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20. Yowamushi Pedal
Authors: Watanabe, Wataru (Story & Art)Year: 2008 - Present
Tags: Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Sports, Cycling, School Club, School Life
Synopsis:
Every week since fourth grade, otaku Sakamichi Onoda has cycled 45 kilometers to and from his home in Akihabara on an old, rickety utility bike—his only form of transportation. As he begins high school, Onoda hopes to make new otaku friends—something that has been missing from his school life thus far—so he can finally have someone to talk to about his hobbies. However, much to his dismay, the anime club has been disbanded.
It is then that Onoda meets fellow first-year Shunsuke Imaizumi by chance. Tall, athletic, and a cycling prodigy, Imaizumi could not be any more different from Onoda; however, after seeing Onoda's cycling on the school's infamous rear slope, Imaizumi becomes interested in his unique climbing style and sets out to challenge him to a race. This unusual encounter marks Onoda's first steps onto the road of competitive cycling.
* Yowamushi Pedal won the the 39th Kodansha Manga Award alongside Nanatsu no Taizai in shounen manga category.
It is then that Onoda meets fellow first-year Shunsuke Imaizumi by chance. Tall, athletic, and a cycling prodigy, Imaizumi could not be any more different from Onoda; however, after seeing Onoda's cycling on the school's infamous rear slope, Imaizumi becomes interested in his unique climbing style and sets out to challenge him to a race. This unusual encounter marks Onoda's first steps onto the road of competitive cycling.
* Yowamushi Pedal won the the 39th Kodansha Manga Award alongside Nanatsu no Taizai in shounen manga category.
19. Major, Major 2nd
Authors: Mitsuda, Takuya (Story & Art)Year: 1994 - 2010, 2015 – Present
Tags: Comedy, Shounen, Sports, Baseball, Adapted to Anime
Synopses:
Major:
The story of Major follows the life of Gorou Honda, from kindergarten to being a professional baseball player, seeking and overcoming tremendous challenges.
Major 2nd:
Daigo is born as the son of Gorou, a father who is too great. What path will Daigo, who is burdened with great expectations, take in baseball?
* Major won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga in 1995.
The story of Major follows the life of Gorou Honda, from kindergarten to being a professional baseball player, seeking and overcoming tremendous challenges.
Major 2nd:
Daigo is born as the son of Gorou, a father who is too great. What path will Daigo, who is burdened with great expectations, take in baseball?
* Major won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga in 1995.
18. Kokou No Hito (The Climber)
Authors: Sakamoto, Shinichi (Story & Art)Year: 2007 - 2011
Tags: Adventure, Drama, Seinen, Loneliness, Sports, Mountain Climbing, Psychological, Rock Climbing, School Life, The Great Outdoors
Synopsis:
Through pain and arduous effort, one can reach the top of the world. Standing where no man has ever set foot before, there is an exhilarating feeling of success. This is what Mori Buntarou trains, works, and lives for.
His climb to the top starts when he transfers to a new high school. Despite his lonesome and solitary nature, Mori's classmates persuade him to climb the school building. Without a harness or hesitation, he begins his scale to reach the top. Edging past the point of no return, he halts when he is faced with a final intimidating obstacle—a horizontal overhang. Adrenaline courses through him, and Mori jumps for the final hold at the summit.
From there, he casts his eyes upon something that he normally would not have seen—another peak, another goal. With an awakened passion and newfound purpose in life, Mori explores the breathtaking sport of rock climbing.
His climb to the top starts when he transfers to a new high school. Despite his lonesome and solitary nature, Mori's classmates persuade him to climb the school building. Without a harness or hesitation, he begins his scale to reach the top. Edging past the point of no return, he halts when he is faced with a final intimidating obstacle—a horizontal overhang. Adrenaline courses through him, and Mori jumps for the final hold at the summit.
From there, he casts his eyes upon something that he normally would not have seen—another peak, another goal. With an awakened passion and newfound purpose in life, Mori explores the breathtaking sport of rock climbing.
17. Prince of Tennis (Tennis no Ouji-sama), New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama)
Authors: Konomi, Takeshi (Story & Art)Year: 1999 - 2008, 2009 - Present
Tags: Action, Drama, Shounen, Sports, School Life, Tennis, Adapted to Anime
Synopses:
Prince of Tennis (Tennis no Ouji-sama) :
Twelve-year-old tennis prodigy Echizen Ryoma returns to Japan after winning back-to-back junior tennis championships in America. He enters the Seishun "Seigaku" Gakuen, one of the seeded schools in the tennis nationals. Despite still being a freshman, Ryoma manages to become a regular due the skills he acquired from constantly battling his father, Echizen Nanjirou, a professional tennis player. With the goal of winning the National Championship, the Seigaku team learns about friendship and teamwork and develops new and complex techniques. Along the way, Ryoma finds his own playing style and discovers the true meaning of tennis.
New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama) :
New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama) :
Fifty middle school tennis players are invited into the U-17 training camp, which was previously available only to high school tennis players. These middle schoolers must now struggle against the high school players in order to make it into the first string team, and participate in the U-17 World Cup.
16. Initial D
Authors: Shigeno, Shuuichi (Story & Art)Year: 1995 - 2013
Tags: Action, Drama, Seinen, Slice of Life, Sports, Cars, Racing, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Only the fearless survive in the white-hot world of street racing, as teams take on dangerous roads in the shadow of Mt. Akina. Behind the wheel of the mysterious "Ghost of Akina" is Takumi, on his way to becoming the greatest racer ever.
15. Cross Game
Authors: Adachi, Mitsuru (Story & Art)Year: 2005 - 2010
Tags: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shounen, Sports, Baseball, Death of a Loved One, School Life, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Kou Kitamura is a fifth grader whose family runs a sporting goods store. One of the regular customers of his family's store is the Tsukishima Batting Center, and so he gets to know the four daughters of the Tsukishima family (Ichiyo, Wakaba, Aoba, and Momiji) very well. Since Kou has spent so much time practicing in their batting cages, he has become a genius hitter, but has no knowledge of any other aspect of baseball. This is in contrast to Aoba, who, despite being a year younger, is an adept pitcher and hitter. Wakaba is a classmate of Kou's, and she seems fully intent on marrying him when she grows up. All seems idyllic in their world, until tragedy strikes. The story then skips ahead to four years later, as Kou has continued the training he began four years ago, but has not played in a baseball game since. As he finally begins playing again, it remains to be seen whether or not he will live up to the expectations of those who know the true talent he has been hiding all this time.
14. Chihayafuru
Authors: Suetsugu, Yuki (Story & Art)Year: 2007 - Present
Tags: Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life, Sports, Card Game, Love Triangle, School Club, School Life, Tournaments, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.
Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!
Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don't miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!
13. Eyeshield 21
Authors: Inagaki, Riichiro (Story), Murata, Yusuke (Art)Year: 2002 - 2009
Tags: Action, Comedy, Shounen, Sports, Football, School Life, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Timid, diminutive, and frequently the target of bullies, Sena Kobayakawa has just enrolled at Deimon Private High School. When he angers a group of delinquents by refusing to act as their errand boy, he makes an incredibly speedy getaway, an ability he has developed through years of running from his tormentors.
Youichi Hiruma—the demonic captain of the Deimon Devil Bats football team—happens to be nearby, and seeing Sena's "golden legs" at work, forcibly recruits him as a running back despite Sena's desire to be team manager instead. Made to don the number 21 jersey and a special helmet to hide his identity as a player, Sena becomes "Eyeshield 21," the team's closely guarded secret weapon. Soon he realizes his love for the sport, and aims to help the Devil Bats reach the Christmas Bowl, the high school football championship.
*Eyeshield 21 has sold more than 20 million copies in Japan and also has games produced by Konami and Nintendo.
Youichi Hiruma—the demonic captain of the Deimon Devil Bats football team—happens to be nearby, and seeing Sena's "golden legs" at work, forcibly recruits him as a running back despite Sena's desire to be team manager instead. Made to don the number 21 jersey and a special helmet to hide his identity as a player, Sena becomes "Eyeshield 21," the team's closely guarded secret weapon. Soon he realizes his love for the sport, and aims to help the Devil Bats reach the Christmas Bowl, the high school football championship.
*Eyeshield 21 has sold more than 20 million copies in Japan and also has games produced by Konami and Nintendo.
12. Wind Breaker
Authors: Jo, Yongseok (Story & Art)Year: 2013 - Present
Tags: Action, Drama, Manhwa, Sports, Webtoon, Cycling, Full Color
Synopsis:
Jo Ja-Hyun (Jay) is the student president of Taeyang (Sunny) High. He is not just a smart student but an extreme biker with high techniques. As you follow his bike, you will meet his friends, love, and adventures.
11. Ashita No Joe
Authors: Kajiwara, Ikki (Story), Chiba, Tetsuya (Art)Year: 1968 - 1973
Tags: Action, Drama, Shounen, Slice of Life, Sports, Boxing, Hand to Hand Combat, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again.
*Ashita no Joe has sold over 20 million copies, was adapted to two anime series and films, as well as two live-action films in 1970 and 2011. both the titular character and series have become an incredibly influential part of Japanese pop-culture.
*Ashita no Joe has sold over 20 million copies, was adapted to two anime series and films, as well as two live-action films in 1970 and 2011. both the titular character and series have become an incredibly influential part of Japanese pop-culture.
10. Kuroko no Basket (Kuroko's Basketball)
Authors: Fujimaki, Tadatoshi (Story & Art)Year: 2008 - 2014
Tags: Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Sports, Basketball, School Life, Tournaments, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
They were known as the 'Generation of Miracles' – five basketball prodigies who helped lead Teiko Middle School's basketball team to glory, defeating anyone who got in their way. But a mysterious rumor tells of a sixth, a phantom player who the five prodigies respected greatly. That boy is Tetsuya Kuroko, a freshman at Seirin High and the newest member of the basketball club. Alongside strong teammates such as Taiga Kagami, Kuroko will use his unique skills on the court to help the team defeat old rivals and make their way to the championships.
*Kuroko no Basket ranked sixth place in the 2012 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the male readers category.
*Kuroko no Basket ranked sixth place in the 2012 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the male readers category.
9. Blue Lock
Authors: Kaneshiro, Muneyuki (Story), Nomura, Yuusuke (Art)Year: 2018 - Present
Tags: Action, Drama, Shounen, Sports, Soccer
Synopsis:
It all begins with Japan's elimination from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which prompts the Japanese Football Union to start a programme scouting high school players who will begin training in preparation for the 2022 Cup. Isagi Youichi, a forward, receives an invitation to this programme soon after his team loses the chance to go to Nationals because he passed to his less-skilled teammate - who missed - without trying to make the game-changing goal by himself. Their coach will be Ego Jinpachi, who intends to "destroy Japanese loser football" by introducing a radical new training regimen: isolate 300 young strikers in a prison-like institution called "Blue Lock" and put them through rigorous training aimed at creating "the world's greatest egotist striker.
8. Baby Steps
Authors: Katsuki, Hikaru (Story & Art)Year: 2007 - 2017
Tags: Drama, Romance, Shounen, Sports, School Life, Tennis, Tournaments, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks exercise. His mother gives him a flyer for the local Tennis Club and he decides to check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join Ei-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic.
*Baby Steps won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for the shounen category in 2014 and was adapted into a live-action TV drama series in 2016.
*Baby Steps won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for the shounen category in 2014 and was adapted into a live-action TV drama series in 2016.
7. Real
Authors: Inoue, Takehiko (Story & Art)Year: 1999 - Present
Tags: Drama, Seinen, Sports, Basketball, Disability, Lifestyle Change, Psychological
Synopsis:
Tomomi is a high school dropout who was tragically responsible for crippling a beautiful girl he had just met; Kiyoharu is an ex track star whose bone cancer confined him to a wheelchair as a child; and Takahashi is newly handicapped due to an accident on his bike, stripping him as captain of the basketball team and his status as the alpha male of his gang of friends. Each of these young men shares something in common – their love for basketball. Though society may look down on them, these new friends will come to terms with themselves and their situations, and show their love of the game.
*Real won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 5th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001.
*Real won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 5th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2001.
6. The Boxer
Authors: Jeong Ji-Hoon - ì •ì§€í›ˆ (Story & Art)Year: 2019 - Present
Tags: Action, Manhwa, Sports, Webtoon, Boxing, Full Color, Hand to Hand Combat
Synopsis:
You’ve got the raw talent. Or you’re the underdog. But do you have the heart? Do you have what it takes? Let’s see what you’re made of. The real fight starts now!
5. One Outs
Authors: Kaitani, Shinobu (Story & Art)Year: 1998 - 2009
Tags: Seinen, Sports, Baseball, High Stakes Games, Overpowered Main Characters, Psychological, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Toua Tokuchi, a master of gambling and mind games, holds the remarkable record of 499 wins and zero losses in "One Outs," a simplified form of baseball that consists of only a batter and a pitcher. Visiting Okinawa, Tokuchi's hometown, is Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Saikyou Saitama Lycaons, the weakest team in the Japanese baseball league. Dreaming of leading the Lycaons to winning the championship, and in dire need of a replacement for their injured pitcher during a training camp, Kojima involves himself in a game of One Outs, only to lose to a normal fastball from the seemingly invincible Tokuchi.
Mesmerized by his prowess, Kojima recruits Tokuchi to the team after narrowly avoiding defeat in a rematch, believing he might just be their key to victory. However, the greedy owner of the Lycaons refuses to give him a decent salary, leading Tokuchi to suggest an unusual contract: every out he pitches will gain him five million yen, but every run he gives up will lose him fifty million yen. With his fate now tied to that of the team, Tokuchi's fight to bring the Lycaons to victory becomes yet another gamble—the very thing that he does best.
Mesmerized by his prowess, Kojima recruits Tokuchi to the team after narrowly avoiding defeat in a rematch, believing he might just be their key to victory. However, the greedy owner of the Lycaons refuses to give him a decent salary, leading Tokuchi to suggest an unusual contract: every out he pitches will gain him five million yen, but every run he gives up will lose him fifty million yen. With his fate now tied to that of the team, Tokuchi's fight to bring the Lycaons to victory becomes yet another gamble—the very thing that he does best.
4. Hajime no Ippo (The Fighting!)
Authors: Terajima, Yuuji (Story & Art)Year: 1989 - Present
Tags: Action, Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Sports, Boxing, Hand to Hand Combat, Tournaments, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Ippo Makunouchi is an average and overly-shy high school teenager. His mother runs a fish boat shop and he constantly has to help her with it, and thus has no friends. Constantly bullied because of this, Ippo wonders what it would be like to be strong. A chance encounter with Takamura Mamoru, an up and coming boxer in the Japanese ranks, leads to Ippo's revelation that he has an incredible punch. Takamura sees potential in Ippo, and brings him into Kamogawa Gym. Thus begins Ippo's journey to discover just what it's like to be a winner. With a fighting spirit, can Ippo eventually become a professional boxer?
3. Diamond No Ace (Ace of the Diamond), Diamond no Ace Act II
Authors: Morikawa, George (Story & Art)Year: 2006 - 2015, 2015 - Present
Tags: Comedy, Shounen, Sports, Baseball, School Life, Tournaments, Adapted to Anime
Synopses:
Diamond No Ace:
The story follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they strive for Japan's storied Koushien championships through hard work and determination.
Diamond No Ace Act II:
Continuation of Daiya no A - our protagonists continue to advance at Koshien, the biggest high school baseball tournament in Japan.
*Diamond no Ace won the 53rd Annual Shogakukan Manga award in 2008 and the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for the shounen category in 2010. As of March 2015, the series has sold over 22 million copies.
The story follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they strive for Japan's storied Koushien championships through hard work and determination.
Diamond No Ace Act II:
Continuation of Daiya no A - our protagonists continue to advance at Koshien, the biggest high school baseball tournament in Japan.
*Diamond no Ace won the 53rd Annual Shogakukan Manga award in 2008 and the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for the shounen category in 2010. As of March 2015, the series has sold over 22 million copies.
2. Haikyuu!! (Haikyu!!)
Authors: Furudate, Haruichi (Story & Art)Year: 2012 - 2020
Tags: Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Sports, School Life, Tournaments, Volleyball, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, "the King of the Court," Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!
*Haikyuu!! won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for the shounen category in 2015.
*Haikyuu!! won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for the shounen category in 2015.
1. Slam Dunk
Authors: Inoue, Takehiko (Story & Art)Year: 1990 - 1996
Tags: Comedy, Shounen, Sports, Basketball, School Life, Weak to Strong, Adapted to Anime
Synopsis:
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a delinquent who's so unpopular with girls that he's been rejected fifty times. Haruko Akagi is the only girl who isn't scared of him; instead she's impressed with Sakuragi's athleticism and, convinced that he would do well, introduces him to the Shohoko basketball team. Desperate to impress Haruko and believing that she is the girl of his dreams, Sakuragi joins the team in spite of his initial reluctance. Surprisingly, Sakuragi is a natural at the sport regardless of his reputation for being hot-tempered and immature. From now on Sakuragi must work together with his teammates, including his rival Rukawa, to fulfill their captain's dream of winning the national championship. That is, if they have what it takes!
*Slam Dunk was awarded the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga in 1994. In a 2006 poll for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, the series was voted by Japanese fans as the #1 manga series of all time. With over 120 million copies sold as of 2012, it is one of the most successful manga series to date. Its wide success led to a large increase in the popularity of basketball in Japanese youth. In 2010, Takehiko Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for popularizing basketball in Japan.
*Slam Dunk was awarded the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga in 1994. In a 2006 poll for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, the series was voted by Japanese fans as the #1 manga series of all time. With over 120 million copies sold as of 2012, it is one of the most successful manga series to date. Its wide success led to a large increase in the popularity of basketball in Japanese youth. In 2010, Takehiko Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for popularizing basketball in Japan.
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