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This manga tells the legacy of Mitsuyo Maeda a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda, who was a Japanese judōka (judo expert) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was also known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in 1908. Along with Antônio Soshihiro Satake (another naturalized Brazilian), he pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Maeda was fundamental to the development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, including through his teaching of Carlos Gracie and others of the Gracie family. He was also a promoter of Japanese emigration to Brazil. Maeda won more than 2,000 professional fights in his career. His accomplishments led to him being called the "toughest man who ever lived" and being referred to as the father of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

The day after he finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Sorayama Shun recieves a letter... from himself? The letter was from Shun 25 years ago for his future self. The letter reminds him of the time when he dreamed of owning a Countach and being a successful professional racer. With loads of luck and his ambition to make his childhood dream come true, he finds himself as a new owner of an LP400 Countach.

A city fenced off from the outside world, crime and devastation, periodic shelling - how can the inhabitants of this town even be still in service? This story will be about these events and these people.

16-year-old Hanii Miku is on the same tennis team as her life-long crush, Harada Tomonori. Not only can this guy kick butt in tennis, he's also good-looking and super nice! The only thing that Miku doesn't like about him is his brother, Natsume. Completely opposite from his older brother, Natsume is known to play girls, and be a basic cocky pain in the neck. But one day, Miku finds out something about him that ends up shocking her to no end...!! -- Selene Scans

Not every girl has the misfortune to see the boy she likes confess to the most beautiful girl on the tennis team--or the luck to see him get rejected! Unfortunately for Kazusa, her beloved Kurosaki has absolutely no interest in dating her even after he's been turned down, a confession from another upperclassmen only serves to make this "love game" even crazier.

Kitamura Koh has known the Tsukishima family for years. One of the Tsukishima daughters was even born on the exact same date as Koh! What will become of Koh when his best friend is no longer around? Cross Game received the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009.

"Hard working" or "passionate" was not in Sakurai’s vocabulary and joining a team sports in school was out of the question. But one day, he accidentally walks in on his female classmate Toyoguchi naked in the locker room and in return for keeping it a secret from everyone else, he is forced to become the manager for the female lacrosse team. Toyoguchi is passionate about lacrosse and was responsible for creating the team for the school. Sakurai reluctantly begins his role as manager but is slowly drawn into Toyoguchi’s personality and begins researching and enjoying the sport. The once lazy Sakurai who was scared of failure now learns to put himself out there and put serious effort into something worthwhile.

From Selene Scans: Ogata Natsuki is the best player on the Kakuchi Junior High Basketball Team. Which is not saying much because they couldn't even get through the 3rd round of the Prefectural Tournament from freshman year until the end of Junior High. For High School, his friends convince him to try out for the Number One High School Basketball team, Fujiwara Academy. So he goes to live with his aunt who runs a hot springs resort to go and try out for the best. Fujiwara Academy. The thing is...he's small. So people look down on him and he has trouble convincing people he's any good. Through one thing or the other, he ends up with Tachibana Mitsuki watching her school, St Mariannu High go up against Fujiwara Academy in a practice game. But the thing is, St Mariannu is very weak. Weaker than even his former school. Fujiwara is just toying with them and now they don't even want to finish the game. What will happen now? Will Natsuki ever be able to achieve his dreams of being High School Basketball's Number 1? And will it be with Fujiwara?

When they enrolled in university as freshmen, it was highly improbable that these two young ladies would ever meet. Nevertheless, a fortuitous encounter in the mountaineering club's designated room united them. Despite their inexperience in athletics, the other members of the club motivated and supported the duo to continue pursuing their passion for climbing. With low enrolment numbers threatening the club's survival, the small but devoted group was resolute in keeping their new additions and avoiding dissolution.

From YumeDream: Shinobu is a figure skater who loves ice-skating. First of the 2 stories of the volume is about the growing feelings Shinobu has for her new, young, and total bishie of a trainer. The last story of the volume is about a love triangle among childhood friends.

A one-night mistake brings Yesol to the doorstep of Hanrim, a cold yet familiar face from his high school baseball team. Only now, Hanrim isn’t just cold—he’s holding a grudge. What exactly happened between them, and why can’t Yesol remember?

From TokyoPop (based on volume 1): The World at the Brink of Self-Annihilation The nuclear age has brought with it the arms race, which has led to the advent of weapons powerful enough to destroy the world itself several times over. Unwilling to take the plunge into Armageddon, the world powers, in league with a group known only as the Black Ghost, have developed super soldiers known as the Cyborgs, designed to fight the wars of the world in space. Unfortunately, the Black Ghost didn't ask the Cyborgs how they felt about their role in the new world order. This classic work from manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori (Masked Rider) not only told a thrilling tale set against a backdrop of Cold War tensions, but it also helped define the genre of super team stories such as Battle of the Planets, Voltron, and The Power Rangers.