Free! the Final Stroke: The First Volume

Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-

Haruka Nanase has always felt most at home in the water, and swimming has been his greatest passion since childhood. In elementary school, he won a relay race alongside his friends Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After that victory, the four boys went their separate ways. Years later, as high school students, they begin to cross paths again. But Rin has changed: he now attends a different school and seems determined to prove he is a better swimmer than Haruka. Stung by the bitter reunion, Haruka, Makoto, and Nagisa decide to revive the Iwatobi High School Swim Club. They recruit Rei Ryugazaki, a former track athlete, to complete the team. Together, they train hard for the

Chihayafuru

Chihaya Ayase has spent most of her life supporting her older sister's modeling career. When she meets a quiet classmate named Arata Wataya, he introduces her to the world of competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game based on the Ogura Hundred Poets anthology. Chihaya discovers she has a natural talent for the sport and becomes determined to become the best female player in Japan, known as the Queen of Karuta. After being separated from Arata and drifting apart from her childhood friend Taichi Mashima, Chihaya enters high school still passionate about karuta. She decides to form a karuta club at her school, hoping to reunite with her old friends and pursue her dream. With Taichi'

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

In a world much like our own, legendary racehorses are reborn as "horse girls"—girls with equine ears and tails who possess incredible speed and endurance. These horse girls train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, where they aim for fame and fortune as both racers and idols. Special Week, a horse girl from the countryside, transfers to Tracen Academy with a promise to her mother to become the best horse girl in Japan. Upon arriving, she is captivated by the graceful running style of Silence Suzuka and becomes determined to race alongside her. Recruited into Silence Suzuka's team, Spica, Special Week begins her journey to the top, one lap at a time.

Free! -Eternal Summer-

Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana are now senior students at Iwatobi High School, along with their younger friends Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryuugazaki. A year after the swim club was created, they struggle to attract new members, threatening the club's future. Meanwhile, the seniors must decide their career paths after graduation, unlike their friend Rin Matsuoka, who is determined to become a professional swimmer. Tensions arise when Sousuke Yamazaki, an old friend of Rin's, arrives to study at Samezuka Academy. The recently scouted swimmer's presence strains the relationships among Rin, Haruka, and Sousuke, as the team faces both internal conflicts and the challenge of keeping their club al

Stars Align

The boys' soft tennis club is on the verge of being disbanded due to its members' lack of skill and poor results. Captain Touma Shinjou desperately seeks new recruits to save the team, but his efforts are in vain until he notices Maki Katsuragi, a transfer student with exceptional reflexes. Touma manages to persuade Maki to join, but only under the condition that he is paid for his participation. Maki's natural talent quickly elevates the team's performance, creating tension among the members. As they struggle to keep up with him, each boy is forced to confront not only their shortcomings on the court but also the personal hardships and darker realities of their middle school lives.

Slam Dunk

Hanamichi Sakuragi, a tall and fiery red-haired freshman at Shohoku High, holds a painful record: he has been rejected by fifty girls during middle school. His intimidating appearance causes most students to avoid him, writing him off as a delinquent. One day, a girl named Haruko Akagi approaches him without fear and asks if he likes basketball. Desperate to impress her, Hanamichi claims he loves the sport and follows her to the gymnasium, where he learns about the slam dunk. There, he also meets his rival, the talented and popular freshman Kaede Rukawa, who is already a star player. Despite his initial hatred for basketball, Hanamichi's encounter with Haruko and his growing rivalry with Ru