The only common feature running through these stories is a grown-up protagonist somehow coming face-to-face with his childhood past, in a testament to the loss of youth, the disillusionment of growing old, and nostalgia for better times.... more>>

In the Adachi pantheon, this is a rare diametric view of his eternal theme of "youth," in this case youth as seen through the lens of the past. It's a powerful statement from Adachi that might even be an acknowledgment of his steadily-creeping age.

What is impressive about these stories is not the plots or characters themselves, but the absolutely perfect way he tells them, another facet of experience that comes with age. Most of the stories may require multiple readings to fully appreciate the airtightness of the plot and visual motifs." <<less

Akira always recklessly runs head-first at any problem. Having just transferred into Nanjou High's part-time evening classes, he picks a fight with the full-time students' baseball club, a favorite for Koushien who are monopolizing the playing grounds. In order to challenge the full-time baseball club on equal footing, Akira will aim for Jinguu, the home of "the other Koushien" for part-time high school students!... more>>

Volume 2 includes the oneshots Inochi no Mound and Mou Hitotsu no Koushien. <<less

Enter our hero Wakadaishou! He doesn't have much interest in school; he saves his energy for all the excitement he can stir up after school. This is an early Adachi Mitsuru 'youth manga', filled with engaging characters, comic scenes, and a young hero with a zest for life.... more>>

Also included are the following stories:

• Isourou wa tsurai yo (Being a Freeloader Is Tough!, sequel to Isourou yori hitokoto included in Yuuhi yo nobore!! V.1) (V. 1)

• Kimagure Punch (Whimsical Punch) (V. 2)

Is all still fair in love when friendship is at stake?

Three friends, one childhood promise, and a boxing match that might just be instrumental in untangling a tricky love triangle.

May the best man win! <<less

Junko Tachibana, a manager of the baseball club of Wakaba High School, is the Madonna of the team. Sawamura, her first love, is an ace batter. Happy and sound love story.... more>>

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Minori is the manager of her high school's baseball club, which has been defunct up until five years ago. Even now, it's a little rough,... more>> since there currently are no seniors in the club at all! None of the second year players know why the club closed so many years ago, or about the baseball history all their fathers share... <<less