For a few years, the city of Kyoto has been the theater of a secret war opposing extreme Japanese teenagers lauding the exclusion of the gaijin (foreign people) outside of Japan, and others who defend their integration. In order to avoid an escalation of violence between rival gangs, both sides have agreed to sort out the gaijins’ fate for good in an underground tournament where the best fighters from each side will have to fight against each other. The "Black Boat Project," abbreviated as the "B.B. Project," directly links to commandant Perry’s “Black Boats”: the symbol of the arrival of the gaijin on Japanese soil… Reading direction: Left to Right Franck is a young Parisian who loves to fight. He arrives in Kyoto, supposedly to study… but mostly to charm Japanese girls and spend his money in video-game rooms, his vision of the “Japanese dream.” However, his real nature comes back very fast when Franck finds himself stuck in a fight opposing hooligans against the mysterious Megumi. Without knowing it, our hero is going to become a part of the B.B. Project…
The manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards.
Taken from Baka-updates: This is the story of Nanase Iruka. She's short, tomboyish, and her one joy in life is volleyball. On Iruka's 17th birthday, her Volleyball club is disbanded. Feeling somewhat depressed she and her friends from the club take a trip to the beach and discover Beach volleyball. Iruka can't wait to play and rushes to the court only to be told to give up being a player because of her short stature by the local Volleyball Diva. In a rage, Iruka challenges her to a match to prove her abilities. It doesn't look like she has a chance, but Iruka has a secret weapon, and nobody will ever make fun of her on the beach again....well....Not about her ability to play Volleyball anyway..
Blood, guts and glory! You can find it all on the rugby field. A young man is about to be introduced to the sport of rugby!
Beatlyfe is a place where game freaks, music nerds, and adrenaline junkies intersect: a rhythm arcade. Join our heroes (read: rhythm gamers) as they work tirelessly to top their high scores, find the best late-night noodles, and support each other through life --- arcade culture at its finest.
[based on chapter one] Lou Jie is a legendary street basketball player. His Uncle, a shady character, desperately wants him to go to the best sports college in China so that one day Lou Jie can play in the NBA. Lou Jie has plans that don't include basketball, however fate may have something else in mind... Note: A couple of chinese sites has up to chapter 7.
From Viz: All that matters to 15-year-old Nobara Sumiyoshi is volleyball--she's an awesome player with big-time ambitions. But sometimes it seems like a girl just can't get a break in the competitive world of high school volleyball. Nobara's family wants her to inherit the role of "young mistress," serving rich patrons at her family's old-fashioned Japanese restaurant. No thanks! When Nobara transfers to Crimson Field High School, known for its top-notch volleyball team, it turns out that her mother will stoop to dirty tricks to keep her off the court. With assistance from her feisty Aunt Momoko, who's got some connections at Crimson Field, Nobara decides to start playing offense.
Beyblade pros from around the world gather to compete in the Pro League held inside the X Tower!
Make a wish and destiny will make sure to interfere. Eundeok is a (wannabe) normal high school freshman. But alas, he is too tall and built for his own convenience -- chased by every varsity team wooing him since Day 1, he runs and runs and then ends up in a basketball court, a space where his childhood trauma and frustration still remain. Mistaken as a rumored super-rookie, our hero reluctantly picks up the ball. But, this time, it looks like there is something to help him carry on.
The encounter between Itto Ippongi, a high schooler who blunders no matter what he does, and a road race bike.<br>Riding a bike might very well be the way for him to change himself.<br>Thinking he might actually be able to achieve something great,<br>Itto joins Team CycleOn which Subara Miyata, his classmate, is a member of...<br>A genuine cycling road race manga that will lit fire in your heart and make you want to go to the distant Alpe d'Huez has come!!
From Nagareboshi Manga: Umi has just transferred schools, and she's all set with a dream of putting together a team of ultimate swimmers, called the Splash Five! While recruiting talented boys to wear speedos, will she end up falling in love...? (By the author of Megane Ouji)
