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

Ever since he was little, Akira wanted to be a rugby player. But since he lived on a tiny island with no other children, it was very difficult for him to learn how to play. In hopes of becoming useful to a...

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...

Age! tells the story of Takano Eiji, a tennis player who was unable to defeat Saki at the finals of the regional championships the previous year. His problem? He doesn't know how to hit any spin and grows...

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...

A sumo comedy that ran in Shounen Gahou from 1960 April to 1963 December.

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...