Manga like Ekiden Danshi Project

Ekiden Bros

Also known as Ekiden Bros.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Nobunaga grew up at a dormitory full of long-distance runners training for the Ekiden marathon. He dreams of being a runner, but struggles to take the first step. But when he gets pulled into a race at school, he'll catch the attention of the running club.



Tags: Athletics , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , College

Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Uma Musume Cinderella Gray is a spin-off title of the Uma Musume project by Cygames. It follows Oguri Cap through her time at Kasamatsu Training Center Academy and on her journey of becoming a legendary horse girl.

Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Historical , Fitness , Seinen , Idol , Yuri , Disability , Dancing

Hakone no Nekoha

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

He's slow on his legs. Hopelessly slow. But still, while watching the "Ekiden," a two-day race in Hakone, Nekoya Taichi was deeply inspired by it.

Nekoya practices every day, but it seems like he isn't improving much at all. His senpai and big inspiration, Hayama Naoki, sees his effort and wants to believe in him. Getting accepted into the same high school Hayama went to, means to pass a harsh test and even though it seems like he has no talent for running at all, Nekoya continues his practice and doesn't give up on his big dream: running at the Hakone Ekiden—together with Hayama....

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by a Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old apartment 'Chikuseisou' where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter Hakone Ekiden Marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan. Kakeru soon finds out that all of the residents except for Haiji and himself are complete novices.

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Seinen , Athletics

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Star Blossom

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

The popular cross-media content "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" features "Uma Musume" who have inherited the names and souls of numerous racehorses! A new legend begins with the indomitable horse girl "Sakura Laurel" as the main character.

Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Disability , Kemonomimi

Kanata Kakeru

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

The story centers on one girl and two boys.

An ekiden (long-distance relay race) comes to a certain town once a year. The trio participates in the race as they pass through youth in this classic ekiden story.



Tags: Athletics , Seinen

Chihaya Restart!

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

Sakurazaka Chihaya is a girl whose only skill is her quick legs. Chihaya jumped into the world of athletics when she first met her long-time rival, Mio Koshimizu, back in junior high. She promised Mio, who went to another school, that they would meet again in the Inter-Highs....

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Time Skip