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The sound of the whistle fills the gymnasium as the ball goes up in the air. A dig, a set, and finally a spike - the familiar sequence of moves in the game of volleyball. Two teams stand on opposite sides of the net, ready to battle it out. Despite his small stature of only 170 cm, Shouyou Hinata is inspired by the legendary "Little Giant" who overcame the towering wall of blockers. Determined to follow in his footsteps, Hinata forms a team in his final year of junior high and enters his first volleyball tournament. But his dreams are shattered when his team is crushed by the powerhouse Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the tyrannical "King of the Court" setter, Tobio Kageyama. Hinata seeks revenge against Kageyama and wants to prove himself in the high school volleyball world. But his plans are ruined when he discovers Kageyama on his new team at Karasuno High School. Now, Hinata must work together with Kageyama to overcome their differences and fulfill their shared goal of reaching the top of high school volleyball. Can they do it? Find out in the thrilling one-shot included in Volume 14: Nisekyuu!!

In a rural village, Gang Chan dreams of becoming a boxing champion. To repay the elders who raised him, he trains every single day without fail. One day, men in black suits arrive in the village for a redevelopment project, threatening the residents. Gang Chan steps up to confront them, but it’s impossible to take on so many at once. Blaming himself for failing to protect the villagers, he breaks down in tears—when suddenly, a person appears who will change Gang Chan’s fate forever.

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?

"100 million yen, This girl?!" Kasane Hibino, a 15 year old girl managing a ramshackle driving range, winds up meeting golf superstar Jambo Otokozaki. Will she be successful in achieving her goals? The definitive comic about golf, and about never giving up on your dreams!

A narrative revolving around a teenage reliever in baseball.

From kindergarten through elementary school and beyond, the protagonist Rikujou Ayumu has always been chased around by someone—always running away, always being bullied. At the national athletics competition, Igari Toraga from Okawa Academy overwhelmingly dominates the 100-meter sprint and claims victory with crushing superiority. “Prey” and “King.” One day, these two meet. Ayumu, who’s been bullied and spent his entire life fleeing, makes a declaration about the king who waits at the apex of the “100-meter sprint” ecosystem: “I’ll hunt him down and kill him with my own two legs!!!” A grand reversal growth story begins here.

Tae Yang, who dreams of becoming a pitcher, is in a deep slump. No matter how much he practices, his bat just refuses to hit the ball, and his school life becomes a mess. Just to be able to step onto the field, no more, no less ! Original Webtoon: Naver Webtoon, Naver Series

Miyanaga Saki is a high school freshman who doesn’t like mahjong. Ever since she was a child, she would lose her New Year’s gift money during her family mahjong game. If she won, her parents would be upset, and if she lost, well, she lost. As a result, she’s learned to play in such a way that her score always remains plus/minus zero: not good enough to win, but not bad enough to lose. When we meet her, she’s being dragged to her school’s mahjong club by an old friend. How will a girl who hates mahjong, yet has become adept at the game as a result of her upbringing, survive in this environment?

There is a dream worth putting two lives on the line for. Tsukasa, a young man with shattered dreams, and Inori, a girl no one believed in. However, in the face of adversity within those two possess a tenacity towards the rink greater than anyone had ever known. Together, they meet on the ice, aim for the world with their figure skating!