Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming shogi ...

Gion Kenji, first-year student at Jinko High, is short and perpetually pissed off about it. Following a fight with an upperclassman who called him "chibi," he becomes acquainted with Iwashimizu Sumiaki: a tall,...

Poor, in debt, and living on instant noodles, high school kendo instructor Kojiro makes a bet with an old friend on a practice meet between the all-girls teams of their respective schools. The prize: a year's...

After diligently practicing "wall ball," Bungo Ishihama meets Yukio Noda, a member of Japan's youth baseball national team in a fateful encounter. The two then advance to middle school and join the ultra...

The stage is the proud land of the north, Hokkaido. The year is 2010. Rou Shirakawa has just received the highest score in history at the All-Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships. But suddenly, he loses...

When high schooler Haruka moves to Okinawa, she finds herself enamored with the beach right outside her front door and resolves to form a volleyball team with her cousin, Kanata. However, because she’s so short...

Question: What is the format of competitive quiz bowls, called "golden rule" by truly able players? Answer: 7 Right 3 WrongExplanation: It means that one wins when he gets seven correct answers, or gets...

Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family on holidays (and losing her money as a consequence) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced...

Two middle school swimming club students have problems on opposite ends of the spectrum: Toshihiko Ota is troubled by hairlessness and bullied by his peers, while Ayako Goto garners attention for being too...

A childhood promise to, "watch the sunrise from the summit together again;" ...a promise made by Aoi and Hinata. Time passes and Aoi now has a fear of heights?! Can their promise be kept? The popular...