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A boy becomes enamored with Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics) after seeing a young woman dancing by a shrine one evening. Years later, he steps onto the mat for a Ribbon competition. Everyone is shocked to see a boy trying to compete. Can he get past the stigma and dance on equal footing?

A parody of the popular Prince of Tennis series, it chronicles the daily school life of various characters.

Sakura Kousuke is a boy who strives to throw away a past mired in regret. He transfers to a new school for his second year of high school, believing it will give him a chance to come clean. Unbeknownst to him, however, the appearance of five other "Sakura"s in his class will bring the past to his present, forcing him to come to terms with himself, his old friends, and a girl who, though being Kousuke's complete opposite in terms of personality, also knows him better than anyone else.

Source ANN: Shigeharu Honda is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Goro is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father`s footsteps. Momoko Hoshino is Goro`s schoolteacher, and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested in since the death of Goro`s mother. The destinies of these three individuals will become intertwined as father and son experience both heartbreak and triumph, on the baseball diamond. But when an unspeakable tragedy visits the family, it will take everything they have to pick up the pieces and reclaim their dreams.

Kentarou who works at the construction company founded by his father, meets Kawada, a salary-man sent by hir firm to the costruction site to supervise its progress. This newcomer soon brings his coworkers' dislike upon himself because of his cold attitude and his unpleasant comments. But one day, Kentarou accidently finds out that Kawada, despite his putting on airs, is still a virgin! In a moment of kindness, he decides to help him get to the next step by introducing girls to him, but Kawada seems to be more interested in Kentarou himself... ~ Ikemen Scans

From ShoujoMagic: The beautiful, genuine pearls we lust after belong in a chain... because that is how they bind our hearts. Hisa, the newest manager of her high school's soccer club, has a secret: a part-time job. If anyone knew, she would either have to quit the job she needs to survive or the sport that she loves. Sakyou, one of the team's most talented and anti-social members, finds out about Hisa's secret... so it's a good thing for Hisa that the handsome and high-handed Sakyou wants to keep her close to him! Or is it? Vol. 1, Side Story 1: A "Girlfriend" with Substance Minami Kanan's debut work. Sachi was so determined to become Takanori's girlfriend that there was no way he could say "no." Literally, no way. She's the girlfriend he was forced to have, and he treats her as such. They go out together, but it seems obvious that Takanori hates every moment of it. When Sachi finally has enough of his unaffected attitude, will it make Takanori happy to be alone again? Vol. 2, Side Story 2: Unconditional Love Formula Tachibana Kouya is a whiz kid, while Ayumi barely passed the entrance exams. They're at opposite ends of the spectrum, but Ayumi is determined to win Kouya's love by having him tutor her -- then, when she passes the physics exam, she's going to confess. Why would Kouya want to tutor such a poor student, though? Ayumi's love rival discovers that Ayumi had to bribe Kouya to do it, and so she feels no remorse when she ruthlessly foils our heroine's efforts to succeed in physics and love...! Vol. 2, Side Story 3: The Rumored Natori-kun High school freshman Ai just found out that the stranger she fell in love with at first sight is the notorious Natori-kun, who goes to her school and is rumored to ditch every girl he agrees to date. That doesn't discourage Ai, though, because he's been nothing but nice to her so far. What will it take to become Natori's girlfriend, or is Ai doomed to become just another rumor?

From FairGame (Jcafe24): Andou Sora felt his limit to his talent, and quit the soccer after middle school graduation. However, encounter with representative of Japan's national womans team. Wakamiya Shiki, she moved something that slept in deep inside of Sora's heart.

This is the story of Aoi Kamiya, a goalkeeper from Japan. After a super safe he made as a substitute player, he was called to play for a club in Germany. How will he deal with this when he's just 20 years old and with only 3 years of professional career as a goalkeeper?

Third-year high school student Aya, who's secretly afraid of water, manages her high school's swim club. It's her last summer as manager and her final time managing the swim club for the Inter High Meet, but perceptive Takeru figures out her secret.

He was born fast. He had nothing else, only the ability to run fast. It gave him "a place at school" and "a bridge between friends." That was all the boy had. Then he met another boy who ran to forget the hardships in life. He was not fast by any means, but he had passion. The passion was infectious, and he gradually came to feel the same excitement. But that was the beginning of the "abnormality."

Short Program is a collection of short stories compiled 4 volumes. The stories are all unrelated and vary in length and genre, from Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, and Josei. Many of the stories were previously published as one-shots in various manga magazines, the earliest being from 1978. Release Dates: Short Program Vol.1 - November 1988 Short Program Vol.2: -June 1996 Short Program Vol.3: - July 2007 Short Program: Girl's Type - May 2009

Gangryon is an atypical student, who always wanted to become the strongest. One day he meets Youcheon, who teaches him powerful techniques. One year later, strangers approach Gang, telling him that his master is dead. Leaving him with no choice but to join them in order to improve his skills.Now, enjoy Gang's epic battle to become the strongest in FULL COLOR!!!