Kobayashi, Yuugo

Ueno, Naohiko

To the world stage! Glory and ambition lie ahead of young Ashito Aoi as he takes the first steps to becoming a pro soccer player. But after being catapulted into a new harsh environment, can he hold onto his spider's thread and climb his way to the top?

A fateful encounter on Futami Beach in Ehime, Japan leads to the meeting between Fukuda Tatsuya; once a rising star and a player on the cusp of greatness whose career ended all too soon, and Aoi Ashito; a brash and hot-headed striker who loves soccer despite his selfish tendencies.

After being selected to try out for the Tokyo City Esperion Youth club, Ashito Aoi stakes his future on the chance to create a better life for his single mother and older brother, all while realizing his own shortcomings and dealing with the highly competitive world of J-Youth Soccer.

(Source: Titan Manga)

Ao Ashi

Aoashi

アオアシ

Furudate, Haruichi

The whistle blows. The ball is up. A dig. A set. A spike.

Volleyball. A sport where two teams face off, separated by a formidable, wall-like net.

The "Little Giant," standing at only 170 centimeters, overcomes the towering net and the wall of blockers. The awe-inspired Shouyou Hinata looks on at the ace's crow-like figure. Determined to reach great heights like the Little Giant, small-statured Hinata finally manages to form a team in his last year of junior high school, and enters his first volleyball tournament. However, his team is utterly defeated in their first game against the powerhouse school Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the genius, but oppressive setter dubbed the "King of the Court," Tobio Kageyama.

Hinata enrolls into Karasuno High School seeking to take revenge against Kageyama in an official high school match and to follow in the Little Giant's footsteps—but his plans are ruined when he opens the gymnasium door to find Kageyama as one of his teammates.

Now, Hinata must establish himself on the team and work alongside the problematic Kageyama to overcome his shortcomings and to fulfill his dream of making it to the top of the high school volleyball world.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Included one-shot:
Volume 14: Nisekyuu!!

Haikyuu!!

Haikyu!!

ハイキュー!!

Tanaka, Motoyuki

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.

Be Blues! Ao ni Nare

BE BLUES!~青になれ~

Yasuda, Tsuyoshi

Weak, clumsy, and shy, Tsukushi Tsukamoto is a prime target for bullies. Though he suffers through their torment, it leads to a fateful encounter with fellow Seiseki High School student Jin Kazama, a genius soccer player of the same age. After saving Tsukamoto from the bullies, Kazama invites him to a futsal match since his team is one man short.

Although he struggles to keep up with the more experienced players, Tsukamoto is passionate and persistent; not even an injured foot stops him from running around the field. His endless runs and continuous efforts inspire the team, particularly the unmotivated Kazama. As Tsukamoto scores the winning goal, he realizes that he thoroughly enjoys soccer, as well as playing alongside Kazama.

Inspired by Kazama, Tsukamoto decides to join him in the school's soccer club. Little does he know, the Seiseki team is renowned nationwide, and a terrible player like him might not even pass the selection process, let alone play in the first team. Even so, Tsukamoto forces his way into Seiseki with the only thing he is good at—running straight ahead!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Days

DAYS

Musashino, Hajime

Former middle school soccer star Tatsuya Yoigoshi hates sports. From short-tempered coaches to jealous teammates who would spread wild rumors, they all have gradually warped his outlook on sports clubs. Now enrolled in Noukin High School, Yoigoshi is sought after by the school's soccer team due to his popularity and proven skills. However, as Yoigoshi  seeks to avoid the troublesome life of an athlete, he decides to spend his time after school as a livestreamer instead.

One day, a first-year student named Souma Azemichi tries to recruit Yoigoshi into the kabaddi team. Initially reluctant, Yoigoshi eventually agrees to check out the club. Having low expectations for the obscure sport, Yoigoshi is surprised to see muscular men fighting empty-handed in intense battles. As the attempt to recruit him suddenly escalates, Yoigoshi's only way to escape the kabaddi club is to give the passionate sport a try.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shakunetsu Kabaddi

Burning Kabaddi

灼熱カバディ

Tsurumaikada

Becoming an ice dancer was not what Tsukasa Akeuraji had aimed for when he decided to take on the figure skating world. However, it is where he ended up, as he "started too late" to follow his true solo-skating dreams.

For years, he was content with being a shell of his former ambitions—that is, until he met a little girl in whom he saw himself. Inori Yuitsuka, a fifth-grader so desperate to skate that she practiced in secret, had visited Tsukasa's rink with her mother to ask for lessons. She was branded as useless by everyone around her, told it was "too late" for her to begin, and that catching up to other skaters was impossible.

With a newfound conviction and unwillingness to let another passionate skater go down the same road as him, Tsukasa takes on the responsibility of coaching her and promises to make Inori a medalist.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Medalist

メダリスト

Kozaki, Ai

Everyone wants a fresh start in high school and that applies ten fold for Toujima Asahi. She hopes that she can create a new image of coolness at Futatsuzaka High School; a school that used to be all girls until recently, which explains the female population being 5 times that of the male and the extracurricular activities being female oriented. Change isn't as easy as Asahi thought and she is introduced to Maharu, a strong minded girl, and to Naginata, a sport similar to kendo. Asahi realizes that Naginata is what she needs in order to become a new person, as the sport allows those who are not the most athletic to shine even on a national level.

(Source: MangaHelpers)

Asahinagu

あさひなぐ

Kaneshiro, Muneyuki

Nomura, Yuusuke

After reflecting on the current state of Japanese soccer, the Japanese Football Association decides to hire the enigmatic and eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to achieve their dream of winning the World Cup. Believing that Japan has lacked an egoistic striker hungry for goals, Jinpachi initiates the Blue Lock—a prison-like facility where three hundred talented strikers from high schools all over Japan are isolated and pitted against each other. The sole survivor of Blue Lock will earn the right to become the national team's striker, and those who are defeated shall be banned from joining the team forever. 

Selected to join this risky project is Yoichi Isagi, a striker who failed to bring his high school soccer team to the national tournament. After choosing to pass to a teammate who missed instead of scoring on his own, he could not help but wonder if the results would have been different had he been more selfish. Using this golden opportunity given by the Blue Lock Project, Yoichi aims to clear his doubts and chase his ultimate desire—to become the greatest striker in the world and lead Japan to World Cup glory.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Blue Lock

ブルーロック

Nakibokuro

You can't win through only with "friendship" and "youth." We stake our lives to get to the Koshien!!

Kanou Shoutarou entered an official baseball club at one of the best powerhouse baseball schools in the country - DL Gakuen. However the discipline in the club, he admired so much, was beyond all imagination!

From Nakibokuro—the former member of PL Gakuen's baseball club who played at the Koshien as the regular!

(Source: MU)

Battle Studies

バトルスタディーズ

Ao Ashi spin-off about Ashito's older brother, Shun.

Ao Ashi: Brotherfoot

アオアシ ブラザーフット

Morimoto, Daisuke

Yatarou Araki, a member of the Toujou 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. Yatarou 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!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Catenaccio

カテナチオ

Takahashi, Yoichi

Rising Sun will revolve around Tsubasa as he aims to participate in the Olympics as a representative from Japan.

(Source: ANN)

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