Slow Step follow the adventures of schoolgirl Minatsu as she looks for a man and tries to stay on top at school. She's got the school bully to worry about, two potential suitors, a pervert for a PE teacher, and a gang of criminals in hot pursuit.
Probably one of the most difficult feats in manga is to tell a compelling short story, and Mitsuru Adachi is a master of the medium. This selection of some of his best short works include two tales in the dangerous life of a pretty private-eye-to-be; a boy's stop-off on the way changes his life's destination; five short-shorts in a quirky cafe; Japan's future ace pitcher can't even throw a ball; when a school play goes bad, the world is a stage for love and karate; a drama of rugby and past lives; two off-beat time-travel tales; and more! Mitsuru Adachi's low-key but high-impact stories are a must read for any manga aficionado. This collection, titled simply Short Program, collected stories by Adachi published between 1985 and now. ||Volume 1: (from Viz) Story 1 - Change Story 2 - Take Off Story 3 - Short Program Story 4 - What's Going On!? (Part 1) Story 5 - What's Going On!? (Part 2) Story 6 - At the Intersection Story 7 - The Current State of Affairs Story 8 - Plus 1 Story 9 - Purple Volume 2: Story 1 - Before Spring Comes Story 2 - Subject - Wakaba Story 3 - A Stop on the Way Story 4 - 5X4P Story 5 - 4 on the Richter Scale Story 6 - Aim At the Ace Story 7 - Spring Call Story 8 - Spring Passes Story 9 - The Road Home Story 10 - Sayonara Game Volume 3: Story 1 - Clogs and Diamond Story 2 - Where the Wind Blows Story 3 - Angel's Hammer Story 4 - Memory Off (part1) Story 5 - Memory Off (part2) Story 6 - White Summer / Shiroi Natsu (written by Buronson) Story 7 - Square Ocean Story 8 - Idol A (part 1) Story 9 - Idol A (part 2) Story 10 - Idol A (part 3) Story 11 - Running God Story 12 - Short Mail Volume 4: Girl's type 1. Short story of a parasite (part 1) 2. Short story of a parasite (part 2) 3. Harsh life of a parasite 4. Love confession 5. Season 6. Two champions||
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true–will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands. Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls—none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever… Note: Includes a one-shot called 10 Days After. [Official English](https://www.viz.com/slam-dunk) --- - **Won the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen In 1995** - **One of top 10 highest selling Manga in history, with over 170 Million copies sold as of 2017** - **In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) for his contributions to the sport**
Amakawa Shinobu is an ordinary schoolgirl who was about to fall prey to the clutches of a dirty old man. But she is saved by... a (real) knight in armor!? This knight, Kasugai Kanade, is a competitor in “Heavy Fight”, a knightly sport in which armor collides with armor. What will be her fate as she takes the entrance exam for St. Agrippina Girls Academy, a prestigious school for heavy fights? The knightly tale of girls clad in armor on their soft skin begins here!!
Mini 4WD Fighter, the iconic superhero of the Mini 4WD hobby! He loves the hobby just as much as the kids and shows his enthusiasm though his commentary through tournaments while cheering the racers in fair play.
Karin is a student of an institute that's very strict, but then leaves class to be dedicated to street dance in a club called "Free Square," that is in fact, one of the best. One day while dancing with her friends a group of boys who play basketball arrive and Karin falls in love at first sight with their leader, Yuuma Seta. Some thugs want to be in the club and Yuuma challenges them to a game of basketball, but the thugs are cheating... ___ Included one-shots: * Volume 1: Pop'n Eight Beat * Volume 2: * Bokura no Kokoro * Hug!: Haruka has a dog... A dog she ABSOLUTELY loves! Every single day, she gives him hugs and kisses~! Upon entering high school, she suddenly meets a boy... with the same name as her dog... looks like her dog... and acts like her dog in every way possible! Can Haruka resist the temptation of wanting to hug and kiss him like she does to her dog?
Risa Miyakozawa, known as Zawa-san, is a member of Nissen High School's prestigious baseball club, but she's a girl… She trains and practices hard knowing she'll never be allowed to play in a real game. A quirky manga, focused more on the characters around Zawa-san reacting to her rather than baseball heroics or high school romance. Nominated for the 3rd Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Hirona Mizuno, the top runner in high school track and field, has a secret—she's in love with her junior, Tanaka. However, there's a major problem: Tanaka is completely obsessed with track and field. His dedication to the sport is so extreme that he remains utterly oblivious to Hirona's feelings. No matter how hard she tries to get closer to him, their hearts never quite align.
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 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. (from Baka-Updates)
A graduate from the school of hard knocks, the hitman Oogami faces his greatest challenge yet… middle school! ___ **Additional Links:** - **Official English Volumes:** [VIZ](https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/kill-blue) - [Official X](https://x.com/killblue_pr)
Nobunaga grew up at a dormitory full of long-distance runners training for the Ekiden marathon. He dreams of being a runner, but struggles to take the first step. But when he gets pulled into a race at school, he'll catch the attention of the running club.
Satoyama Katsuki is a carefree 15 year-old high school kid, and a pretty lazy one at that. However, he secretly has a crush on a girl who happens to share his name: Mizutani Katsuki. Upon finding out that Mizutani's father used to be a pro-boxer, and she herself infatuated with the sport, he reluctantly joins a boxing gym in order to impress Mizutani. Satoyama is quick to find out he may have the blood of a genius boxer running through his veins…
Kasumi Kishimoto is 15. Having arranged to stay with her aunt, she is surprised to learn that the other four people in the house are all male. The manga was originally 5 volumes long. Then it was reprinted in bunko 3 volumes (each bunko volume has more pages than the original volumes), and after that, it was reprinted again in 2 wideban volumes (even more pages per volume). Basically, the content and the length of the story is the same, they just come in different formats. Bunk release 3 Volumes. --- Official Release: - Indonesian release by Elex Media as **Beautiful Sunshine**
While on a field trip in the 3rd grade a group of six students rescue an artifact from a burning temple. The God of the shrine grants them special powers that will come to life when they turn 13 years old. Reunited by chance in Junior High the six students are each bestowed with a single unusual power and struggle to find the proper use of the power both alone and with each other. But time is running out because they are not the only ones granted powers by the God of the shrine…
Collection of most of Go Nagai's short stories under one title, with each volume mainly focusing on a central theme. Names of volumes and some of the stories they include: Vol 1: Swordsman of hell 1. Thief-taker Polikichi (Meakashi Polikichi) 2. 3. Swordsman of hell 4. 5. 6. 7. Vol 2: Suspense・Puns 1. Glorious Sanjiro 2. Nagai's Fantasy World Pun (Parody of his sensei's [Fantasy World Jun](https://mangadex.org/title/c7a47226-5e2a-47b8-9b35-728683d70faf/fantasy-world-jun)) 3. 4. Pictures at an Exhibition 5. 6. 7. La Samurai 8. Play boy!! Teacher 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Vol 3: Ultra-Spy Bearded Godzilla 1. Receive-chan 2. 3. Mystery boy X-kun 4. Ultra-Spy Bearded Godzilla 5. 6. 7. 8. Vol 4: Female leader Houin Daiko 1. Waiting teacher 2. Fighting Pants-kun 3. Hunter-kun 4. Female leader Houin Daiko 5. Handsome-kun 6. 7. Kick-chan (Lover-kun) 8. Sweet-chan Vol 5: Wandering student 1. Wild absurd manga series 2. Wandering student 3. 4. Vol 6: Oni rebellion of the year 2889 1. Oni -Rebellion of the year 2889- 2. Terrible tall tower 3. Loved Ski-chan 4. Marvelous Ultra Super Deluxe Man Vol 7: GO! Go! Nonsense 1. In the land where wild cattle roam 2. Komat Charm 3. GO! Go! Nonsense Vol 8: Susumu-chan's big shock 1. Vampire hunt 2. 3. Boy hunter 4. 5. Captain Burst 6. Golgo 17-18-19 7. Susumu-chan's big shock 8. Sanjiro Vol 9: Chaka-Poko 1. Chan-kun 2. Chaka-Poko Vol 10: Break down 1. 100 yen beauty 2. 3. Break Down 4. 5. 6. Vol 11: Enoshima's stupid-zilla (dozilla) 1. Food cart king 2. 3. 4. Enoshima's stupid-zilla Vol 12: Monster of the white world 1. Monster of the white world 2. Ganbare Supokon-kun! (Part 1-4) 3. Lightning man thunder Vol 13: Bakuratsu classroom 1. Bakuratsu classroom 2. Pushy Physician (Episode 1-3) 3. Rage-man Vol 14: Nuisance detective Iboji Kogorou (4 chapters) Vol 15: Go-Chan Magazine 1. The Birth of Sirene 2. Red loincloth Suzunosuke 3. Kingoro's and Marilyn's days 4. Suiko - Green lake 5. Go Nagai's true life ghost story - Face youkai 6. Robo humans of the battlefield 7. Go Nagai's marvelous 40 years [Vol. 15 - mangaupdates](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/hbneccg/gou-chan-magajin)
After establishing contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, it was found that humans were the only race to develop various sports. The number of alien sports fans grew dramatically, and the most fanatic of them regularly harass stadiums by taking part in a game, or by demanding a good show, etc. Finally, a treaty was settled, ruling all interferences towards other planets' cultures illegal. Rabbit Force, a group of rabbit-themed henshin girls, became responsible for enforcing the treaty and capturing any offenders.
A high school student, Kawasemi, who has transferred to the countryside, spends her days alone due to her shyness. One day, she is approached by her classmate Misago, a so-called 'countryside Yankee', and was taken to the mountains. Kawasemi was afraid of what she would do, but then MIsago starts fishing!? An outdoor life manga where a cooking lover JK meets a fishing lover JK!
Naoto Hachiouji —our spineless— MC (Known also as "Senpai") is a second-year high school student and a loner who spends his afternoons at the Arts Club room. He attracts the attention of one of his schoolmates, a sadistic freshman girl named Nagatoro. However, in between the bullying and teasing, something else begins to blossom. A lovey-dovey(…?) story between a shy nerd and an S-Dere (Sadistic Tsundere) begins. --- **Links:** - Alternative Official English - [K Manga](https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10042/episode/313808) (U.S. Only)
Raimon Middle School 's soccer club captain, Endou Mamoru is in a pinch - his club is about to be destroyed! Literally! To avert the wrecking ball and disbanding of the club, his team must win against the toughest soccer team in the area - Teikoku. Will Endou and his team meet a crushing defeat or will a mysterious transfer student with a fiery kick save them from disaster?! Won the 34th Annual Kodansha Manga Award for Best Children's Manga.
A shy, naturally ditzy girl aims to be a sparkling ace!? Aoi Nasukawa, a girl raised on an island who dreams of a glittering high school life through her specialty, beach volleyball, fails her high school debut after enrolling in a city school with no beach or sea. To win back her youth, she joins the "Nasumi High School Girls' Volleyball Club" after being invited by her classmate Sayaka Misumi, but...?
Two boys who would never have been able to meet each other under normal circumstances will now carve their mark in boxing history!
He was born fast. He had nothing else, only the ability to run fast. It gave him “a place at school” and “a bridge between friends”. That was all the boy had. Then he met another boy who ran to forget the hardships in life. He was not fast by any means, but he had passion. The passion was infectious, and he gradually came to feel the same excitement. But that was the beginning of the “abnormality”.
When I woke up, it was on the bed in the hospital. Three facts struck by high school student Ryuki Tachibana who can not remember anything. "I was sleeping for a year", "I was a figure skater who receives my expectations in Japan all over the world", "All memory about figure skating has been lost." Although it goes up again to the link, it is less than amateur who can not stand current ability either now. Still, Ryuki stood up and began to move forward. An indomitable silverbed youth drama opens the curtain (Translation from google from the amazon japan page yes it sucks xD)