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A series of three manga tankōbon released between 1983 and 1997 that collect several one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The stories were originally published in various Shueisha magazines between 1978 and 1994. Volume 1 (1983) - Wonder Island (1978-1979) - Tomato, Girl Detective (1979) - Pola & Roid (1981) - Mad Matic (1982) - Chobit (1983) Volume 2 (1988) - Today's Highlight Island (1979) - Escape (1982) - Pink (1982) - Dragon Boy (1983) - The Adventures of Tongpoo (1983) - Mister Hō (1986) - Kennosuke-sama (1987) - Sonchoh (1988) Volume 3 (1997) - Mamejiro (1988) - Clear Skies, Karamaru (1989) - Cashman - Saving Soldier (1990) - Dub & Peter 1 (1992-1993) - Go! Go! Ackman (1993)

An unimaginable talent without rivalry. Will it prove itself to be a blessing or a curse? --- **Links**: - [Official Indonesian Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/id/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=1896) - [Official French Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/fr/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=2037) - [Official Japanese Translation](https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0000747) - [Official Simplified Chinese Translation](https://www.dongmanmanhua.cn/BOY/quanjishou/list?title_no=1482) - [Official Thai Translation](https://www.webtoons.com/th/action/the-boxer/list?title_no=1926) - [Webtoon Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSeGyKj-hOg)

Baki Hanma is a generally happy student with a rather odd hobby; he likes fighting. Specifically, he likes fighting in a secret martial arts tournament that gathers the greatest fighters of the world and pits them against each other in really nasty combat. Whether you're a sumo wrestler, a karate expert, or a guy who specializes in ripping out your opponent's nerves, you're welcome to participate (as long as you can keep quiet about it, of course). Anyway, Baki may be the youngest fighter the tournament has ever seen, but he's also the best, and he really enjoys what he does. AnimeNewsNetwork Links: [Season 1](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2035) [Season 2](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2036) ------------------------------------------------------------ **Note:** This page exists for archival purposes to preserve the original fan translations of New Grappler Baki in their entirety. For the official digital release of the series, see: [Akita Publishing](https://global.bookwalker.jp/series/172723/)

"To be the strongest in the world!" That is Baki Hanma's dream. The mysterious, young, martial artist aspires to follow in his sinister father's footsteps as the world's strongest creature. But to what lengths will Baki go? We follow the young grappler as he matures in a world full of some of the strongest fighters and how he overcomes all obstacles in order to face his father one day in the fighting ring. From the jungles to and underground martial arts tournament, Baki is put to the test from fighters all over the world.

Go Mifune (AKA Speed Racer) enters races all across the world, as he gets wrapped up in international conspiracies and do-or-die situations while also dealing with the enigmatic Masked Racer X...

The lead character, Mao Ran, a person of Chinese origin born and raised in Japan, has been trained in the secret martial art of her family by her drunken lecherous grandfather. Her grandfather has promised her that he'll tell her what happened to her parents to encourage her to train and fight. Without her knowledge, her grandfather signs her up to participate in a televised martial arts competition between female martial artists known as "Prime Mat".

Seishun Academy is home to one of the best middle school tennis teams in all of Japan. Freshman tennis prodigy Ryouma Echizen enrolls in the prestigious institution with his eyes set on claiming a regular position on the Boys' Tennis Team. As the son of legendary tennis player Samurai Nanjirou, Ryouma is sick of living in his shadow and wishes to surpass him someday. He is confident in his skills and has the cocky attitude to match. His teammates, however, are reluctant to accept him into their starting lineup, as he hasn't proven himself worthy of the spot. Seishun's ultimate goal is to make it to the National Tournament by the end of the year, but they first have to make it through the Kanto Regionals to even qualify for a spot in it. With their new "super rookie" on the team, Seishun is ready to take on anything that comes their way. With a varied assortment of rivals and opponents that can threaten their chance at the title, the Seishun team needs to give it their all in order to rise to the top. Included one-shot: Volume 5: Tennis no Oujisama (pilot)

Satomi Azusa is a popular teenage gravure idol. She's also a highly talented baseball player, but, as a girl, she can't play on her school's team. Her father happens to be the coach of the team, and he concocts a scheme to allow her to play. His scheme involves Hirayama Keita, Azusa's childhood friend, a teenager of no particular talent. Keita's redeeming feature is that he looks a lot like Azusa. In fact, after putting Keita in a wig and girl's clothes, not even their parents can tell the two of them apart. To help Azusa's (and her father's) dream come true, Keita agrees to trade places with her during the baseball games. Soon "Hirayama Keita" becomes a popular player, and "he" begins to move towards a career in pro baseball. How long can Keita and Azusa keep up the act? What will happen when people find out? [On Hiatus since 2011](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%ABA)

High school student council president Hotaru Tachibana—a girl often confused as a boy due to her speech pattern and clothing—is not afraid to fight against injustice. When her friend is supposedly swindled by a host, Hotaru feels compelled to confront the man responsible. He turns out to be her next-door-neighbor, Masamune Matsuoka, who decides that the best way to settle this is to play a "survival game": an imaginary war game where fake guns are used, but the battles are no less real. Despite Hotaru's best efforts, she ends up losing and incurring a large debt due to the resulting damages. Consequently, she is forced to become the third member of Masamune's male-only team "Toy ☆ Gun Gun," joining his friend, Tooru Yukimura, an author of adult manga who dislikes her at first. However, before she even notices it, Hotaru becomes genuinely fond of both the sport and her team members. She chooses to share in their dream of becoming the best survival game team in Japan and winning the famous tournament, Top Combat Game, even if that means hiding her identity as a girl from her teammates.

Nomiya Tomomi, a high school drop-out who wants to devote his life to helping Natsumi, a girl he sentenced to a life of immobility after a tragic bike ride he invited her on, tries to change his life around, from a trouble making delinquent into a reliable man. The problem is, both Natsumi and her sister dont seem to care at all for Nomiya, rightfuly blaming him for the accident. Plus, the only notable talent Nomiya posseses is the talent for basketball. Everything changes for him when he meets up with Togawa Kiyoharu, a wheelchair basketball player. --- - **Won the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize for Manga in 2001**

Pocket Monsters RéBURST follows the story of a boy named Ryouga who leaves his small village on a journey to meet his father and a mysterious warrior. The manga is unique in that its protagonist, Ryouga, has the ability to transform into a half-human, half-pokemon type creature.

One day, a young man named Himuro Shousuke shows up out of nowhere, claiming he wants to become a shogi master. When he is told that he must follow the appropriate channels to become a pro shogi player, he produces a recommendation from a highly respected master, Mikami Sankichi. Shousuke claims he trained with Sankichi in Kochi, and now he's ready to skip the early steps of becoming one of the elite. People are understandably skeptical, but Shousuke begins to beat the skilled players they match him up with. Some are unhappy about an outsider coming into their hierarchy at a high level, but will they be able to stop his rise? The future is full of the internal politics of the shogi world and exciting shogi matches!

Goshima is a boxer who has held the world championship title for years and never once lost a match - thus earning himself the nickname 'Zero'. His coach, Araki, describes him as 'a flower that blooms only within the ring'. But with his 30th birthday approaching, everyone begins to question Goshima's worth. Thus he decides to look for the ultimate opponent to give him his final match.

A webnovel author, 28 years old Yeon Soo, is immersed in developing her new work. But the plan that she had been working on diligently turned out to be unsatisfactory, and she collapsed while being on the phone with her editor. When she woke up, she was in a hospital room. Apparently she collapsed because she hadn't been eating or sleeping well. The doctor advised Yeon Soo to walk for ten minutes a day as an exercise. And while she started to exercise on an impulse with the man with a limited time(?), 'Han Gyul', who was admitted next to her in the hospital, Somehow she felt her heart flutter…? Enjoy the freshness of an older female lead that unexpectedly gets her heart bombarded by a younger man!

Kuryuuin Getsuka loves martial arts, and she won a championship in middle school, but her father forced her to stop doing martial arts. She was brought back to the high class all girl academy that she attended when she was an elementary student. The academy has no martial arts club, so she started her own martial arts association.

**From [TezukaOsamu](http://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/167.html) site:** "The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories. Contains the following: Volume 1: - **The Bell Rings** (鈴が鳴った, Suzu ga Natta, ALT. ENG - The Bell Tolls) - **The Man Who Melted** (溶けた男, Toketa Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Man, Evaporated) - **The Snowman** (雪野郎, Yuki Yaro) - **The Purple Bems** (紫のベムたち, Murasaki no Bem-tachi, ALT. - The Purple B.E.M.'s) - **Sacrifice** (生けにえ, Ikenie) - **The Two-Headed Snake** (双頭の蛇, Soto no Hebi, ALT. ENG.- The Twin-headed Snake) Volume 2: - **Okuchin's Strange Experience** (オクチンの奇怪な体験, Okuchin no Kikaina Taiken, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Unwelcome Guest) - **Good Fortune** (大あたりの季節, Dai Atari no Kisetsu, ALT. ENG. - Winning Season) - **Bag Containing the Future** (オクチンの大いなる怪盗, Okuchin no Oinaru Kaito, ALT. ENG. - Okuchin's Big Heist) - **Two Dramas** (二つのドラマ, Futatsu no Drama) - **The Mask of Tomoe** (巴の面, Tomoe no Men) - **The Three Invaders** (三人の侵略者, San'nin no Shinryaku-sha, ALT. ENG. - The 3 Intruders) Volume 3: - **The Octagonal House** (八角形の館, Hachikakukei no Yakata, ALT. ENG. - Octagon Manor) - **Car Racer** (風穴, Kazana, ALT. ENG. - Wind Cave) - **The Riddle of Brunnel** (ブルンネンの謎, Brunnen no Nazo, ALT. ENG. - Brunnen's Enigma) - **Sergeant Okuno** (墜落機, Tsuiraku-ki, ALT. ENG. - Kamikaze) - **The Jumbo** (ジャムボ) - **The Man on The Crater** (クレーターの男, Crater no Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Crater) The official English translation contains three essays. A foreword from Tezuka's Interpreter, Frederik L. Schodt. Tezuka's Afterword from the Tezuka 400 version, and an afterword from Ada Palmer, a college professor and owner of the *Tezuka in English* website. [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/crater?variant=522458693653) --- **Volumes 218-220 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Nozomi wants to enter the newcomer's competition. But the coach is against it, because their club is a boy's football club and she's… a she. Will she be able to enter the match she wants to play in?

If there is one thing that Ma Jungwoo is good at, it's football. Although he is a genius strategist, others look down on him because of his lack of education and debt. But things seem to turn around when he finds out he has just inherited his late grandfather's British football team. He plans to sell the team and start fresh, only to find out the team has massive debt! Left with no other choice, Jungwoo must use his tactical genius to help this team rise from the ashes and be number one!

When Aida Minami was little, she fell in love with the long-distance runner Manabe Keiichi. He was in the club that her school teacher mother supervised. But all her hopes were dashed when Manabe confessed to her that he was in love with her mother! Worse yet, he promised to take care of both her mother and her! Talk about instant love defeat! But it seems that the worse is not over yet because after a few years, Minami finds out that Manabe is now a teacher at her high school and the supervisor of the track and field club in which she belongs! Will her heart have a chance this time?

"It's okay. It'll be okay." On November 8th, Shinwoo, who is holding on to life by a thread, is saved by Han's warm words. Afterwards, Han pursues Shinwoo, and the two quickly become close. However... "You get tired of toys you've played with for a while." For reasons unknown, the two grow apart, and just like that, 13 years pass. The two meet again as members of society, but for some reason, Han doesn't even remember Shinwoo... "Who is he?" Slowly, Han remembers what happened with Shinwoo, realizes all of his habits are related to him, and figures out why he forgot him. "I only realized it today, but I think I like you a lot." He tries expressing his affection for Shinwoo in earnest, but the wary Shinwoo does not open his heart easily. Han, worried about Shinwoo's overly pessimistic attitude, learns about Shinwoo's past- which he hadn't even cared about before... Can their clock start again?

Tsukasa, Tajima, Katsu were all members of the Hentai ShonenDai (Perverted Boy's club) at the tender age of 11. Tsukasa is a first-class runner and dreams of going of going to the Olympics. But as they grow older, how will each of their lives change? Will they grow apart, or stay true to the passions they shared as kids. D-ASH is a story of boys growing up and chasing their dreams.

Yasuoka Shion lost her parents, and her voice, when she was young…in a murder. She was found amidst a blood-soaked room, and the only hint for the suspect was a Shougi board and one piece: the King. Now, Shion steps into the world of female professional Shougi players. As her popularity and fame slowly rises, so do the questions about her past, particularly the murder case that was never solved.

A collection of short stories. The title story focuses around Chihaya, who has a crush on Morisaki. However, the flower arranging school she inherited from her father isn't doing well, and her step-mother wants her to marry into another school to revitalize it. Chihaya disobeys her step-mother and runs away, only to be later rescued by Morisaki. Unwilling to go back home, Chihaya starts to spend the summer at Morisaki's place, painfully aware of the situation... though Morisaki doesn't even seem to notice.

Hayama Sonata has been a pro golfer for 2 years, but she has never played in a pro golf match. It's because she doesn't have a sponsor to pay for the cost of a match. One day a weird president of a company comes to make a contract of sponsorship with her. The requirement for the contract is that Hayama must do cosplay in her matches. Can she become a real pro golfer and beat all her opponents?

Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together...

When Harimanada makes his grand entrance into the world of Sumo, he causes complete uproar throughout the entire arena. The novelty headmask is clearly not a good idea but not content with just ruffling the feathers of all the spectators, he sends the the entire Sumo Association into a frenzy when he arrogantly declares that he will surpass the legendary Futabayama's consecutive run of 69 victories. Should he fail to achieve such a feat, he will immediately retire all together. Harimanada's impudent remarks cause a huge backlash as every high-ranking Yokuzuna wants the chance to knock him down and humiliate him for showing such arrogance. Thus begins Harimanada's journey to the top as he battles to topple the entire Sumo hierarchy!

21-year-old Ryu Yeon-seong is about to start his mandatory military service in the ROK Army. But unlike most other conscripts, he and four others are assigned to the mountain police rescue unit stationed at Mt. Bukhan, a small mountain on the outskirts of Seoul. Not knowing much about it, they think it'll be a walk in the park, and count themselves lucky to have landed such a cushy assignment. But when they arrive at the mountain, the group soon learn that they're in for more than they bargained for. A fictional account based on the true story of the Bukhansan --- - [Webtoon PV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPjgg7qBrY0) --- - [Original Webtoon <kakao>](https://page.kakao.com/home?seriesId=47930989) --- - [Original Book <Yes24>](http://www.yes24.com/Product/Goods/7129531) - [Original Book <Aladin>](https://www.aladin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ItemId=17197893)

Six years ago, following a crushing defeat, a group of friends promised that they will one day take their friend Suzuo to the Koshien. Now in their first year of high school, the friends have reunited behind the pitcher Kitaro Kitaoji to keep their promise. With Suzuo as their manager and Kitaro's signature left-handed, underhand "Submarine Pitch," they may just go all the way.

Nikaido Hiroshi and his two brothers each inherit 100 million yen. Who will become the sucessor to the Nikaido Tycoon? None other than the son that uses the money the best. So how does young Hiroshi use his money well? Stocks? Of course not. He goes straight down to Vegas and starts playing poker.

A mangaka gets isekai'd.