Sports (153)

Training for and participating in a sport take priority, with the goal of furthering one's athletic abilities—either to win a competition or achieve some social standing. While the featured sport may be individual or team, the main cast will always overcome conflict through discussion and insights gained from other athletes or coaches. This creates a general sense of collective support and achievement that is always present in Sports stories. Contrast with Action where the narrative is on resolving conflict with one's physical power. While both Action and Sports may focus on exciting action sequencies, the two genres are mutually exclusive.

Nozomi Witches

Nobe, Toshio 2024
Nozomi is a beautiful former actress who moves back to Japan from New Zealand. Upon arriving, she meets her fellow high school student neighbor Ryotaro. She then decides he needs to join the high school boxing club and helps him in his training.
1986 to 1996 | chp | Publishing

Leona Explosion

Kotoyoshi, Yumisuke 2024
This is Dakichi Kamiyama. A College Student at Toudai University. He had came back to his home town to attend such a prestigious University. He happened upon a cafe where once stood a great wrestling arena lead by the "Amazoness kitty." Now three daughters remain running it. Yukihyou (Who has taken a sudden interest in him.) Ferris (A rather ditzy young woman.) And Leona (A Tsundere-ish big boobed girl with a rather "Unique" Ability in the wrestling ring.) Join Daikichi "sandbag" Kamiyama as he endures the trails ahead of him with these Bombshells.

(Source: Imangascans)
2007 to 2008 | 10 chp | Publishing

Rakka Ryuusui

Sanada, Ikki 2024
After learning that she had passed the entrance examinations to enter the Sakuraba Girl's High School, Hayama Akiho, while attempting to escape from club recruitment staff, experiences love at first sight when she meets the president of the kyuudou club, Hokaze Minatsu...
Rakka Ryuusui is a 4-koma yuri comedy, and the setting is that of the kyuudou club in the school and its members.

(Source: MU)
Nov 19, 2005 to Feb 19, 2015 | chp | Publishing

Sorairo Ageha

Kumagai, Kyouko 2024
When Ageha was little she watched a tennis game and was affected by a passionate young tennis player. Years later she was determined to become a number one tennis player and to join the tennis club in her new high school.

Unexpectedly, on her first day of school she finds out that her new seat mate is none other than Takeru, the tennis player she was inspired from. But her excitement lasts shortly since Takeru turns out to be a jerk and he even gave up on tennis. When things couldn't turn worser, Ageha realises that there isn’t any tennis club in her school! Despite the unlucky start, she is still determined to create the Tennis Club and she works overnight for days to clean the tennis court all on her own. She also keeps practicing alone even though her rackets had been broken days before by Takeru. But her perseverance is slowly touching the boy. Surprisingly, he shows up during her training dressed in a tennis gear. And he even gives Ageha a new tennis racket and starts coaching her. Is this the start of a new love on the tennis field?
2009 to ? | 11 chp | Publishing

Softenni

Azuchi, Ryo 2024
Harukaze Asuna is a junior high school girl, who belongs to a soft tennis club. Her aim is to win the national championship but such a dream has gone somewhere else in her school life filled with fancies and ecchi accidents.
Included one-shot:
Volume 1: Softenni (pilot)
Aug 30, 2008 to Nov 30, 2012 | 56 chp | Publishing

Dokaben

2024
Dokaben is a baseball manga by Shinji Mizushima, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine. It was later made into an anime by the same name. It was immensely popular in Japan during its original release, and in sports manga of all time it likely ranks second only to Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue.

A dokaben is a kind of bento box which the protagonist, Taro Yamada, likes to eat.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Mar 30, 1972 to Mar 26, 1981 | 449 chp | Publishing

He~nshin!!: Sonata Birdie Rush

Minazuki, Suu 2024
Hayama Sonata has been a pro golfer for two years, but not many know who she is because she lost in the preliminaries of her last tournament. She unfortunately hasn't had a sponsor because of that so now she can't play in any tournaments because of the debt her parents left her.
May 1, 2008 to Aug 12, 2010 | 28 chp | Publishing

Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio

Aoyagi, Takao 2024
An almost road accident victim loses his memory after being pushed to a street power line pole to save his life. Not knowing his identity he is compelled to stay at his savior's residence, a gym and boarding house for female wrestlers, until he remembers. During his stay he becomes his savior's manservant and the gym's referee trainee.

(Source: MU)
Included one-shot:
Volume 4: Sebangou wa O (The Number On My Back is O)
May 12, 2009 to Aug 12, 2013 | 53 chp | Publishing

Honoo no Tenkousei

Shimamoto, Kazuhiko 2024
One bright fall day, young Takisawa Noboru transfered to over to Honjakuniku High, arriving an hour after the start of classes as the principal instructed him. Everything seemd to be going fine, until the mildly overzealous hall monitor Jonichi Koichi decides to charge him with tardiness, and administer punishment...see in THIS high school, any argument can be won through sports or combat, leaving Takisawa in a bit of a pinch until the lovely Yukari steps in and saves him from making himself even later than he is. But that's just the start of Takisawa's troubles...the school tough, Ibuki Saburo, has set his sights on both mashing the new meat to a pulp, and winning the hand of Yukari away from any potential suitors...in the boxing ring! Will Takisawa be able to defeat Ibuki, win the love of Yukari, and still make it to Calculus on time? Of course, it's all in a day's work for a Blazing Transfer Student!

(Source: AniDB)
Jul 1983 to Nov 1985 | 118 chp | Publishing