Koike, Kazuo

Matsumori, Tadashi

Uto Yujiro, a Japanese youngster who cross the sea to the home of the Eskimos - a cold &amp; freezing place in northern Alaska, in order to become a top class whaler, but after he met a powerful boxer called Jim, his life's destiny has changed dramatically...

Kenshin

拳神

Adachi, Mitsuru

Touch is a shounen story about two twin brothers, a pretty girl next door, and that good old pastime of baseball. The manga was written by one of the most well known manga-ka out there, Adachi Mitsuru in the early 80's (1981-1986). He's a wonderful writer who tends to write stories that are related to baseball and Koshien, the stadium where the All High School Baseball Tournament is held.

(Source: MangaProject)

Touch

タッチ

Yamato Keisuke, a promising freestyle swimmer, and Ninomiya Ami, a talented diver, are the offspring of two rival families owners of confectionery shops. Two generations ago, Grandfather Ninomiya came up with an idea for an owl-shaped cake, but Grandfather Yamato quickly raised to the challenge and thought of a similar cake—but in Yamato's the owl had ears. Because they're priced the same, Yamato's extra ears were crucial, and that made the business of the Ninomiya confectionery suffered. Grandfather Ninomiya then fell ill worrying about his shop. Before his death, his last words were "I was killed by the Yamatos," and since that moment the two families have been sworn rivals. 

(Source: MU)

Rough

ラフ

Yamamoto, Sumika

A story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she every become an "Ace" tennis player?

(Source: MU)

Ace wo Nerae

エースをねらえ！

Urano, Chikako

The story is about Kozue Ayuhara, the new girl who transferred to Fujimi College, who tried out for the school volleyball team. Her friendship with Midori would develop, and her talents would impress coach Honga more and more each day. Though she showcased extraordinary volleyball skills, she would make enemies with Yoshimura, the star of the current team. Kozue would discover that being at the top would bring stress, incompatibilities and other dilemmas into her life. Her high expectations of becoming the best volleyball player in the school, Japan and eventually the world, would set the tone for the drama to follow. (Source: Wikipedia)

Attack No.1

アタックNo.1

High school romance, softball and boxing story. This manga focuses on the love triangle between Nakasato Minatsu, Akiba Shuu and Kadomatsu Naoto. Due to a strange set of circumstances, Minatsu (a softball player) is disguised as another girl when she bumps into  Naoto (a boxer), who falls in love with this "version" of Minatsu.

(Source: Prisms)

Slow Step

スローステップ

Makimura, Satoru

As rising singles figure skating hot stars Tsutsumi Hajime and Kaiya Makiko continue to achieve bigger successes in their careers, they cannot help but wish for their friend and rival, Kurokawa Mitsugu's return to the ice after a tragic accident on the rink left him mentally too unstable to skate again. No words or invitations have convinced Kurokawa, but a chance encounter with a nameless young girl who spontaneously jumped in unannounced to skate an attention-grabbing program at an exhibition gala event stirred his long since silent desire to feel the ice underneath him again... A classic tale of growth and drama in the competitive and riveting world of figure skating! 

Note: Volume 5 of this series contains a one-shot titled "8 Gatsu wa Koi Gurui" about three guys in an aspiring band and a dorky young girl, who live together for a summer to run a small shop.  

Note 2: Volume 7 also contains a short story titled "Tokeidai Doori" about a ski jumper and two high school girlfriends who live in Hokkaido.

Ai no Aranjuez

愛のアランフェス

Sasaki, Junko

Hoshina Manami is the energetic ace of the Kitagawa Jr. High School Volleyball Team.  Although strong-willed and lacking finesse, her play style is dynamic and attention-grabbing.  Can she lead her inexperienced team to the national championship against several rival teams while dealing with possible issues of love along the way?  A tale of youth and dreams as told by the classic shoujo manga-ka Sasaki Junko.

Ace!

エース！

Hoshiai, Misao

A young girl named Honey has been trained by her father to be a dancer, just as her mother was. But when he dies unexpectedly, Honey finds herself in a school for dancers under the guidance of a teacher who hates her for reasons from before she was even born. After throwing away her toe shoes Honey proves she can dance very well with the assistance of Deva, a young boy at the school. When the school's top dancer has a freak accident shortly after, Honey finds herself onstage...

(Source: MU)

Unicorn no Koibito

ユニコーンの恋人

Takahashi, Rumiko

In the town of Tokeizaka stands the old, worn-down boarding house known as Maison Ikkoku. For the last few years, the building has been home to a rambunctious group of tenants, including 20-year-old college applicant Yusaku Godai, its most recent resident. Recently, however, Yusaku has grown impatient with the noisy shenanigans interrupting his studies and has decided to move out. However, as he is preparing to leave, a beautiful woman named Kyoko Otonashi introduces herself as the new property manager. Falling in love with her at first sight, Yusaku changes his mind and decides to stay to court Kyoko instead.

Though he initially believes he is making progress with Kyoko, Yusaku soon discovers that she is a widow still mourning the loss of her late husband. Despite her growing feelings for Yusaku, Kyoko states that she has no intentions to remarry or even date, as she still loves her late husband. Empathizing with her, Yusaku seeks to free Kyoko from her sadness with the help of the other inhabitants of Maison Ikkoku—all in the hope that she will one day see him as more than just another tenant of the building.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Maison Ikkoku

めぞん一刻

Matsumoto, Leiji

In the future, humanity has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Herlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth's oppressors. Their primary oppressors are the Mazone, a race of organic plant-based alien women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock

Captain Harlock

宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック

Tezuka, Osamu

Midorimaru, an uncouth prince, becomes involved in his father's secret plans, and soon after encounters a peasant school teacher, Tae. As war approaches, circumstances even come to affect the beautiful noble Yayoi and enemy ninja in ways no one would have anticipated.

(Source: MU)

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