Manga like Nine

Cross Game

Also known as Cross Game.

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

Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming-of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be.



Tags: Shounen , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Baseball , Tsundere , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School , Family Life , Tomboy , Time Skip , Love Triangle

Touch

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

The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.

Tags: Baseball , Coming of Age , Shounen , School , Twins , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Boxing , Athletics , Tragedy , Love Triangle

Ao no Hako

Also known as Blue Box.

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

Taiki Inomata is on the boys' badminton team at sports powerhouse Eimei Junior and Senior High. He's in love with basketball player Chinatsu Kano, the older girl he trains alongside every morning in the gym. One Spring day, their relationship takes a sharp turn ... And thus begins this brand-new series of love, sports and youth!



Tags: Athletics , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Badminton , School Club , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Basketball

Full Drum

Also known as Full Drum.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Full Drum is a rugby-themed work about a high school boy named Hino who has been repeatedly kicked out of all the clubs he joined thanks to his lack of athletic ability. The protagonist Hino has dirty thoughts of becoming popular with girls by entering a sports club. One day, he meets a rugby club manager named Ayako. After becoming totally fascinated with Ayako, Hino decides to join the rugby club.



Tags: Rugby , Male Protagonist , School Club , School , Seinen

KATSU!

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sports

Satoyama Katsuki and his best friend Kawakami Kyouta, both age 15, enrolls in Mizutani Boxing Gym to get close to their tomboyish crush, Mizutani Katsuki, whose father owns it. However, Satoyama soon finds out that she is distant from her father. Worse, it turns out that she hates boxing.

In a sparring match, everyone including Mizutani soon discovers Satoyama's hidden yet unpolished skill in boxing. Satoyama soon learns that Mizutani is really in love with boxing, but disdains it because its a man's sport of which she cannot join. Mizutani then takes it upon herself to be Satoyama's trainer/manager to reach the championship belt. Satoyama complies to be closer to his crush.

As the story progresses, we soon find out that Satoyama has a hidden past and lineage, one that would give him the necessary skill and talent to be a legendary oriental pro-boxing champion.



Tags: Shounen , School , Love Triangle , Boxing , Male Protagonist , Tomboy , Adoption , Meta

Kowloons' Ball Parade

Also known as Nine Dragons' Ball Parade.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Hakuo Gakuin's mighty baseball team consistently makes it to Koshien, and Tamao Azukida dreams of making the team. To achieve his goal, Tamao does extensive research and undergoes a strict daily training regimen. But at tryouts, Tamao meets the enigmatic genius pitcher Tao Ryudo, and the course of his destiny may be forever changed! If people aren't laughing, then you're not dreaming big enough! A new baseball tale for the era begins!



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Baseball , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist