Hi, Everyone.

If you can help me, I'm looking for a sports manga with a coach and/or manager that are not just figurative and have little relevance as characters. Stories with a coach who really participates and makes a difference in the team and / or a manager who is not only there to be beautiful and fall in love for the main character.

If don't have a manager, a romantic pair with these characteristics also serve.

I already read Baby Steps (for romantic pair more relevant) and Daiya no Ace (for coach).

Thank you very much for your help.

"I have no enemies"

Give Giant Killing a try.

Rookies seems to already be on your wish list.

Eyeshield 21 does pretty well on the manager and coach front, but I don't think the coach shows up until they're several volumes into the story. When he does show up, he's important.

Shanimuni Go

"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein

Seconding Giant Killing.

And Ookiku Furikabutte is on your wish list and works for the coach angle.

Days works for the manager angle, but it's a fairly large ensemble cast so she doesn't get a ton of screen time.

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Thanks you all!

If anyone else has any other examples, please reply too =)

"I have no enemies"

Real
Slam Dunk
Major (there's an arc where they want to destroy the coach though haha)
Hikaru no Go