Shimazaki Sanpo loves mountains. He loves them so much he calls himself a mountain-man and lives in the alpines, lending his hand as a volunteer in a rescue team, finding people, dead or alive, in the Japanese alpines. The alpines can be a beautiful place, but it's also a dangerous, dangerous place. Gaku: Minna no Yama received the 2008 Manga Taisho ("Cartoon Grand Prize") and the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

Haru Okamoto, a teenage girl who adores katanas, is just now entering high school. When she was little, she happened upon a katana in her grandparents' house. In their haste to get the blade from her, they agreed that when she was an adult, the katana would be hers. However, to her dismay, they do not agree that a 15-year-old, immature, excitable Haru is an adult! Luckily, she finds another outlet for her love of Japanese swords, the almost-defunct high school Iaido club! As Haru searches for new club members and tries to get over her fear of boys, she will become aware that her affinity for Japanese swords has a deeper source than she could have imagined!

Winner of the 105th Newcomer Manga Award.

Naoto Date is a feared heel wrestler in America known as Tiger Mask who is extremely vicious in the ring. However, he decides to change after returning to Japan when a young boy tells him he wants to be a villain like Tiger Mask when he grows up. The boy resides in an orphanage, the same one that Tiger Mask grew up in during his childhood. Feeling that he does not want the boy to idolize a villain, Tiger is inspired to be a heroic wrestler. The main antagonists are Tiger's Cave, a mysterious organization that trains young people to be villainous heel wrestlers on the condition that they give half of their earnings to the organization. Tiger Mask was once a member of Tiger's Cave but no longer wants anything to do with them, instead donating his money to the orphanage. This infuriates the leader of the organization and he sends numerous assassins, including other professional wrestlers, after Tiger Mask to punish him. Most of the environment and characters are fictitious, but real-life pro wrestlers Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba are included in the story as well.

“Goalkeepers are the coolest people out there.” Goalkeeper Kouki Inugami is struggling to find his place on his school's soccer team. After receiving ridicule from his teammates, what will motivate Inugami to improve his craft? Originally published in Sunday mini 2025 Vol. 2 alongside the Shounen Sunday S February 2025 Issue. ___ **Buy Elsewhere:** - [Suruga-ya](https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/WO20141)

In June 1983, Maebara Keiichi moved to Hinamizawa Village and was enjoying his peaceful life with his friends. In the midst of that summer, Keiichi discovers mahjong and falls in love with the old game. However, the enigma of the mysterious deaths that occur in Hinamizawa village and his consecutive losses in mahjong begin to eat away at Keiichi's mind... Is this constant defeat a conspiracy, a coincidence, or a curse? From the moment he grabs a mahjong tile, his peaceful life begins to go awry.

A heartwarming human drama about a high school boy who lives with his sisters at a small guesthouse in Izu called "Harukaze" and interacts with people who visit the guesthouse for various reasons through mahjong and casual conversation.

Fate × Mahjong!! The Holy Tile War, an intense battle royale between seven mages (Masters) and heroic spirits (Servants) fight to the death in mahjong over the all-powerful wish-granting artifact, the “Holy Tile.” which grants any wish. There is only one Holy Tile. If you desire a miracle, then prove you are the strongest at mahjong with your own power.

The next opponent (!?) is America’s tyrant, the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. And the one who will save Japan from crisis is… unbelievably, a high school girl of imperial bloodline (!?) blessed with the strongest DNA, Hako Mikado. Who will prevail the American tyrant or Japan’s teenage imperial heir!? And in the two-part prologue, a legendary, once-sealed phantom tile battle is revealed… Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces D. MacArthur clashes with Japan’s savior???!!

On the verge of fading into obscurity, struggling idol Nanaka Kitagawa has another source of income besides her regular idol activities… high-stakes gambling mahjong. What she wagers isn’t money but her own body!? The secret side job of an idol who loves the thrill of indulgence and the attention that feeds her need for validation.

Follow Ryu as he plays in the mahjong world with gangsters, crooks, and all sorts of people. **Included one-shots:** Volume 9: - Grasping at the Clouds (雲をつかむ) - A Couple of Things I Know About Her (彼女について私が知っている二、三の事柄)

A little-known classic, brought to you by the mangaka of Dokaben and Abu-san and the creator of Apache Baseball Team, Zenikko is a gritty look at money and capitalism, and one kid’s attempts to game the system in his favour.

Touka is an ordinary high school girl who loves bowling. Her father runs a bowling alley, she has a crush on her former coach, and she is a pro at the game. The only issue is that if anybody watches her bowl, she becomes extremely conscious of her body and plays poorly. To ensure this doesn't happen, Touka's best friend tries to help her overcome her shyness while bowling.

Noemi Kohiyama is a second-year student at Count High School, a school with no established reputation in the world of tankery. Her first match as a tank commander is against Saunders University High School. She directs the crew of her tank with her orders, and she follows the orders of their team leader. At that time, she remembers the words that her senior said to her.

The dream begins here!! Youth!! The members were scouted by the new teacher who will be the club advisor, but although they all had experience in other sports, they have now all given up on those sports. With a fresh start, the members join the cheerleading club "Dynamites," and little by little they become a team, each with their own aspirations in mind.

**From StarryHeaven:** The story about a girl named Chieri (nicknamed “Cherry”) who began ice skating ever since she saw the handsome ice skating champion Tsuzuki Masanori skate. She pursues her dream of being Tsuzki’s partner, all the while facing her rival, ‘Princess’ Canty. With the help of her friends, and her own courage, can Cherry win the heart of the boy she loves so much…?

Ginji is an aloof mahjong player who undertakes gambling matches with yakuza opponents and boasts of his unbeaten record. His true identity is that of a detective! What will happen in the game between Ginji, nicknamed "Lesser Emperor" who flies high in the autumn sky, and Shimura, the organization's rep player? The title story, "Ginyanma," as well as other stories by the genius Fukumoto Nobuyuki, are hardboiled romances about skilled mahjong players crawling in the underworld.

A boy named Oda Nobusuke is very infatuated with billiards. Problems arise when a new student body president, Mako, suddenly decided to cut the funding for his billiards club. Unhappy with that, Oda wants to convince Mako that his billiards club is worthy of the funding. He decided to challenge a two-time former national billiards champion. Will Oda be able to defend his club? --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media

A collection of mahjong gekiga oneshots. **Contents:** - The Lion of the North - A Tattoo on My Back - The Me in the Mirror - Last Tango - Narumi: The Man Who Shot a Don - Golgotha

Miiko is a girl with a problem. She's passed all the tests and become a Mahjong Pro, but she stinks at Mahjong! She was starting to even hate the game, but then she runs into a man who used to be a Top-Tier Mahjong Pro named Namidame in a parlor and asks him to teach her how to play right! The two strike a connection and Namidame vows to help Miiko work her way up to the top leagues. He gives her a new lesson each chapter, and we as the readers also learn along with Miiko! This "Mahjong for Dummies" series by prestigious Mahjong Mangaka, Katayama Masayuki, is a must-read for anyone who wants to get better at Japanese Mahjong! Let's learn together!

Mei, now in her first year of high school, reunites with her senior from her senior days, Masumi, and is invited to be the manager of the baseball team. Mei has secretly had feelings for Masumi, who she has admired since middle school. However, whether Masumi knows about Mei's feelings or not, he has been acting indifferent to everything outside of baseball... Just as Mei is trying to forget her unrequited love, a baseball team member named Shiba Motohiko appears before her, claiming to know her from middle school. (Source: Natalie, translated)

Wakagi Hokuto is a mahjong player who has an extraordinary amount of luck, to the point where he can get tenhou once a week. With this power, he aims to become like the North Star, an unmovable giant of a man.

A spinoff of Tohai starring Doujima, nicknamed "Lion".

Childhood friends Kotarou and Subaru have always competed against each other in soccer, but when they become high school students, Kotarou realizes the difference in talent between him and Subaru…