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Ahiru no Sora

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

He's short, weak, and has just transferred to a new school. Kurumatani Sora is the main character in this story who loves basketball. He has been shooting hoops ever since he was little and has been trying to grow tall just like his mother, who "used" to be a basketball player. What happened to her and what Sora will do at the new school is all up to you to find out!

Tags: Basketball , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , School , Delinquents , Primarily Teen Cast , Bullying

Area no Kishi

Also known as The Knight in the Area.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Believing himself to be useless at football, Aizawa Kakeru opts to become the manager of his school's football team, while his brother Suguru is its ace, and is even good enough to represent Japan. However, Kakeru may be harbouring a strong talent within himself that only Suguru can see, and the two often get into arguments over Kakeru's denial of his skills. Things are made more complicated with the return of Nana, an old playmate of theirs that Kakeru has a crush on. Join the brothers in their journey to the national and even international championships!

Story written under the penname Igano, Hiroaki.

Tags: Football , Shounen , School

Natsu to Mushikago

Also known as Drawn to the Fire.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

"Keep winning and we'll be able to see each other at nationals!"
In order to keep his promise with the girl next door who moved away, Keiki aims to be a basketball champion! But he quickly quits after getting his butt handed to him by a real basketball prodigy. As the seasons pass and his wounds heal, Keiki is once again drawn to basketball by an unlikely new arrival.



Tags: Basketball , Shounen , Male Protagonist , School , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast

I'll

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

Akane Tachibana is a freshman high school student who, despite his talent for basketball, decides to abandon sports clubs due to the pressure put on him by them. Once he arrives at Kouzu High, however, he meets the only other basketball player who has ever caught his eye on the courts and decides to join the team. The first match of the season is an exhibition game against the league's strongest team, Hyamazaki—the team that Hiiragi's father coaches and in which his older brother plays for. Hiiragi ends up playing in the second half of the game, and they seem to not be working well together on the court, losing the game, until unintentionally one of the senior players on the team challenges them to beat him. They join forces, inspiring the team to victory. Thus starts the story of a group of teenagers working to reach the top, fighting tooth and nail the entire way.

(Soure: Wikipedia)

Tags: Shounen , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Delinquents , Basketball , School , Tragedy

BE BLUES!: Ao ni Nare

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

Ryuu Ichijou, a boy who dreams of joining Japan's national soccer team. Ryuu is called a genius soccer player, and his aspirations seem within his reach, but when he is in elementary school he gets hit by a car while protecting his friend, and must face two years of grueling rehabilitation. Story focuses on Ryuu as he joins high school soccer club and works through the remnants of his injuries to achieve his goal.

Tags: Football , School , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , School Club , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Skip , Female Harem , Love Triangle

Shakunetsu Kabaddi

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

The story centers on first-year high school student Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a former ace soccer player who dislikes sports. He gets invited to join a team for the contact sport kabaddi. He scoffs at the idea at first but becomes interested after watching a kabaddi practice.



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

Zero to Hyaku

Status: Releasing
Genres: Sports

High school freshman Rei Shizuka isn't blessed with height or strength, but he has a more accurate two-handed shot than anyone else. However, this weapon, which doesn't shine in boys' basketball, is denied every day. Is his weapon invincible to anyone or anything? Just as he begins to lose confidence, an encounter with Misaka Haku, a transfer student from America with a street style, changes his destiny! Stick to your own style!

The combination of two-handed shot and street style creates a miracle, and the coolest youth basketball season begins!



Tags: Basketball , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast

DIG IT

Also known as DIG IT.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

Gaku is the son of former Japanese national volleyball star Kei Shishiya. Through middle school, he's played as his team's ace hitter, though part of him wonders if that's a title he earned, or one he was simply given. One day, Kei meets Noboru, a generational volleyball talent with a monstrous spiking arm, and vows to turn him into the next national standout. In the wake of that choice, Gaku realizes he can't play the style his father demands, but swears he'll defeat both Kei and Noboru with a game that's entirely his own.



Tags: Volleyball , Revenge , Primarily Male Cast , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , School

Haikyuu!!

Also known as Haikyu!!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Shouyou Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don’t need to be tall to fly!

After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, “the King of the Court,” Shouyou Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!



Notes:
Winner of the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2017.
Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Volleyball , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Coming of Age , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Skip , Philosophy , School , Twins

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 , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , School Club , School , Family Life , Tomboy , Time Skip , Love Triangle