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

Anthology

About a boy who plays baseball for his school and has a magical bat, but everytime he hits a pitch he has to pay money to keep it.

Ryu Komagata is a junior high school student who has a father who runs an outlandish betting Shogi parlor called "Serious Master" for a living. One day, Keisuke Torafura, a betting Shogi player who had turned...

He's short, weak, and has just transferred to a new school. Kurumatani Sora is the main character in this story who loves basketball. He has been shooting hoops ever since he was little and has been trying to...

A baseball manga depicting the activities of the baseball club of a junior high school in Seto Island, a small island in Chugoku region.

Hikari Kohinata is a cheerful 15 year-old girl who lives near the ocean and she spends much of her time diving as a result. On her first day of high school, she meets a teacher who also likes scuba diving...

This school is known for its football club Ranzan, a refuge from the head of the largest departments. To avoid disbanding the club, the manager using the new football coach: Tetsuo Kuroki. He will choose to...

Ichiro Higashi is a first-year student at Kawagishi Junior High School in downtown Tokyo. He is a gutsy boy who lives with his family on a boat on the river. On his first day at his new school, Ichiro is made...

A light-hearted story about a boy who encounters a girl who is surprisingly a genius at ski jumping.

Yura is a mob (commoner) girl who has no friends or boyfriend. However, the moment the handsome soccer club captain, accidentally kicked the ball to her face, the revelation came to her. "I want to be his ball!...

Kugumori Akito is 15 years old, about to enter high school. One day he comes across a guy being bullied, and ends up following him to his school. Because of this, Akito becomes interested in something he...

Their pass work has become splendid! The captain observes the field! In the ever-popular Enoshima soccer manga "Area no Kishi", serialized in Weekly Shounen Magazine, Iwaki Teppei progresses from being a young...

Their pass work has become splendid! The captain observes the field! In the ever-popular Enoshima soccer manga, "The Knight in the Area," serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, Iwaki Teppei progresses from being...

Minori is the manager of her high school's baseball club, which has been defunct up until five years ago. Even now, it's a little rough, since there currently are no seniors in the club at all! None of the...

Sono wants to change, so she can get a boyfriend in high school. But sleeping in and late on her way for the opening ceremony, she runs into Aona, who wants to change too. Will this fateful encounter ruin...

Don’t mess with Ayu – she’s one of the top-ranked Karate club members in the region, although she does have one weakness; snakes. After one fight where she is unconscious because her opponent knows her weakness...

Tenma is a Middle Schooler who loves playing Mahjong. He doesn't know exactly why, but the freedom it brings him fills his chest with pride. One day, his friends run into some trouble with University Students...

From MangaHelpers: Mishima Isami has never been able to participate in sports or clubs due to her poor health. Now that she's entering high school, she's decided to turn all that around. Her goal, inspired by a...