Manga like Hanakaku: The Last Girl Standing

Genres: Sports

What is Hanakaku: The Last Girl Standing about?

Status: Finished

Ando Hanaka wanted to become stronger because she thought she couldn't protect her friend from bullies. Now as she enters high school, she seeks to enter many of the martial arts clubs in her school. Unfortunately for her, many of the clubs reject her due to her frail and small size. She just wants to be stronger, but is it going to be impossible for her?

All of this changes as she encounters her classmate Yoshino "Koha" Koharu. Koha introduces Hanaka to the world of MMA. Hanaka learns that martial arts is designed to make the weak stronger. Her aspirations of becoming stronger may come true as she ventures into the world of mixed martial arts.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Seinen
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Hanakaku: The Last Girl Standing

Dricam!!

Dorikyan!!

Also known as Dricam!!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

“Drifting is a sport!” Rin Todoroki, a natural drifting genius, just wants to put driving aside and live out a normal, comfy university life. What will happen when she is confronted by the automobile club, or “auto” for short? Students who’ve put it all on the line… their stories start here!!

Tags: Cars , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Shounen , College
Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!

Hajime no Ippo

Also known as Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sports

Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to Takamura boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo’s classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo’s journey to the top of the boxing world begins.



Tags: Boxing , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Bullying , Delinquents , Heterosexual
Tsubame Tip Off!

Tsubame Tip Off!

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

A new highschool student with a complex about her height - Tsubame.

Being unathletic and clumsy she seeks to join a cultural club, and despite her height she gives off the persona of a small and shy girl. Enter her upperclassman, Ibis, a small girl with a big presence, who suddenly invites her to the basketball club?!

Note: Originally published as a one-shot.

Tags: Basketball , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Yuri , School , Seinen , Primarily Teen Cast
Asahinagu

Asahinagu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the extracurricular activities being female oriented. Change isn’t as easy as Asahi thought and she is introduced to Maharu, a strong minded girl, and to Naginata, a sport similar to kendo.

Asahi realizes that Naginata is what she needs in order to become a new person, as the sport allows those who are not the most athletical to shine even on a national level.

Tags: School Club , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Martial Arts , Female Protagonist
Toriaezu Chikyuu ga Horobiru Mae ni

Toriaezu Chikyuu ga Horobiru Mae ni

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Sports , Supernatural

One day in front of the Dadakusa girls' basketball team, a man calling himself a prophet appears. "The earth will perish if you don't win the prefectural tournament." Find out the fate of the earth, basketball, and love!



Note: Chapter count includes 1 extra.

Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Basketball , Josei , Gods
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Aozora Yell

Aozora Yell

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Romance , Sports

As a child, Ono Tsubasa saw a Shirato baseball game on TV and was amazed at the Trumpet player in the band playing. Now, in order to play the Trumpet, she enters Shirato High School. There, she meets Yamada Daisuke, a catcher for the baseball team. With each others support, they go towards their dream of playing at Koushien.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , School , School Club , Band , Baseball , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast
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Badminton Girl

Badminton Girl

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Asahi is a 7th grade student who's very bad at sports. She joined the volleyball club when she entered junior high school, only to quit it one month later because she couldn't keep up with practice. Feeling discouraged from all kinds of sports, Asahi was reluctant when her friend asked her to play a double badminton match to substitute for a member who couldn't play. Surprisingly, Asahi found out that she has talent for badminton...

Included one-shot: Hyakunen Ningyou (The Hundred Year Old Doll).

Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Badminton , Primarily Child Cast , School Club
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Duel!

Duel!

Also known as Duel!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Minori's motto in life has always been to smile, no matter the hardship. However, her sweet personality, in attempt to make friends, has led to constant bullying and being taken advantage of. Pushed to her breaking point, Minori begins to give in to peer pressure until she is saved by a beautiful girl named Alice.

Tags: Seinen , School , Fencing , Female Protagonist
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Hatch Potch Panch

Hatch Potch Panch

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sports

She was destroying people… in her mind. Kiho Ishiguro is a high school girl who's an honor student at school, and devotes herself to her disabled mother at home. She is quiet and gentle, but deep down inside she has always had the urge to "hit someone." As her feelings gets stronger day by day, Kiho encounters a street criminal. She snaps and unleashes her rage on the bad guy without restraint…? Here comes the JK who will revolutionize the world of women's MMA!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Shounen
Teppu

Teppuu

Also known as Teppu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

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 the resentment of everyone else who has had to work hard for their achievements. Not that Natsuo cares what anyone else thinks. All she longs for is a break from the monotony...for a real challenge worthy of pouring all her efforts into. A rival—an equal—worth beating down, crushing, and demoralizing… That all seems like a pipe dream until a pair of annoyingly peppy transfer students arrive from Brazil and start up a brand-new club that teases the challenge she craves—Mixed Martial Arts.



Tags: Martial Arts , Tomboy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Wrestling , School Club , Tanned Skin , School , Yuri

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