About a high-school freshman who joins the school's judo club at a friend's request.

Won the 5th Kodansha Manga Award for shounen in 1981.

After quitting his job, Kazuhiro visits his hometown where he reunites with his senpai from high school judo club.

What’s it like spending your whole life coming in second place? Ask Nam Jinwoo: he’s been living in the shadow of his rival, Ma Sangtae, his whole life. Now the two are even working in the same office. B...

28-year-old Japanese national representative for volleyball, Nohara Suzuki, and Judo, Takaya Yano, are facing the same problem: they both just got dumped because they were too inexperienced in the world of p...

Jaehyung and Min are friends and rivals who have been practicing judo since childhood. Contrary to Min's expectation that they could do judo together forever, Jaehyung suddenly disappears in front of Minui o...

- Dye Of Love Ai, a unique kimono dye artist, was rejected by fashion designer, Tokiwa. After 6 years, they met once again, only this time Tokiwa was in need of Ai’s special skill… In hopes of exorcisin...

Marumie is a nickname for Mie Maruyama who transferred from her local media announcer job to variety entertainment business. Her dream is to become an actress, but right now she's in the midst of comedy job....

Akiko "Ako" Ouji is the captain of the school judo team, while her neighbor, Yusuke Himekawa, is a former martial artist now fond on cooking. When some thugs threaten Ako and her judo team, Yusuke shows off ...

"I'm going to be the best in Japan and fight Urs David again!" And so begins the main story of Jun Mifune, a judo girl who has made up her mind to officially defeat the world's best in the indiscriminate we...

Flexibility beats raw strength! That is the essence of judo. It may be so. But in fact, there's actually freedom of skill for the fighters! The speed of Kumite and the ability to read the opponent's next m...

Amagai Gakuen, a prestigious school for boys, was hit by an unusual spring storm during the entrance ceremony. Five boys - Hazuki, Toma, Yusuke, Madoka and Junta - were all caught in the storm's violence and...

"In a Fight, they say that the first one to bleed from his or her nose is the loser. Father, Mother and Brother...They're all LOSERS that bled from the nose facing that damn monster called WORLD! I'm not go...

Asuka is a typical high-school girl with two big loves in her life: Judo, and Kujyo-senpai. One day, Asuka finally gathers up her nerve to confess her feelings to Kujyo-senpai. But before she can do so, a bo...

While investigating a murder case, Detective Hishinuma Kazuha is reunited with mobster, Hyoudou Itsuki. During their junior high school days, their relationship was like oil and water; Kazuha minded his own ...

Collection of Short Stories / Oneshots 1) Ardent Cologne Haru always gets dumped and this last time, he get's so sad and drunk that he ends up buying a cologne from a street vendor which is suposed to 'make...

I was killed by my own fiancé and sister in my previous life. Now, I’m making a strong comeback in this one. Not only do I want revenge, I also want to cause havoc in the entertainment industry. I want t...

BUZZ! On my 25th birthday, I received a text from the Association of Wizardry - "Mr. Ha, Byrd. You are chosen as one of the lucky few to be awarded a magical ability. Congratulations on becoming a wizard!" S...

In Change 123, we meet Motoko, a girl with a very strange problem. In order to cope with her 3 adoptive fathers' incredibly intensive training methods, she developed multiple personalities, each with a diffe...

1) Kisses, Macarons, and Lonely Pie Three years ago Tora and Ryota were an unbeatable pitching duo. The two were feared on the mound and were admired off. These days, Tora is a himbo ne'er-do-well and Ryota ...