After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, “the King of the Court,” Shoyo Hinata swears to become his rival after graduating middle school. But what happens when the guy he wants to defeat ends up being his teammate?!... more>>

Note: Won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shounen. <<less

Yanagi is rich, smart, a girl-magnet, and always at the top of his class... well, until Kujou transferred in his primary school. She was quiet, plain, and poor, yet not once has she failed at beating Yanagi, both in academics and sports! Yanagi has made it his life goal to defeat her and thus, followed her from elementary until college over the past 10 years. Only when he decides to change the rules might he finally win. Here comes their last game!... more>>

Also included are the following short stories:

• V.1 - Kimi to, Shiawase. (Happy, with You.)

• V.1 - Hidamari no Niwa (Sunshine Garden) <<less

A regular school boy, Hikaru Shindo stumbles upon an old GO board while looking through his grandpa's old storage room for something worth money. From inside the board came an old spirit named Sai who once dedicated his life to GO. Together, Sai continues to search for the move people call "The god's hand" while Hikaru slowly began interest in this ancient game and walks down the road of GO.... more>>

Won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2000. <<less

Shizuku Kanzaki is the son of a recently deceased, world-renowned wine critic named Yutaka Kanzaki. In order to take ownership of his father's legacy, an extensive wine collection featuring some of the most rare labels of the last 30 years, he must find 13 wines, known as the "Twelve Apostles" plus the heaven-sent "Drops of God" that his father described in his will. ... more>>

But despite being an only child, Shizuku is not alone in this unique wine hunt. He has a competitor. Issei Tomine, a renowned young wine critic, was recently adopted into the Kanzaki family and is also vying for this most rare of prizes.

, the most prestigious wine magazine in France, has awarded this series with the "Special Award of the Year" in 2010. <<less

Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy!... more>>

At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins "Special A," a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat. However, Kei's feelings towards Hikari are different.

Included are the following unrelated short stories:

V.1 - Mikansei Chorus

V. 11 - Shoku no Miyako <<less

Yamada has one goal when she enters high school.: She wants to sleep with 100 guys. But she's got one small problem: She's a virgin.... more>> Afraid of being rejected or ridiculed by hot or experienced guys, she decides that in order for her to reach her goal, she first has to do "it" with another virgin. While in a bookstore, she bumps into an average-looking boy (named Kosuda), and decides he's the perfect candidate. Will Yamada succeed in getting Kosuda to bed, or will something more bloom from the not-so-innocent start to their relationship? <<less

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs.... more>> Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. <<less

Naka is an aspiring young model with a problem: her face tenses up into a terrifying spectacle whenever she gets nervous on photo shoots! Naka's... more>> rival is Umi, the hottest model at their agency. But Naka soon discovers Umi's secret--and hilarity ensues behind the cameras! <<less

This is a story about a piano, pitifully abandoned in the woods, and a young boy, Kai, who grew up playing it as his favorite toy. While Kai cannot even read sheet music, one day, he meets Shuhei Amamiya, an aspiring child pianist who transfers schools from Tokyo, and their music teacher, Sosuke Ajino. Ajino was also once a gifted pianist, until a tragic accident stole his promising future from him forever. Each from a different background, the trio's personalities gravitate to one another and rebound. All the while, the piano sits patiently, awaiting a hand to play it.... more>>

Note: Received the Grand Prize for best manga at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2008. <<less

199X, nuclear war has ravaged the planet. From the ashes, gangs have risen to take all the power from world governments. Justice has ceased to... more>> exist in this now lawless world. From the sands of a desert, a man appears. His name is Kenshiro, and he is the sucessor to the most powerful martial art in the world, Hokuto Shinken. This art attacks the foes insides, and makes them explode internally and die in often brutal ways. Kenshiro's goal is to kill the man who kidnapped his fiance, Yuria. A man that he once called a friend, but who betrayed him and left him for dead. Along the way, he makes friends and enemies alike, while protecting those who cannot protect themselves. <<less

Touch is a shounen story about two twin brothers, a pretty girl next door, and that good old pastime of baseball.... more>>

Won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category. <<less

Makoto meets a sweet, shy girl named Haruna helping out at the school's athletics festival. He confesses his feelings for her the next time he sees her, and she bluntly rejects him, only to call him later and ask him out herself! The source of all these mixed signals is Haruna's "evil" twin sister, Natsumi. Natsumi is the opposite of Haruna, she's a forward, crude girl bent on trolling the hell out of her twin sister. Makoto is then stuck in the shenanigans between the two sisters, especially when Haruna shows that she's not one to be trifled with.... more>>

Included one-shots:

Volume 1: Hikaru challenge!, Detarame Machi no Kaigenshou. <<less

At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. ... more>>

One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.'

Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity. <<less

Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He’s planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he’s scouted by the famous Seido High School baseball team. When he goes for a campus visit, he finds himself on the receiving end of a baptism by fire! His experience forming a battery with up-and-coming catcher Miyuki rekindles his passion for baseball!!... more>>

Winner of the 53rd Annual Shogakukan Manga Award (2007) and the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award (2010) for the Shounen category. <<less

Atsushi Ando (15) moves back to his home town with his family after 6 years. The story focuses on the fortunes and misfortunes he encounters in this town mostly due to pranks pulled by the ghost of his older brother, Hitsushi Ando, AKA Q-Chan, whose death prompted the family to move away in the first place. ... more>>

The catch is, only Atsushi can see his brother's ghost. <<less

First year high school student Tsumugi is a hard-working girl who can only think about studying. Even though she decided to devote her high school... more>> life to studying, the person who placed 1st in the entrance exam is a guy who has it all, Nishio Ryou, and she started seeing his as her rival. ... However!! Somehow being around Nishio Ryou just makes Tsumugi's heart race so much, she can't even focus on studying! (Sweats) A study-bug's reluctant first love!! <<less

The Japanese title is too long for the associated names so it is included here:... more>>

ボウソウガールズテキモウソウレンアイテキステキプロジェクト(B・G・M・R・S・P)

The story of a combined rivalry and friendship dating back to childhood between Beniko and Aoi. They only have one thing is common, and that is that they both love girls. Now they both attend an all-girls academy, and Aoi is more popular with the girls! Even worse, every girls Beniko has a crush on is interested in Aoi. The time for revenge in here! <<less

A "what if" alternative version of the original story, on which the cast gets acquainted in a different manner.... more>>

The basic premise is that Kodaka, a rude looking and easily misunderstood transfer student catches a glimpse from a conversation between Sena (the most popular girl on school) and "her friend" Renka (a character from a visual novel); after a short discussion followed, Sena decides to give it a try and make some friends with Kodaka's help.

This is a tweak from the original premise, on which Kodaka catches Yozora speaking to her "air friend", and is Yozora the one who decides to start practicing how to make friends with Kodaka's help. Also in the original Sena is not Kodaka's classmate. <<less

Reality isn't a shoujo manga, and Miku Ikenouchi's friends know that perfectly well. But then again, they are not Miku-chan. The reason for this is... more>> that Miku-chan has a boyfriend, a third year, and is content with what she has. But then a chain of events occur which leaves Miku-chan with a rival (for cuteness), her father quitting his job... and a new roommate? <<less

Youko spends her days as the primary target of her demonic sister. But how is it that her sister's evil deeds manage to bring happiness... more>> to those around her!? Is her sister really an angel, an ally of Justice? <<less

Gangryong is a high schooler unlike others. He has always had a dream of being the strongest. One day he meets Youcheon, who teaches him... more>> a powerful skill. One year later, people come to see him and announce that his "master" is dead. Because he was his only student, Gangryong has to follow them and go to a school where everybody has supernatural powers to fight. <<less

Matsuri is a girl like all the other high school girls. She likes boys, especially one called Wataru, but he hardly notices her even though... more>> she watches him like a crazy gal. "Tough girls aren't my type," he once said, and now even three street guys call her a tough chick?! Nothing too good to say to the wrestling Princess. Being this kind of princess is nothing to be proud of for Matsuri so it's a secret that she keeps from her school mates, because it's her father who wants to make her a wrestler...but what will happen when she's discovered fighting those three guys by Arata, the bad boy who can even "fight cows"? Discover it and keep track of Matsuri Special! <<less

Kohinata Minoru is a college student at a college that is popular for its sports rather than academic orientation. He starts out as a gymnast... more>> alongside his friend, Nana, but is bullied by his gymnast seniors. One evening, a karate student at the college, Mutou Ryuuji, witnesses Minoru being bullied and comes to his rescue and drags him into the world of karate. Minoru makes new friends and learns some of their dark pasts, including a shocking death that reveals motives for revenge. <<less

Kunimi Hiro and his best friend Hideo were baseball wonders... Until Hiro found out his arm was permanently damaged, rendering him unable to play anymore.... more>> A frustrated Hiro goes through the trouble of specifically finding a high school with no baseball team... Only to later on find out the doctor who examined him was a quack and his arm is perfectly fine. Hiro is quick to reinstate his dream: Creating a baseball team for his school and getting to face off against Hideo in the Koshien. The number one premier league for high school baseball. <<less

What would you do if a tiger skin bikini-clad alien followed you to school every day? Poor Ataru's life has never returned to normal since volatile extraterrestrial princess Lum fell for him. Now an excruciatingly wealthy and genteel rival, Mendo, adds to Ataru's torment. Not to mention an unending stream of extraordinary classroom visitors and educational materials including incompetent cherry blossom spirits, a legendary nightmare-eating tapir, and a fourth-dimensional camera that breeches alternate realities.... more>>

Note: In 1981, this series received the Shogakukan Manga Award.

Won the 18th Seiun Award for Best Comic (1987). <<less