Manga like Diamond no Kouzai

Diamond no Ace

Also known as Ace of the Diamond.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He’s planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he’s scouted by the famous Seido High School baseball team. When he goes for a campus visit, he finds himself on the receiving end of a baptism by fire! His experience forming a battery with up-and-coming catcher Miyuki rekindles his passion for baseball!!



Notes:
Chapter count includes 6 extra chapters.

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

Catenaccio

Also known as Catenaccio.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Sports

Yataro Araki, a member of the Tojo High School soccer team, has big dreams. Within a decade, he sees himself conquering the soccer world’s loftiest peak: European “football!” Fast forward to what may be his last soccer match before graduation, the match that will make or break his dreams. Having thus far failed to attract the attention of scouts, he is now desperate do whatever it takes to prove himself. Yataro is prepared to get his hands dirty if it means winning. If it means standing at the top! Welcome to the world of international football! Nothing is sacred, no rule is left unbroken! Not when victory is on the line!



Tags: Football , Male Protagonist , Seinen

BUNGO

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

In a town with no baseball team, young Bungo spends his days throwing the ball he received as a gift against a wall until Yukio Noda, Japanese representative youth baseball player, appears before him and an unexpected showdown ensues! After a chance meeting in middle school, these two enroll in Seio Senior where they struggle to make it to Koshien with everything they have.
Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Baseball , Time Skip , Seinen

Medalist

Also known as Medalist.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream...and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice...on the world's stage!



Notes:
Won the Tsugimanga 2022 Award in the Print Manga Category.
Winner of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Tags: Ice Skating , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Time Skip

Gunjou ni Siren

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Two guys, cousins, both left-handed, both passionate about becoming their school team's best pitcher. One of them has already lost the spot once, back in elementary school; and his cousin moved away not long after, seemingly clueless to the fact that he was leaving the guy who introduced him to baseball dispirited and defeated. But now Yoshizawa Sora is back, still smiling innocently while encouraging Yoshizawa Shuuji to get back into the game. Shuuji accepts, determined to defeat the guy who, in his eyes, took away the only thing that mattered to him.

Tags: Josei , Baseball , School

Tennis no Ouji-sama

Also known as The Prince of Tennis.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team. Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place for themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Academy tennis team, but are THEY ready for HIM?



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Tennis , School , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Shounen , Primarily Teen Cast , Time Skip

Ryouta wa Otouto wo Koroshita

Also known as Ryota Killed His Brother.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

When their mother dies, junior high school student Ryouta takes care of his toddler brother Chika and their home. Overwhelmed by all the work, he begins neglecting himself. Without any time to himself, Ryouta comes to resent his little brother and soon the resentment turns into murderous thoughts. Little by little the pressures of childrearing make Ryouta lose his mind. But is Ryouta truly the issue? Or…



Tags: Monster Boy , Tragedy , Shounen , Family Life , Gore

Piano no Mori

Also known as Forest of Piano.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

This is a story about a piano, pitifully abandoned in the woods, and a young boy, Kai, who grew up playing it as his favorite toy. While Kai cannot even read sheet music, one day, he meets Shuhei Amamiya, an aspiring child pianist who transfers schools from Tokyo, and their music teacher, Sosuke Ajino. Ajino was also once a gifted pianist, until a tragic accident stole his promising future from him forever. Each from a different background, the trio’s personalities gravitate to one another and rebound. All the while, the piano sits patiently, awaiting a hand to play it.



Tags: Musical Theater , Seinen , Foreign , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing , Band , Gangs , Family Life , Classical Music , Gender Bending , Classic Literature