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Kogane Kokoro wanted to reach out to someone in need in the train but was unable to do so. Then a mysterious old man appeared and took down those goons with his swift movements. Impressed by the heroic appearance, Kokoro decided to become stronger. He became the disciple of the old man and started learning fencing...! A man becomes stronger due to the desire to protect! An action fantasy story unfolds.
Kiriya Rinji, an online mahjong player, neglected his life in order to become good at it, which ended in his wife divorcing him. In order to pay the child support for his daughter, Koume, he goes to the seedy Kabukichou district and starts playing east-only games. Barely surviving thanks to his online experience, he decides to adjust his playing style for real mahjong. At that time, his ex-wife, Hanako, suddenly collapses and Rinji has to take care of his daughter Koume. Not being able to pay for the living expenses he decides to feed himself and his daughter with mahjong. However, Hanako's colleague from work, Arino, confronts Rinji telling him he proposed to Hanako and asking if his mahjong is strong enough to feed and protect a family. Arino challenged Rinji in a mahjong match for the right of protecting Hanako and Koume, with two mahjong pros, Gouno and Hira, participating. It became an intense match with Gouno and Hira betting their pride, Arino thinking of a family life with Hanako, and similar motives clashing, however, Rinji proved his determination and ability to take care of his family and was the overall winner of the night.
The Kaiji series is divided into five parts: 1. Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji 2. Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji 3. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji 4. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-hen 5. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: One Poker-hen
Yeonsu's life revolves around writing, to the point of neglecting proper eating, sleeping, and exercising which lands her in a hospital bed. Given a stern warning by the doctor about her physical health, Yeonsu realizes she needs inspiration for her next story and turns to Gyeol, a fellow patient, for help. As she finds herself falling for the athletic stranger, Yeonsu discovers that reality can be stranger than fiction.
From ANN: Kaname Okiura, a student of Prefectoral Umineko Shougyou High ("Umisho" for short), joined the school's swimming club in order to learn how to swim, but the club is filled with weirdos, let alone teaches him swimming. Then, a sunny, happy-go-lucky girl named Amuro Ninagawa who was transferred from Okinawa joined the club. Her extraordinary underwater speed and unorthodox swimming style (plus her personal habit of nude swimming—a powerful magnet to teenage boys) surprised every club member, especially Okiura, because she reminds him of a mermaid-like creature he saw only once in his early childhood.
Despite her clumsiness, teenage school girl Chihiro is popular at her school, especially with the boys. She joined the wrestling club a few months back and has been practicing without much apparent success. However, she wins her first competition surprising everyone including herself and her fan boys become more passionate about her. Will Chihiro be able to become an amazing wrestler?
Takafumi Ten is called to a mahjong club one night to play again Ikawa Hiroyuki, a young mahjong player. Having just robbed Ten's friends blind at mahjong, Ten arrives to take back his winnings.. Ten's mahjong style becomes more apparent as the game progresses...amateurish! Ten cheats in the last round, using a move called the Tsubame Gaeshi, and winning with a Tenhou hand. Hiroyuki is angered once Ten admits he cheated after the game. Will he come to understand Ten's "Way of Tenhou", where Ten willingly cheats and gets beat up in response for his friends? Will Ten unlock his true mahjong potential or cheat forever?
Hino is obsessed with playing sports in high school, but not because he loves sports (he doesn't), or is any good at them (he's really not). He's doing it because that's the way to get a girlfriend (or so he thinks). After getting kicked out of half his school's sports clubs, he's still convinced he just hasn't found the sport he's truly destined for. When he (literally) runs into Noborito Ayako, manager of the rubgy club, it's love at first sight (for him), but all she's looking for is another warm body for the struggling rugby club. Could this be the chance he's been waiting for?
After Kaiji's showdown with Chairman Hyoudo at Starside Hotel Kaiji is forced into labor at an underground mine. With meager wages each day, he will work for decades unless he doesn't do something. Now Kaiji must wager his earnings in underground Chinchirorin gambles for a ticket to the rest of the world. But even if he surfaces, he only has one chance to pay back his enormous debt, and that is by challenging the "unbeatable" Pachinko machine, The Bog. The Kaiji series is divided into four parts: 1. Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji 2. Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji 3. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji 4. Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuyahen Note: The group ZAWAnons started this manga as volume 14 of the Kaiji series.
Suzuki Souta, a high school boy on the school volleyball team, is interested in his classmate Shinonome Asahi, a member of the girls' volleyball team. She thought of him as a good volleyball player, so she has been seeking him out every day. Souta was a keen volleyball player until junior high. However, because of his height, he could never become the spiker he longed to be. As a result, he got into the habit of giving up on things. Souta's high school life: Will he meekly accept what he cannot have? Or will he try to become a man who can stand with Asahi? Youth is a series of choices. Please, Souta, hang in there and do your best!
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.
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.
