The story begins with Japan's elimination from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which prompts the Japanese Football Union to start a programme scouting high school players who will begin training in preparation for the 2022 Cup. Isagi Youichi, a forward, receives an invitation to this programme soon after his team loses the chance to go to Nationals because he passed to his less-skilled teammate - who missed - without trying to make the game-changing goal by himself.... more>>

Their coach will be Ego Jinpachi, who intends to "destroy Japanese loser football" by introducing a radical new training regimen: isolate 300 young forwards in a prison-like institution called "Blue Lock" and put them through rigorous training aimed at creating "the world's greatest egotist striker."

Won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in Shounen Category in 2021. <<less

Who says pirates can only be cutthroats and bloodthirsty pagans? Meet Kid, the world's most notorious pirate and womanizer, and his rowdy crew that consists... more>> of not only pirates but also a priest and a mermaid?! <<less

The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. ... more>>

The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he would realize the difficulty of living up to the high expectations that came with such popularity. From the grueling training to battling his rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to met the challenge. <<less

Makunochi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school, Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning.... more>>

Note: Won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen Manga in 1991.

Hajime no Ippo: Gaiden - The Naniwa Tiger is a oneshot that appears at the end of Vol 84 as chapter 806.5. <<less

Thirteen years ago, suddenly the Villainous Army of evil appeared in their gigantic floating castle 10000 meters in the sky to invade Earth! The villainous... more>> army have reviving capabilities that make them immortal, making them a serious threat to humanity. To protect us against these invaders, the Divine Dragon Rangers, the Dragon Keepers, wield their miraculous powers and their weapons, Divine Tools, and continuously fight for our safety! The assault of the Villainous Army! The vigilance of the Dragon Keepers! Will they succeed in their conquest…? Find out in the action-packed superhero series of a lifetime! [Mangadex] <<less

Kuroiwa Medaka was born in a temple and is currently a monk in training. Because of his temple's rules, he can't interact with girls -... more>> and what's more, he doesn't even know how to regularly socialize with them. Mona, the "queen bee" of the school, however insistently tries to make him fall in love with her, but he always ignores her in order to maintain the rules of his temple. <<less

It's the start of a new school year. The new homeroom teacher for Abikura-kun, a second-year high school boy, is Hiyori Uwamura, who is known as a "Scary Teacher", rumored to curse you if she gets offended!... more>>

One day after school, Abikura-kun witnessed the other side of "YowaYowa-sensei"... and he is shocked by the gap between reputation and reality! The opening of a romantic comedy that will stir up your protective instincts!! <<less

A fat boy with bullying trauma lost weight before entering high school but while he got the hot look now he's still struggling with his timid personality.... more>>

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Saotome Ai is a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was kid, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. Although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him.... more>>

Taiga Makoto' a young man with a scar between his eyes, has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. Is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully? <<less

A special skill "Innate Gift" that only a handful of humans possess, commonly known as "IG". Such rare talents were gathered at a super elite... more>> school in Tokyo. The homeroom teacher is the strongest robot, Mr. Kitamura! Noisy and full of strange functions... I've never seen a teacher like this before!! He wanted to spend his high school life peacefully, but... The boring days were destroyed! A school action comedy of a class of children with different abilities!! <<less

It's been one year since Rin moved to Tokyo for high school. He was told by the landlord of his apartment that he didn't have to pay rent if he takes care of the landlord's granddaughter, which he immediately accepted. However, that granddaughter, Mako, ended up being a 20 year old college student who is completely incapable of taking care of herself. Even so, it was love at first sight for Rin, and he's been taking care of her ever since.... more>>

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Cedric, the Great Sage of Heaven. He was called a living legend because of his overwhelming magical power until he died an unlucky death due... more>> to the betrayal of his subordinate. Feeling the limits of his power, Cedric plans to start over by reincarnating as a child. However, he gets reincarnated in the body of a bullied student! For the young man who went as far as to give his life to call Cedric, a revenge drama of the strongest great sage begins! <<less

Kanan is a demon hiding in a high school in the human world to feed on the souls of humans. She sets her sights on a single high school boy, but somehow ends up in a lovers contract with him!? Kanan, who has never been in love, is now filled with new feelings!... more>>

The romantic comedy of a pure-hearted demon's first love, begins! <<less

The titular Hanagata is a Junior High student who used to be an ace Little League Pitcher until he busted his shoulder. Now, in Junior... more>> High, he has decided to focus on his batting. But, the School has been banned from official games, and the baseball club has reluctant members. <<less

As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery... the land Leif called Vinland.... more>>

Note: Was nominated for the 2008 Manga Taisho award. Won the Grand Prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts awards in 2009. Won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2012. <<less

Asagiri's second year at Mitsumine.

In Japan, the lonely have a new way out — online services that rent out dads, children, even girlfriends! When Kazuya's true love dumps him,... more>> he's just desperate enough to try it, and he's shocked at how cute and sweet his rental girlfriend turns out to be. But she wants to keep their "relationship" a secret, and there's a complication... she goes to his university... and their grandmothers are in the same home... and they live next door to each other?! And Kazuya finds out she's not nearly as nice in "real life".. <<less

Aizawa Kakeru is an energetic and dedicated eighth grader who serves as the manager for his school’s football team. Though he was well known for... more>> being a talented player the previous year, an accident during one of his games caused Kakeru to vow never to play competitively again. Still passionate about the sport, Kakeru dreams of one day becoming a professional football trainer so that he can work alongside his older brother Suguru, the ace of the school team who has represented Japan in international competition. <<less

After passing the Guangzhou Special Chef Trials, Mao decided to travel around China, to learn more about the unique preparation of food. Upon his return,... more>> he will learn that the real battle has only just begun. The Underground Cooking Society has already begun to move... <<less

The return of the famous teen detective, Kindaichi Hajime. With his keen intellect and sharp wits, there is no case he cannot solve, in the... more>> name of his grandfather! <<less

In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor clean with his adversaries. However, Tetsuya meets the intensely-skilled Boushu-san, this is when he realizes that his skills are still lacking.... more>>

Note: Won the 2000 Kodansha Manga Award for shounen. <<less

Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven... more>> times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into an android body. For the first time, the experiment succeeds. Yokoda is reborn as the armor-skinned android 8 Man, able to dash at impossible speeds, as well as shape-shift into other people. He shifts himself into Yokoda, this time christening himself as "Hachiro Azuma". He keeps this identity a secret, known only to Tani and his police boss Chief Tanaka. Even his girlfriend Sachiko and friend Ichiro do not know he is an android. As 8-Man, Hachiro fights crime (even bringing his murderers to justice). <<less

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Kamihate Uryuu, orphaned since childhood, receives an invitation to stay at the local Shinto shrine. All he wanted was a quiet place to study so... more>> that he can fulfill his dream of making it into a top medical school, but after arriving there, he comes across three beautiful shrine maiden sisters... and the head priest requests that he marry one of them and take over the shrine. A tale of love and miracles is about to unfold! <<less

Sonokawa Junpei is a 19-year-old who works multiple part-time jobs to support his little sister and unwell mother. One day, he discovers a major cash prize at the company where he works as a janitor, V Line, for anyone who can discover the cheating method of a major champion (a user named 'M') of their online mahjong game. As it happens, this same 'M' shows up at the family restaurant where Junpei also works, and Junpei jumps at the opportunity to get money for his family!... more>>

His strategy is to befriend 'M' (whose name is Mizuki) and uncover his cheating method. When he goes to Mizuki's house, though, it is clear that the befriending part is going to be a challenge. He learns from Mizuki's older sister that he suffered head trauma in the accident that killed their parents. Since then, he has lacked the ability to experience emotion, though he has also gained amazing powers of memory. He spends all of his time playing--and winning--online mahjong. Now, Junpei wants to genuinely become Mizuki's friend, and to help prove that he is a genius, not a cheater! <<less