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This page introduces you to manga and anime in Sports and Youth. Sports manga focuses on stories involving sports and other athletic competitions. Its a very popular genre and is responsible for introducing new sports to Japan and popularizing existing sports.
Top 10 Sports Anime by Watchmojo.com
Sports and Youth in the Library
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Slam Dunk
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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...
ISBN: 9781421506791Publication Date: 2008-09-02 -
The Prince of Tennis
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A tennis prodigy leads his handsome tennis club to victory at the national tournament. Four-time consecutive U.S. Junior tournament champ Ryoma Echizen comes to Seishun Academy to further his reign as The Prince of Tennis. His skill is matched only by his attitude--irking some but impressing all as he leads his team to the Nationals and beyond! There is a rumor going around that a twelve-year-old boy is going to enter the sixteen-year-old and under tennis group. How can someone so young ever hope to compete with kids much older and more experienced than him? This is no ordinary kid: he is none other than Ryoma Echizen, the Prince of Tennis! Ryoma's father was destined for greatness until he injured himself during a match, ending his career forever. His talent was passed on to his son, who is determined to be the best tennis player in the world. Can the prince gain the respect of his fellow teammates despite his small size and young age? Find out in this intense sports manga!
Call Number: PN6720.T465 T46513 2004ISBN: 1591164354Publication Date: 2004-04-21
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Kuroko no basuke = Kuroko's Basketball
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Call Number: PN6720.K8758 K8758 2009ISBN: 9784088746944Publication Date: 2009- -
テニスの王子様; Prince of Tennis
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A tennis prodigy leads his handsome tennis club to victory at the national tournament. Four-time consecutive U.S. Junior tournament champ Ryoma Echizen comes to Seishun Academy to further his reign as The Prince of Tennis. His skill is matched only by his attitude--irking some but impressing all as he leads his team to the Nationals and beyond! There is a rumor going around that a twelve-year-old boy is going to enter the sixteen-year-old and under tennis group. How can someone so young ever hope to compete with kids much older and more experienced than him? This is no ordinary kid: he is none other than Ryoma Echizen, the Prince of Tennis! Ryoma's father was destined for greatness until he injured himself during a match, ending his career forever. His talent was passed on to his son, who is determined to be the best tennis player in the world. Can the prince gain the respect of his fellow teammates despite his small size and young age? Find out in this intense sports manga!
Call Number: PN6720.T465 T465 2000
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弱虫ペダル; Yowamushi Pedal
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Onodo enters high school dreaming of joining the anime club only to find out its been disbanded! He is undeterred and attempts to restart it. However, two talented road cyclists see him ascend steep slopes on the way to Akihabara (55 miles!) and corral Onodo into joining the cycling club!
Call Number: PN6720.Y693 Y693 2008Publication Date: 2008 -
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Hinomaruzumō: 火ノ丸相撲
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Call Number: PN6720.H5644 H5644 2014 -
おかみさん; The Manageress
Call Number: PN6720.O568 O568 1991
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ちかいの魔球
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Call Number: PN6720.C4554 C4554 1973Ninomiya and Kubo form a battery in a high school baseball team. Although their dream to play at the National High-School Baseball Tournament, Koshien, did not come true, they became professional ball players and steered the team to victory.
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Slam dunk. Season 1 by Hanamichi Sakuragi is a high school punk who hates basketball, mostly because the girls he likes always prefer basketball players to him. Things change, however, when he meets the cute and available Haruko Akagi. She loves basketball and thinks Hanamichi has the height and prowess to play. Hanamichi, quite willing to settle for collateral affection, immediately takes up the sport, never mind the fact that he doesn't know the rules, cannot dribble and is constitutionally unsuited to teamwork.
Call Number: DVD PN1992.8.A59 S5301 2015Publication Date: 2015 -
Free!: Iwatobi Swim Club. The 1st season
Call Number: BLURAY PN1992.8.A59 F744 2017 -
Chihayafuru. Season 1, complete collection
Call Number: BLURAY PN1992.8.A59 C485 2017
Spotlight - Pingpong
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Ping pong : the animation by
Publication Date: 2015Smile and Peco. Peco and Smile. Besties from the beginning, both with a badass backhand. Peco is known for his arrogance on the table tennis court, and Smile for his silence. But with a new school year and a new high school table tennis team, both boys are in for a challenge, on - and off - the court. Peco's slacker ways are hurting his game, and after getting crushed in a tournament, he decides to quit. -
松本大洋 = Taiyou; Matsumoto Taiyō = Taiyou.; Paintings. Selections
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ISBN: 9784091990549Publication Date: 2018t's been 19 years from the last artworks of Taiyo Matsumoto, "101" published in 1999. Illustrations in this art book, "TAIYOU" are selected by Taiyo Matsumoto himself. Taiyo Matsumoto is known for his works such as Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong and Number Five. -
Sunny
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ISBN: 9781421555256Publication Date: 2013-05-21The latest manga masterpiece from the Eisner Award-winning creator of Tekkonkinkreet. What is Sunny? Sunny is a car. Sunny is a car you take on a drive with your mind. It takes you to the place of your dreams. Sunny is the story of beating the odds, in the ways that count. It's the brand-new masterwork from Eisner Award-winner Taiyo Matsumoto, one of Japan's most innovative and acclaimed manga artists. Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias!
