Its just me who thinks that it is irritaiting than main character is talking about dreams so much ? it sounds like naruto ... and its not a compliment but dont get me wrong its pretty good manga just skip those parts about how you should not give up your dreams and you will like it but i m reading 8 volume maybe later on it gets better ( with less talks about your dreams and shit ) so for now i grade it 8
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 Amazing   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by nail80
May 7th, 2009, 12:16pm
Rookies is one of those mangas that leaves you craving for more. While i've seen the story before it seems diferent for me. The depth added to the characters, the hilarious moments it provides, the message it gives... It's much more than i expected when i begun reading this. Kawato sounded silly at first but his message got to me especially hard since i'm going to be a teacher soon. This manga is about so much more than baseball, truly an amazing experience.
It's so great that cannot describe it properly.
" Flutter into your dreams. Glitter into tomorrow. "

Also i have to give props to L5RG, their work allowed me to continue reading this awesome story.
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 yes!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by lakesurface
December 24th, 2008, 8:57am
is this the ultimate manga experience? could very well be the case.
read it. absorb it into your life.
and full praise to the L5RG.
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 great, great plot and characters   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by gomting
December 23rd, 2008, 5:12am
There are many pages of this manga, where if you read it by itself, it would sound really, really lame. When I was first reading it, I was thinking, "Haha, is he serious? He's trying TOO hard to convey a message." But, just like the students in the manga, Kawato sensei had me believing in his words before long. Don't take my word for it though. Read it for yourself. "Flutter into your dreams. Glitter into tommorrow!"
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 Great.   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by barbapapa
March 19th, 2008, 8:10pm
It's hard creating a realistic shounen manga, and having it succeed nowadays. Even harder is it to convey some sort of message along with it, and not make it come over as contrived and obviously aimed at children. But Morita managed to do both with Rookies in a superb manner.

Read along as this group of supposedly no-good thugs get riled together by their passionate-about-life rookie coach. How they slowly start to grow as a team, and more importantly, towards becoming a group of people who stick up for each other.

It might not look spectacular at first sight, with your fancy-pants ninja/death god shounen series out there, but invest some time to get acquainted with the charismatic cast of Rookies, and you will no doubt see that there's some real substance in this. (That is, if substance is your thing. *WINK*)
What makes this stand out from other baseball series is its emphasis on character interaction, and further developing the individuals who make up the team, more than the game itself.
Not to mention that it's pretty badass (though not in a "gar" way), and funny, too.

also: L5RG ftw.

... Last updated on March 19th, 2008, 8:16pm
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 One of the best mangas out there   
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by HolyAvenger
March 3rd, 2008, 7:57am
People might easily pass this one by due to it being about "baseball" or "Highschool Sports". At first, they might be right. IT IS a manga about highschool baseball, but beyond it's far more, it's a great work about dreams, friendship, cooperation and feelings. The way the mangaka achieves to convey certain feelings to the reader is unvaluable and simply amazing.

You won't find deep or complex story lines, nor sudden turn arounds. Rather you will enjoy great, shinning little moments of everyday life.

... Last updated on March 3rd, 2008, 7:59am
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 Masterpiece   
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by Toni
January 30th, 2006, 12:28pm
No doubt about it Masanori Morita is one of my favorite mangakas !!!! His style is wonderful and his works are extremly funny and so I wonder WHY noone continues translating Rookies, Rokudenashi Blues or Beshari !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WWHHYYYY??? *cries and kneels down* please
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