Ever since he was little, Akira wanted to be a rugby player. But since he lived on a tiny island with no other children, it was very difficult for him to learn how to play. In hopes of becoming useful to a rugby team, he practiced the one thing he could do by himself, kicking. Now Akira is heading to high school, and he's going to try to make his dreams of playing rugby and having friends come true!

1) Water Breath
An injury destroyed Olympic hopeful Ryuji Hayashida's promising swimming career. He was transferred to a university where he believed no one knew who he was, but he was wrong. There was someone who recognized him the moment their gazes met at the university's swimming club.

2) Pension
A tempestuous tale of a rock band and the consequences of their enigmatic guitarist's return. It didn't take long to realize he has a keen interest in their lead singer.

3) Dance
Shachi never got over his feelings for his classmate Michio who jokingly danced with him at school. Years after their school graduation he discovered what Michio did for a living. The discovery inspired him to sell his father's car for one night with Michio, which turned into a different kind of dance.

4) Longing
Shy and timid high school student Sakaki has always watched his classmate Ryoji from afar, but he wasn't as invisible as he believed himself to be.

From We Hate Manga: Age! tells the story of Takano Eiji, a tennis player who was unable to defeat Saki at the finals of the regional championships the previous year. His problem? He doesn't know how to hit any spin and grows incredibly violent when he loses a match. Read this manga for a great combination of humor and sports. Think Prince of Tennis except much much funnier.

1) Give me your love
A coach's attempts to get a reaction from his expressionless student becomes sexual harassment.

2) I want to become love
Sequel to one.

3) Lets hold hands
Attracted to his stepbrother, kid leaves home and becomes an AV camera man, only to get mixed up in a police investigation with detective stepbrother.

4) Atonement
Gymnast feels guilty over his former friend's childhood trauma. Especially since the guy seems to be following him.

5) Switch
Helping his twin brother end an affair with a student gets a teacher tied up with a bomb on his chest.

6) The moon shine secretly
Hayami craves human blood, and Abe faints at the sight of it. So why are these two work rivals spending so much time together?

This story is a spinoff from Narita Minako-sensei's own series "Cipher" where Siva's friend Alex Levine is now the main character. Ever since Alex was young, he has harbored a complex about his extremely pretty face. People are always comparing him to a girl, so to combat this image, he has thrown himself into practicing martial arts. One day, though, he is scouted by someone to become a fashion model and thus begins Alex's tale of growth and romance!

"In a Fight, they say that the first one to bleed from his or her nose is the loser. Father, Mother and Brother...They're all LOSERS that bled from the nose facing that damn monster called WORLD!

I'm not going to fall into that one. Even though I have to break my head, I'm not going to bow my head before anyone. I'm going to finish everyone! I'm going to throw everyone on the ground with the "Ushi Mata".
Even though my opponent is...a GIRL"

The Boy that doesn't bow his head to anyone...
SUK DONGMIN

From Nagareboshi Manga:

All the girls are crazy over the swimming prodigy Wakatsuki Ran. Ageha, who wants to find love but isn't really looking that hard, bumps into him one day, and after surviving his sarcasm instantly pegs him as a "stupid, obsessed swimmer". Nonetheless, she is amazed by his talent and asks him to teach her to swim like him. How will their relationship develop?

From Dragon and Tigers Manga: Joe Yabuki is a young man living in the slums of Tokyo. But, one day he meets Danpei Tange, a former boxer, who discovers his potential in boxing and tries to make him into a champion. Due to petty crimes, Joe is sent to a juvenile prison. There Joe mets Toru Rikiishi, a promising boxer, who knocked him out with one blow when he attempted to escape prison. Slowly but surely, Joe realizes his own potential. Joe begins his boxing life, step by step, with only one goal in mind... To Defeat Toru Rikiishi !! NOTE: Chapters 1-10 are read left to right, the remaining chapters are read right to left.

From the creator of the cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita comes a new tale of Alita's world. A thriller of crushed metal and spilled blood that takes place in the dystopian Scrapyard, it is drawn in a dark, expressionistic style that keeps it true to the spirit of cyberpunk science fiction writing.

From Manga Freak: Asuka is a typical high school girl with two big loves in her life: Judo, and Kujyo-senpai. One day, Asuka finally gathers up her nerve to confess her feelings to Kujyo-senpai. But before she can do so, a boy from her past transfers to her school and challenges Asuka to a judo match--if he wins, Asuka will have to be his girlfriend for three months. Who is this boy? Will Asuka ever get a chance to confess to Kujyo-senpai? Who will win this match?

Harutaka Kato, a 1st year student in Kakegawa high school with the extraordinary ability to jump. After seeing his ability, Maiko the volleyball club manager kept urging him to join the team. Finally, Harutaka was persuaded to enter the club. However, the volleyball club had another star, Yuta Kaneko! Harutaka was upset and tried to show off but all of his smash was blocked by Yuta!! So, what will Harutaka do!?

Ookido Yuu is an extremely tall girl who just entered middle school. Because of her height everyone is trying to recruit her into their sports club, even though she is terrible at them. Her childhood friend, Ken-chan, who is still in Elementary, keeps on telling her to join the Kendo club. But she hates Kendo because she never had a single victory against him. Find more about Yuu in this spin-off of Bamboo Blade.

When Mizuoka sneaks into the pool after hours for extra swimming practice, he's caught by his classmate Hino! Hino agrees not to tell anyone he's broken in, provided he teaches her how to swim. Mizuoka agrees, and, though he finds himself liking her more and more, he really needs the extra practice for his swimming club status. Will Mizuoka's dedication to his club ranking destroy his chances with Hino?

Shizuku Utsugi, an energetic girl who grew up on an island, leaves it and started her life on the mainland in order to go to high school. Her mother set up only one requirement: “for the next 3 years, just enjoy your school life”. Joining the lacrosse team carves out the path she will be taking.

Kitazato Fubuki is always overlooked by his family members; overshadowed by his more talented and famous brothers. He tries to draw attention to himself and usually spends his days fighting, but one day he manages a quadruple and a half jump at the skating rink. Thanks to this remarkable feat, he is showered with attention for the first time in his life...

From Storm in Heaven:
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together.

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1988.

The year is 2XXX AD, and basketball has become the most popular sport in the universe. However, the Intergalactic League–-the pinnacle of professional basketball–- is completely dominated by extraterrestrials. Widely renowned as the best of basketball is an extraterrestrial named Gyuma, despite the fact that he is merely 19-years-old.

Into this arena steps Yoshimune, an old man who believes that it`s humans who should be number one in basketball. His plan is to collect the best team of pure humans there is, and attempt to win the Intergalactic League.

Yoshimune puts out a call for the best human players, and a 14-year-old named Hideyoshi answers the call.

Bushidou Sixteen centers around two female competitors of another Japanese tradition, kendou (sword-fighting). Kaori is an accomplished kendou practitioner, but she finds herself facing an unexpected opponent in Sanae, a superficially weaker fighter who bests Kaori in a bout.

Tsubasa and his teammates want to win the World Youth, the under-20 world cup. They discover new talented teammates, but also new rivals in Asia and in the rest of the world, and this time, Brazil will be here...