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!!



Note: Includes six extra chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Baseball , 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 , Foreign , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy

BUNGO

Also known as BUNGO.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Bungo Ishihama grew up in a quiet town where there wasn’t even a youth baseball team just him, a ball, and a concrete wall. Day after day, he threw until his arm ached, chasing a dream only he could see. Then one day, out of nowhere, Yukio Noda, a rising star from Japan’s national youth squad shows up, and fate throws them into an unforgettable showdown. Years later, their paths cross again in middle school, where both join the powerhouse Seio Junior.

What unfolds next is a fierce clash of pride, talent, and raw passion - middle school baseball pushed beyond even Koshien-level intensity. The spark inside these boys is about to ignite!!!!


Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Baseball , Time Skip , Seinen

Medalist

Also known as Medalist.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori’s already “too old” (she’s 11); she’s always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister’s skating dreams ended in failure, so her mother is dead set against putting her other daughter through a similar experience. Still, the rink is the only place Inori can be herself, and she’s out on the ice when a fateful meeting takes place. Tsukasa, a frustrated coach on the edge of giving up competitive skating himself, will join Inori to form an unstoppable duo powered by hard work, transcendent joy, and an unshakeable belief that they can prove everyone wrong.



Notes:
Winner of the 8th Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category in 2022.
Winner of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category in 2022.

Tags: Ice Sports , Seinen , Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , Teacher , Male Protagonist , Ballet , Time Skip , LGBTQ+ Themes , Found Family

Gunjou ni Siren

Also known as Siren of Blue Youth.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Shuji and Sora are cousins. Shuji once quit baseball because of Sora, and the two reunite at their high school entrance ceremony. Seeing Sora's small build, Shuji thinks “Maybe I can beat him now,” and decides to join the baseball club...



Tags: Josei , Baseball , School

Muteki no Subaru

Also known as Subaru the Invincible.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Sports

Practical Karate is known as Full Contact Karate, where strikes and kicks determine the victor. Subaru Kannagi made his full-contact karate tournament debut when he was a first-year high school student. Awaiting him were nothing but the strongest around, but... at that time, no one had any idea just how powerful he really was...



Tags: Martial Arts , Shounen , Male Protagonist

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 Club , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Anti-Hero , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip

Flow Blue de Matteru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

The only worry for Ikuma Nagori, an elementary school student who's about perfect at everything he does, is that he has no rivals to compete with. What changed this was his encounter with baseball and Yurimoto Genji, a transfer student from Ehime. In order to "meet at the Koshien finals in eight years", the two genius boys put everything they have onto the field.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Baseball , Male Protagonist , Shounen

Ookiku Furikabutte

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Sports

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

Ryouta wa Otouto wo Koroshita

Also known as Ryota Killed His Brother.

Status: Finished
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…



Note: Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Monster Boy , Body Horror , Shounen , Tragedy , Family Life , Gore , Male Protagonist