The story revolves around three teenagers with a desire to play basketball. Nomiya, being a high school dropout, has no future in his life. Engulfed by the guilt of crippling a girl in a traffic accident where he invited her on a bike ride finds himself in a deep predicament. Togawa, a former talented sprinter who once strove to become the best in Japan now putting his all in wheelchair basketball finds it hard to deal with the disinterest and psyche of his own teammates. Takahashi, once a popular and arrogant team leader, an honor student, a self proclaimed elite now finds himself being unable to move from the chest down.... more>>

Real also deals with the reality of physical disabilities, and the psychological inferiority that the characters struggle against. The characters break through their own psychological barriers bit by bit.

Note: Won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival. <<less

Book with manga & illustrations from Japanese and international artists for the FIFA World Cup 2002.... more>>

Content:

1. Otomo Katsuhiro ・・・・・ Cover Illustration

2. Inoue Takehiko ・・・・・・　I love this game

3. Kamijo Atsushi　・・・・・・　Kaerenai ko hito (Those Who Will Never Return)

About a girl name Tchie as she reminsces the time she had with her two best friends.

4. Matsumoto Taiyou　・・・・・・　Mie ken no shounen

5.«Mizugame 3» Lust for Life ・・・・・・ Tajima Sho-u (Gorilla Kick), Obata Takeshi (Morning Kong) and Asada Hiroyuki (Utan Chop)

About a tale of a football shoes as it is used/travelled from one user to the next.

6. Illust Gallery

Araki Hirohiko

Yazawa Ai

Yamada Yoshihiro

Nishimura Shinobu

Okano Reiko

7. Kusumoto Maki　・・・・・・　Netsu

8. Yoshino Sakumi　・・・・・・　GOAL!!

9. François Boucq　・・・・・・　Sekai wa mawaru

10. Yasuhiko Yoshikazu ・・・・・・ Bateren Nanban Hei Yuuki joshou

11. penthon ・・・・・・ A fantastic dream

12. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Montceau-les-Mines VS Pont-à-Mousson

13. Frédéric Boilet ・・・・・・ 2002 FIFA WORLD TEA CUP

14. Nicolas de Crécy ・・・・・・ Soccer no dendou

15. Yokoyama Hiroshi ・・・・・・ Robot Battle VI

16. D[di:] ・・・・・・ Fire Star Man

17. Taniguchi Jiro ・・・・・・ Fuka

18. Emile Bravo ・・・・・・ Shinpan wa 12 hitome no senshu!

19. Max Cabanne ・・・・・・ Penalty area

20. Kuroda Iou ・・・・・・ Schweitzer

21. Terada Katsuya ・・・・・・ Box!

22. Benoît Peeters & François Schuiten ・・・・・・

23. Young Soon Yang ・・・・・・

24. Gyoubu Ippei ・・・・・・ football image visual <<less