Sports - Page 38

Beatlyfe is a place where game freaks, music nerds, and adrenaline junkies intersect: a rhythm arcade. Join our heroes (read: rhythm gamers) as they work tirelessly to top their high scores, find the best late-night noodles, and support each other through life --- arcade culture at its finest.

From Hochuuami: Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru (You Fall in Love) by Takanaga Hinako starts when Mochizuki Haru has subbed in to teach and is made student advisor of the Archery club and is forced to deal with painful memories involving one of the students (Tsukasa) and the student's brother (Reiichirou).

From Shogakukan: Ping pong. Table tennis. Fast, furious. You might have seen it, even played it, but you've never seen it like this! The action centers around "Smile" Tsukimoto and "Peco" Hoshino, two high school students in the midst of adolescence and out to prove they've got what it takes in the cool, cruel world of sports. This manga even got adapted into a live-action movie.

From: MAL The story of a boxer who's been undefeated for nearly 10 years and has thus earned himself the nickname, "Zero."

A collection of one-shots. You can find each story at the page number after its title: 18 Diary (1) From Ochibichan: 18 years old, the final summer in a high school life. Uchiyama Ayako from the swimming club is secretly in love with her classmate Kitamura, and yet everybody knows that Kitamura is secretly in love with his childhood friend. As Kitamura wanted to learn how to swim, he had asked Ayako to teach him. What can Ayako do to express her feelings?! 17's Bible (67) Looking for the Right Star (118) 18 Diary extra (179)

Rikitaro is a musician whose dream is to become a rock star just like Jimi Hendrix or Jim Morrison, but at the age of 27 that dream is fading away rapidly. Ooishi is a 3 time world boxing champion who recently retired and is now in the entertainment world, shooting a boxing reality show. These two unlikeliest of people cross paths one day but both of them think nothing of it until weeks later. Rikitaro is given one last shot by a record label to sign a deal but before that, they need him to get into better shape so that he is easier to sell. He stumbles upon a boxing gym which also happens to be the same gym Ooishi is filming his show. As fate’s wheels start to turn, neither man realizes that they will work together to train the best boxer ever, even better than Ooishi himself.

It all starts when a guy named Yamazaki does ten pull-ups to get into the baseball team because the girl he likes, Naoko, is the manager. But how can he since he has hardly any strength?! If he does ten he'll get a kiss from Naoko. thats all the motivation he needs! But it seems fate isn't always agreeable as some would like it to be. From Baka-Updates: A oneshot about a boy who will do anything to impress a girl that he likes. What he wants is a kiss from her, but will he get one?

Shinobu is a photographer-to-be who seems to have trouble adapting to school. Her male friend, glasses guy, who is the captain of the archery team, is worried about her. Then, she meets a football guy in an interesting way. Watching the guy play, she becomes enthusiastic about taking his picture.

At a judo tournament, Akutsu falls in love with Murakami. While jogging, they crashed into each other and Akutsu got hurt (not really, he had a nosebleed due to dirty thoughts). In order to tend to his "wounds" Murakami took him home... Features Akutsu from Seito Kaichou ni Chuukoku

On typical days, he seems transparent and colorless, but the moment he enters the water, he shines brighter than any other. I fell in love with him... My first love.

A collection of short stories the centers on what else but volleyball!

1. Water Breath (main story) An injury destroyed Olympic hopeful Ryuji Hayashida's promising swimming career. He was transferred to a university where he believed no one knew who he was, but he was wrong. There was someone who recognized him the moment their gazes met at the university's swimming club. 2. Pension A tempestuous tale of a rock band and the consequences of their enigmatic guitarist's return. It didn't take long to realize he has a keen interest in their lead singer. 3. Dance Shachi never got over his feelings for his classmate Michio who jokingly danced with him at school. Years after their school graduation he discovered what Michio did for a living. The discovery inspired him to sell his father's car for one night with Michio, which turned into a different kind of dance. [warning: contains S&M scenes] 4. Longing Shy and timid high school student Sakaki has always watched his classmate Ryoji from afar, but he wasn't as invisible as he believed himself to be.