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

Adachi, Mitsuru

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！

Hagio, Moto

Mario was born in Rome, but he remembers nothing about it. He grew up in Belgium with his foster parents and he always performed the leading role at the ballet school. Mario joins a modern ballet company in Paris together with Didi, Raffaella and Sylvia. He falls in love with Raffaella, but the secret of his true father's murder haunts his happiness...

(Source: MU)

Roma e no Michi

The Road to Rome

ローマへの道

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

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

Nakahara, Yuu

Sakata, Nobuhiro

Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.

(Source: Asian Media Wiki)

Naoko

奈緒子

Miuchi, Suzue

Maya Kitajima is a good-for-nothing girl with a passion and talent for acting. After watching a play only once, Maya can immediately perfectly imitate the performance word-by-word. This talent leads her to one day be discovered by Chigusa Tsukikage, a once-famous actress who performed and owned the rights to the play called "The Crimson Goddess."

Considered to be a legendary play, The Crimson Goddess attracts the attention of many, including Masumi Hayami, a wealthy businessman who is also a secret admirer of Maya. Another one interested in the play is Maya's rival, Ayumi Himekawa, a gifted individual whose veteran parents trained her in acting since childhood.

Glass no Kamen follows Maya and Ayumi as they climb their way through the relentless world of entertainment, overcoming intense training and challenges to become actresses worthy of playing the role of The Crimson Goddess.

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Glass no Kamen

ガラスの仮面

Tamura, Yumi

At the end of the 21st century, a great catastrophe devastates Japan, leaving its land unrecognizable and halting civilization's progress. In the present day, the emperor and his four sons reign over the country with an iron fist. It is said that only the prophesied "Child of Destiny" can free Japan from the royal family's shackles.

Sarasa is the twin sister of Tatara, the Child of Destiny. Despite having to live in her brother's shadow, Sarasa supports him in any way she can. However, tragedy strikes when the Red King, the emperor's youngest son, and his army attack her village, leading to Tatara's brutal death. To protect the townspeople, Sarasa takes on her brother's name and becomes the Child of Destiny, vowing revenge on the Red King.

With the sudden turn of events taking a toll on her health, Sarasa visits a hot spring to recuperate. During her stay, she meets Shuri, a charming yet mysterious young man. Shuri is fascinated by Sarasa as she treats him differently from other girls; meanwhile, Sarasa is unable to stop thinking about him. This casual encounter between the two seals their fate—destined to be bound by war, hatred, and love.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

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