Top Fitness Manga Recommendations

Blue Lock

Also known as Blue Lock.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win. The Japan Football Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, and who can be the decisive instrument in turning around a losing match...and to do so, they've gathered 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players. Who will emerge to lead the team...and will they be able to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in their way?



Note: Winner of the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2021.

Tags: Football , Battle Royale , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Athletics , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Shounen , Fitness , Foreign , Super Power , Augmented Reality , Language Barrier , Tragedy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide

MASHLE

Also known as Mashle: Magic and Muscles.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Fantasy

This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!



Note:
- Eleventh place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Magic , Fitness , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Slapstick , Time Manipulation , War , Primarily Male Cast , Asexual , Aromantic , Food , LGBTQ+ Themes , Unrequited Love , Volleyball , Tennis

Kokou no Hito

Also known as The Climber.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Psychological , Sports

On his first day of transferring to a new high school, a loner named Mori Buntarou, is cajoled by a classmate into climbing the school building. Despite knowing that one misstep could send him spiraling to his death, he moves forward, and upon finally reaching the top, Mori experiences a sense of fulfillment. That feeling, which seems to be telling him, "You're alive!" gives birth to an adrenaline for rock-climbing.

Tags: Outdoor Activities , Coming of Age , Seinen , Tragedy , Travel , Mountaineering , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Hikikomori , Wilderness , Time Skip , Fitness , Suicide , Anti-Hero , Dissociative Identities , Foreign , Delinquents , School , Nudity , School Club

Real

Also known as Real.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in common--their passion for basketball.



Note: Won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival.

Tags: Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Disability , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Rehabilitation , Basketball , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Athletics , Fitness , Delinquents , Philosophy , Meta , Bullying , Wrestling

Wind Breaker

Also known as Wind Breaker.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance , Sports

Jay's the perfect student. He's got straight As and he's the student body president. But after being coerced into joining the school's biking team, the Hummingbird Crew, he discovers a whole new world outside of studying. What new adventures will he face outside the comfort of his textbooks?



Tags: Cycling , Coming of Age , Kuudere , Full Color , Heterosexual , School , Delinquents , Tragedy , Slapstick , Fitness , Bullying , Meta , Gambling , Male Protagonist , Mafia , Suicide , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Foreign , Drugs

Oemo Jisangjuui

Also known as Lookism.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Supernatural

Daniel is an unattractive loner who wakes up in a different body. Now tall, handsome, and cooler than ever in his new form, Daniel aims to achieve everything he couldn't before. How far will he go to keep his body... and his secrets?



Tags: Body Swapping , Gangs , Full Color , Delinquents , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , School , Bullying , Surreal Comedy , Fitness , Heterosexual , Boxing , Love Triangle , Meta , Found Family , Fashion , Cult , Parody , Homeless , Gambling , Detective , Drugs , Memory Manipulation , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Yandere

Ssaumdokak

Also known as Viral Hit.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Scrawny high school student Ho-Bin Yoo is probably the last guy you’d expect to star in a NewTube channel that revolves around fighting. But after following some advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, Ho-Bin is soon knocking out guys stronger than him and raking in more money than he could have ever dreamed of. Can Ho-Bin keep this up, or will he eventually meet his match?



Tags: Martial Arts , Delinquents , Bullying , Coming of Age , Meta , Yakuza , Full Color , VTuber , Crime , School , Fitness , Tragedy , Gangs , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast

Sonyeo the Wild's

Also known as Girls of the Wild's.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance

Wild's High has a 42 year history as an all-girls private high school, meant solely for the elite. The girls of this school are trained daily in some of the deadliest forms of fighting around, from boxing, to sword-fighting, to taekwondo! This specialty school is the place where the most popular sporting event in the country is held, The Wild's League - the only place in the world where teenage girls partake in brutal fights... often to the death.

This year, Wild's has changed to a mixed-gender school. Despite opening their doors to males, the only one to apply is Song Jae-Gu. He has been granted a full 3-year scholarship regardless of grades, which he snaps up without second thought. For the past two years, every moment of his life has been spent taking care of his younger twin siblings.

But after meeting Queen, the bloody champion of Wild's League, drenching her in coffee and calling her a 'monster'... things are about to get messy - especially when he gets tied up with all the other unusual girls at this school!

Follow Jae-Gu's struggle, from being the only male in school full of beautiful and deadly women to learning to fight and stand up for himself!

Tags: Love Triangle , Martial Arts , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Full Color , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Harem , Boxing , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Gangs , Fitness , Age Gap , Twins

Eojjeodaboni Cheonsaengyeonbun

Also known as Maybe Meant to Be.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Jia Han, a 32-year-old freelancer with no work, is tired of her parents nagging her to get married and finally move out. When she runs into her childhood friend, Mincheol Jin, who is also feeling the same pressure from his parents, she blurts out that they should just get married to solve both of their problems. Little did she know he’d accept her suggestion, and she suddenly finds herself thrust into marriage. A story of an unexpected romance that’ll have you scrolling for more!



Tags: Marriage , Heterosexual , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Rehabilitation , Family Life , Fake Relationship , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Fitness , Tsundere , Kuudere , Work , Writing , Urban , Software Development

Do Chokkyuu Kareshi x Kanojo

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Shinichi Honda is a student with no filter for his words or his actions. A first-year high school student, he is noble and kind but as blunt as a brick, tending to speak his mind with no hesitation. Attending the same school is Mako Wakamiya, a member of the public morals committee with an incredible sense of duty. From a distance, she appears to be cool and collected, but hidden in plain sight is the fact that she is a total klutz with a maiden's heart.

The first time Shinichi and Mako lock eyes, they are each wholeheartedly caught up in their own awkward situation. The brief moment when they pass by each other only leaves them dumbstruck at the other's strange appearance.

Months later, disaster strikes when Mako, on committee duty, must confiscate an adult manga from Shinichi. Hilarity ensues as Shinichi leads Mako on a thunderous chase all over the school. As the deafening pair happen to meet up more and more often, maybe there is hope that the two can get along?



Notes:
- Originally serialized in Comic REX, it was later discontinued and then acquired by Akita Shoten, restarting publication on their Manga Cross web platform on December 10, 2019. It was then moved to Monthly Shounen Champion on March 6, 2020.
- Includes 18 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , School Club , Shounen , Athletics , Coming of Age , Fitness , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , 4-koma

Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.

Also known as Plus-Sized Elf.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Naoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he’s saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest–everything about her screams “elf,” except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can Naoe-kun help this lovable elf girl lose the weight–and keep it off?



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Ring Ring Tanuki (りんりんたぬき)

Note: On May 2021, it was announced that the manga will be changing editorials and it will stop being published on Comic Gum, magazine published by the editorial Wani Books. Later, on August 2021, it was announced that Akita Shoten acquired the license of the manga and started publishing it since then.

Tags: Elf , Fitness , Monster Girl , Kemonomimi , Mermaid , Educational , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Large Breasts , Work , Seinen , Food , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Nudity , Werewolf , Dragons , Urban Fantasy , Skeleton

Kamigami no Itadaki

Also known as The Summit of the Gods.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sports

In a small Nepalese shop, Makoto Fukamachi, photographer for a Japanese expedition to conquer Mt. Everest, stumbles across a camera which may well be that of George Mallory, the celebrated mountain climber who was the first to attempt conquering Everest.

Mallory disappeared along with Andrew Irvine during the course of their ascent in 1924, without leaving any indication of whether they reached the summit or not. So, what if it was only on their return trip that they had their fatal accident?

Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Mountaineering , Outdoor Activities , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Tragedy , Non-fiction , Fitness

Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?

Also known as How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Slice of Life , Sports

Hibiki is a teenage girl who loves to eat, but when she notices her waistline expanding, she decides to check out the local gym. The gym is full of buff dudes…and Akemi, the student council president?! When Akemi tries to convince Hibiki to take up weight training, Hibiki resists–until she meets pretty boy trainer Machio. Now, Hibiki is willing to do whatever it takes to get fit!



Note: This manga is set in the same universe as Kengan Ashura and ST✰R: Strike it Rich.

Tags: Fitness , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Meta , Tomboy , Surreal Comedy , Teacher , Primarily Teen Cast , Gyaru , Shounen , Tanned Skin , School , Parody , Time Manipulation

Koi to Utatane

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Slice of Life

Hana who loves to sleep and has a hobby of sleep research and Takashi Kiichi 's room share life. There are lots of sleeping laws that can be used right away in such two lives...... Let's sleep together with the sleeping way. The two of us living together begins!

Tags: Age Gap , Teacher , Fitness , School , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Educational , Incest , Nudity , Family Life , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Shounen , College

Hataraku Saibou BLACK

Also known as Cells at Work! CODE BLACK.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

A newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something’s wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs … It’s hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK!



Tags: Educational , Seinen , Survival , Dystopian , Gore , Fitness , Suicide , Anthropomorphism , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast , Medicine , Drugs , Work , Urban , Male Protagonist

Reiwa Hanamaru Gakuen

Also known as Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Slice of Life

The hunks at Hanamaru Academy are putting the boot (and booty!) to expectations. Instead of wearing drab blazers, these studs are obsessed with the length of their skirts and the size of their chests as they try to navigate high school. This high-energy comedy takes being cute and being cut to a whole new level!



Includes 2 bonus chapters.

Tags: Crossdressing , School , Primarily Male Cast , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Satire , Parody , Baseball , Swimming , Athletics , Tanned Skin , Gyaru , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Restaurant , Delinquents , Slapstick , Femboy , Fitness , Fashion

Stretch

Also known as Stretch.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Komatsu Keiko and Saeki Ran are roommates. The kouhai, Ran, is studying to become a doctor and introduces Keiko to stretching exercises. This is their everyday life on how their implement stretching within their daily lives.
Includes a prologue.

Tags: Fitness , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Educational , Unrequited Love , Nudity , Seinen , Yuri

Tonari no Kinniku Joshi

Also known as The Muscle Girl Next Door.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

College student Daria isn’t a big guy–he’s thin and kinda scrawny, and he’s a little self-conscious about it. When he bumps into Rubi-san, a totally cut lady who can haul massive logs around, he thinks she’s the epitome of macho coolness. And it’s more than just admiration or even envy–he’s immediately smitten by her! Watch slight Daria chase after the buff and sexy Rubi in this charming modern love story.



Tags: Fitness , Heterosexual , Foreign , Food , Tsundere , Tomboy , College , Male Protagonist , Urban , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo

Shin Elf-san wa Yaserarenai.

Also known as Plus-Sized Elf: Second Helping!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Massage therapist Naoe Tomoatsu certainly has his hands full. Not only does he have his job at the Smiley Boar clinic, but he’s inadvertently become the go-to health expert for all sorts of bodacious fantasy babes, especially fry-loving elf, Elfuda! Now that she’s back under his roof and rounder than when she arrived, will Naoe-kun be able to help Elfuda keep the weight off for good this time?



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Fitness , Female Protagonist , Elf , Monster Girl , Educational , Male Protagonist , Kemonomimi

Tensei Koushaku Reijou Funtouki: Watashi, Rippa ni Zamaasaretemisemasu!

Also known as The Struggles of a Reincarnated Marquess's Daughter--- I'll be taken down in Style!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

One day, the marquess's daughter, Julianne, regains her memories of her previous life and reflects on her behavior in this life. Extravagant, bullying her siblings, stalking her fiancée - She realized her devotion to wickedness, combined with her vile personality and fattened appearance, perfectly mirrored the villainess of a novel she had once read about in her previous life. If I’m going to be taken down in the future, then I might as well clean up my body and soul! With this thought in mind, her new diet and devotion to her family had begun!



Tags: Reincarnation , Villainess , Economics , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Fitness , Isekai