Manga like Ookiku Furikabutte

Genres: Comedy Sports

What is Ookiku Furikabutte about?

Status: Releasing

Mihashi moves on to high school convinced he is a lousy baseball pitcher. There he meets the catcher Abe and the team manager Momoe who together work to make Mihashi and the team shine.



Notes:
Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award for best creative work in 2006.
Winner of Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007.

Tags: Baseball , School Club , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Boys' Love

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Also known as Ace of the Diamond.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

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Haikyu!!

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Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

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Notes:
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Tags: Volleyball , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Coming of Age , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Primarily Teen Cast , Philosophy , School , Twins
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Also known as Ace of the Diamond Act II.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

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Tags: Baseball , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , School , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast
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Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

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Major

Also known as Major.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

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Also known as Tweeting Love Birds.

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Tags: Boys' Love , Baseball , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , College , Bisexual , Primarily Adult Cast , School Club , Love Triangle , Twins

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