24 Manga Like Rookies

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Nannimo Umaku Ikanakattara Dou deshou

Manga1 chComedy

Shared themes: School. Also Comedy · Drama.

It's a big day for our protagonist, Usagida. She gets on an early train, unable to suppress her worries that something might go wrong during her high school entrance exam. Trying to go over her notes just makes her anxiety worse... When she finally can't help

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6.6

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Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

MangaComedy

Shared themes: Team Sports. Also Comedy · Sports.

Indifferent student Takatsugi-kun is living an uneventful life, until he meets Niina, a girl who's utterly obsessed with baseball. Though she seems to have nothing but baseball on her mind, Takatsugi finds himself drawn to her. Their relationship progresses sm

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Inter-High Yuushoukou no Hoketsu no Hanashi

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: Team Sports. Also Drama · Sports.

The Sumida East High School basketball team achieves a dramatic victory in the Inter-High School Championships. While the first-year students shine, third-year student Nakano, dropped from the starting lineup just before the tournament, has mixed feelings... (

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Yakyuuban Koushien

Manga1 chComedy

Shared themes: School. Also Comedy · Sports.

The naturally gifted Noboru Obutai took the middle school baseball world by storm, but a tragic accident robbed him of his passion. Just as the flames of his youth were all but extinguished, he encountered tabletop baseball! (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Namakubi☆Shoot!

Manga1 chComedy

Shared themes: Team Sports. Also Comedy · Sports.

Kei, a soccer player who cracks under pressure, encounters... a lively severed samurai head!? Get ready for a heartwarming comedy about a boy helping a headless samurai find peace in the afterlife! (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Oshikatsu Basket

Manga1 chSports

Shared themes: School · Team Sports. Also Sports.

Hiyori is plunged into despair after the death of Mikhail, the angel character she simped for. However, when she discovers Yuki Kuon, a basketball prodigy who is the spitting image of Mikhail, her life changes completely. As she pursues her, she finds herself

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6.8

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Bakusou Cupid Manjigawara Yashamaru

Manga1 chComedy

Shared themes: Delinquents · School. Also Comedy.

Ichika, who has a crush on Asuka, decides to try a love charm. However, what appears before her is a self-proclaimed No.1 Cupid named Yashamaru Manjigahara, who dons a gang-style uniform! With this delinquent-like Cupid in charge, will her love actually work o

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Jobabu

Manga1 chSports

Shared themes: School · Team Sports. Also Sports.

Despite receiving recruitment offers from prestigious high schools, Akane Hinageshi, left traumatized after conflicts with past teammates, has given up on playing basketball. But what happens when she suddenly receives an offer she quite literally can't refuse

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Teppen no Kaibutsu

Manga1 chComedy

Shared themes: Delinquents · School. Also Comedy.

Tokko Private Academy is one of Japan's most notorious delinquent schools! To claim the title of top delinquent, Yamadano must defeat the current kingpin known as the "Beast." When he raids the gym storage room where the "Beast" is rumored to hang out, what he

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Nitamono Doushi

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: Delinquents · School. Also Drama.

Teru is a boy who, haunted by a childhood trauma, sees himself as a loner and avoids human connection. His only joy comes from video games... until a fateful encounter at his usual arcade starts to shake up his quiet world. A heartfelt, 88-page, full-length bo

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7.6

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Fighting Girls

Manga1 chDrama

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Koume was top of her local karate class until Tiara showed up and beat her soundly. Koume vows to beat her rival the next time, but months and years go by without a single win... (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Shiromaru

Manga1 chComedy

More Comedy and Drama to explore.

A white, round SOMETHING has appeared in the Sea of Japan! The notoriously lazy Harusame gets appointed as the mysterious marine creature "Shiromaru" handler along with two quirky companions! While Harusame wants nothing more than to avoid human interaction, h

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6.5

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Kaketa Tsuki wo Nazotte

Manga1 chDrama

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Despite his large build, Rinto has a gentle personality. He spends his days practicing sumo with his childhood friend Konatsu and others. However, one day, Konatsu tells him something that changes everything. This is a bittersweet coming-of-age story of a youn

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Nurudenohana Koukou Lotion Sumou-bu

Manga1 chComedy

More Comedy and Sports to explore.

Some say there are over 50 million participants in this national sport that needs no introduction—"Lotion Sumo." Asato Mizu brings you this classic coming-of-age sports story about young girls covered in sweat, tears, and lotion! (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Buta no Shinju

Manga1 chDrama

More Drama and Sports to explore.

Matsumaru, an overweight high school boy who drew the short straw in both the parent and childhood lottery of life. One day, when a woman witnesses him being bullied, she notices something unexpected about him...? (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Who's That Girl?

MangaComedy

More Comedy and Drama to explore.

Kim Sanghyeon has the talent and the drive to become a K-pop star—but one thing keeps holding him back: a false school bullying accusation. After countless rejections, his dream feels more distant than ever. But when the head director of a major entertainment

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Ginsei no Proust

Manga25 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

Kazuki, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and a straight-A student at a prestigious school for girls, meets Moeka, a wild girl from a rowdy school. What becomes of Kazuki when witnessing a steamy moment between Moeka and her boyfriend leaves her all shake

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Genikasuri

MangaDrama

More Drama and Sports to explore.

After one fateful match, former professional boxer Ryou Harima awakens from a two-year vegetative state to find out his career is over, his father has died, and he's been betrayed by his gym... Broken and fueled by rage, he vows to make it to the top of the bo

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Echoes

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

Kotone, who possessed the power to hear other people's inner thoughts, lived with anger and suffering in a constrained world due to her ability. After meeting the pure-hearted and kind Yuuka, Kotone began finding joy in her daily life. However, Yuuka had a ser

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7.3

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222-nichime no Aka

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

One day, high schooler Makoto discovers a mysterious red number "222" on his pinky finger. Visible only to him, the number decreases by one each day. What fate awaits him when the countdown hits zero? (Source: MANGA Plus)

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Toumin Shoujo

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

In a world where winter claims half the year, Haru Tamura, a florist's daughter, feels suffocated by her high school life of merely conforming to others. Her peaceful days are disrupted when she encounters a mysterious girl who repeatedly hibernates. This is a

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Kimi no "Gizaba" ga Mitemitai.

MangaComedy

Shared themes: School. Also Comedy.

One day, Yamato Satsuki saw the jagged teeth behind Aisu Kiraragi's mask. As he approached her, those teeth marked the beginning of a sharp and prickly romantic comedy. (Source: Square Enix, translated)

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Kanjou Knockout

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

Kaya grows tired of holding her own feelings back, living life constantly accommodating others. One day, by chance, she becomes friends with her classmate, Ichikawa—a girl who is as straightforward with her feelings as it gets. Things get shaken up when she ha

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Bijutsu Souko no Rapunzel

Manga1 chDrama

Shared themes: School. Also Drama.

On the 4th floor of the school building, there's an art storage room. They say it's haunted by the ghost of a female student with endlessly flowing golden hair.The truth behind the students' whispered rumors is Amane, Shusuke's childhood friend. Ever since los