Manga like Pennant Race: Yamada Taichi no Kiseki

Kenritsu Umisora Koko Yakyu Buin Yamashita Taro-kun

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Yamashita Taroh, a member of the worst baseball club in history, has a habit of saying, "I'm going to be the best ever." His high school team remains unmotivated by his talk. However, the Kaiku Baseball Club is changed when the powerful Yamanuma High School club praised Taroh's guts...!

Tags: Baseball , Male Protagonist , School Club , Shounen

Play Ball

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

After fracturing a finger in a junior high school game, Takao Taniguchi is unable to play baseball. After entering Sumitani High School, he is constantly watching the baseball club even though he is unable to play. He catches the eye of the captain of the soccer club, and while he still has lingering hopes of joining the baseball club, he decides to join the soccer club. While he's a complete beginner, Taniguchi developed a strong spirit of hard work while in junior high school and his new teammates begin to see his potential. While he focuses all of his energy on soccer, he is unable to forget his youthful zeal for baseball and he begins umpiring baseball games in secret.



Tags: Baseball , Shounen , School Club

Mr. FULLSWING

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sports

Saruno Amakuni feels as though he is the last high school boy on earth without a girlfriend and it's not looking like things are going to improve any time soon. He's not the brightest crayon in the box, has a knack for getting into trouble, and the only way he can get a girl to so much as look at him is by watching her undress in the locker room - and earning a smack in the process. He comes to a wild conclusion that maybe, perhaps maybe what girls really want is a guy who is in a sports club. He eventually settles on the baseball clubs in hopes of winning the heart of the manager, Nagi Torii, but despite his incessant bragging, he's a total beginner!

Tags: Shounen , Baseball , Male Protagonist

Rookies

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Koichi Kawato is the new Japanese teacher at the ill-famed Futakotamagawa high school, whose baseball club is composed of thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year from all school competitions, for causing a brawl during an official match. The newly appointed teacher finds that the club members left are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover a new dream called the Koshien. However, the road to the Koshien is far from easy as many obstacles await them.

Tags: Baseball , Delinquents , Coming of Age , Shounen , Teacher , School , Ensemble Cast

Susume!! Pirates

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Chiba Prefecture's millionaire Kujukuri Gosaku established the long-awaited professional baseball team "Chiba Pirates." The team comprised most prominent players from Chiba prefecture, but the team funds ran out due to extravagant nature of Gosaku and the management of the team deteriorated. The Team soon became the lowest ranked baseball team. The remaining players are determined and optimistic, but escape from the bottom is far away.

Tags: Baseball , Parody , Shounen

Chichi no Tamashii

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Hayato Nanjo is the son of the most famous bat craftsman in Japan. With his father's bat in hand, he embarks on a journey to become a star baseball player. Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima and other former baseball greats make appearances as well. One of Shonen Jump's first serialized manga.

Tags: Baseball , Shounen