Manga like Chukgujaeneung Da Naekkeo

Build Up

Also known as The Build Up.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Ma-Ru Kang was just an ordinary kid with ordinary interests, until one day his father forces him to watch a soccer game on TV, sparking an obsession with the sport. Filled with determination, he sets a new goal for himself -- to become an amazing soccer player! The only problem is, he has already been proclaimed the “King of the Losers” at his high school. Can Ma-Ru overcome the obstacles in his path and transform into a talented and successful soccer player?



Tags: Full Color , Football

Top Corner

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

An Si-Jun, a math genius boy with a dream of becoming a novelist, coincidentally meets Heo Do-Hyeong, a promising player on the Gwangjin High School soccer team. Do-Hyeong discovers Si-Jun's latent soccer talent through an unexpected incident. In order to save the team, he proposes a secret deal to Si-Jun, but...

"... I've never played soccer before..?"

Will Si-Jun be able to become the savior of the Gwangjin High School soccer team in crisis? A soccer drama about boys chasing their dreams. The kickoff of the math genius begins!



Tags: Football , Full Color , School , Long Strip

Chukgucheonjaero Ohaebanneun Jungimnida

Also known as I’m Not a Soccer Genius!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

Suit up! Jian is an Italian soccer league benchwarmer who needs to convince his childhood friend that he's a star player. A lucky goal or two might do the trick, but how long can he keep up the ruse? Unless, unbeknownst to him, Jian really is a genius...



Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Long Strip , Heterosexual , Full Color

Blue Lock

Also known as Blue Lock.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?



Note: Winner of the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.

Tags: Football , Battle Royale , Athletics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Fitness , Foreign , Super Power , Augmented Reality , Language Barrier , Tragedy , Suicide

Baby Steps

Also known as Baby Steps.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Eiichiro Maruo is a straight-A student who decides to take up tennis as a side hobby upon entering high school. At the tennis school he runs into Natsu—a bit airheaded, but nobody can beat her in passion for the sport. Soon Eiichiro gets addicted to tennis...and when he applies his academic skills to improving his game, the results will change his life forever!



Tags: Shounen , Tennis , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign