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,...

Ashito Aoi is a young, aspiring soccer player from a backwater town in Japan. His hopes of getting into a high school with a good soccer club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match for...

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...

The Mizuki Diving Club has fallen on hard times, and their sponsors are ready to pull their support. They promise to give the club another year of sponsorship if new coach, Kayoko Asaki, can get a member into...

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...

After a horrible one-sided match with genius badminton player Yuki Shou, Tobii Ayumu swears to quit playing the sport he loves. But what happens when he gets into the same high school as the Shou? Will he ever...

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...

From Kodansha USA: Ever since that day, Neri Oishi’s resolved not to make friends. She’s fifteen years old and plays volleyball at Hakuunzan Private Academy Middle School, which is known for producing top...

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...

It's not easy being good at everything. First-year high school student Natsuo Ishido has always been a gifted athlete, and her ability to easily master every sport has not only bought her a life of boredom, but...

Mugyeol Cha, a high-school student, is consistently bullied by a group of delinquents at school. Elsewhere, Mugyeol, a mixed martial artist, has been set up to be left paralyzed and meets his demise. Two...

Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a...