The Build Up

Setting Up to Fail

A collection of seven short stories by Masanori Morita, including a gallery of color pages from his series *Rokudenashi Blues*. The anthology spans genres from comedy and sports to drama and action, showcasing the author's versatility. In the title story, two stand-up comedians prepare for a school festival, navigating the pressures of performance and friendship. Another tale follows Tatsumi Shindo, a wrestler from a Yakuza family who struggles to prove his strength in the ring without his family's intimidating reputation. A pilot one-shot that later became the series *Bachi-Atari Rock* is also included, along with other standalone narratives exploring themes of ambition, identity, and ever

All Right!

A cold and aloof boy dismisses his hardworking classmates as "useless," viewing their efforts as pointless. His solitary worldview is challenged when a mysterious senior invites him to join a baseball club that has only two members. Despite his initial reluctance, he finds himself drawn into the world of baseball, where he must confront his own apathy and learn to work with others. As the club struggles to recruit new members and prepare for competition, he begins to discover the value of teamwork and perseverance.

Mob Psycho 100

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama is an eighth-grade student with extraordinary psychic powers. Fearing their destructive and conspicuous nature, he suppresses his abilities in public, keeping a tight lock on his emotions. To keep his powers honed, he works as an assistant to Arataka Reigen, a self-proclaimed psychic who runs a cheap exorcism business. Reigen is a fraud who exploits Mob's real abilities, paying him less than minimum wage while posing as his mentor. Despite this, Mob spends his days exorcising evil spirits at Reigen's behest, all while harboring a simple wish: to impress his childhood friend Tsubomi Takane. As troubles keep bombarding his daily life, Mob's repressed emotions slowly beg

Wind Breaker

Jo Ja-Hyun, known as Jay, is the model student at Taeyang High. He earns top grades and serves as student body president, dedicating himself entirely to his studies. This leaves him with little time for friends or hobbies, as he feels the weight of expectations pushing him to succeed academically. His carefully controlled world is disrupted when his classmate Yoon Minu sees him riding his bike with incredible skill. Amazed by Jay's natural talent, Minu is determined to recruit him for his biking crew, the Hummingbird Crew. Jay coldly refuses, but Minu won't give up easily. He challenges Jay to a race, promising to leave him alone if Jay wins. This challenge pulls Jay into the exhilarating a

Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!

Makunouchi Ippo is a shy high school student who spends his days helping his mother run the family fishing boat business. His lack of social life and timid nature make him an easy target for bullies, who constantly beat him up and force him to run errands. One day, during a particularly brutal attack, he is rescued by Mamoru Takamura, a professional boxer who takes the unconscious Ippo to the Kamogawa Boxing Gym. When Ippo wakes up, he is fascinated by the world of boxing, but lacks the confidence to try it himself. Takamura, skeptical of his resolve, gives him an impossible task with a one-week deadline. Driven by a sudden desire to become stronger for himself and his mother, Ippo trains

Air Gear

Minami "Ikki" Itsuki is the toughest kid at Higashi Junior High School and the leader of the East Side Gunz. Known as the "Unbeatable Babyface," he lives with the mysterious Noyamano sisters, who secretly belong to a Storm Rider team called Sleeping Forest. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Skull Saders, a rival street gang, Ikki discovers the sisters' hidden world of Air Treks—motorized inline skates that allow their riders to perform incredible, gravity-defying feats. Determined to regain his pride and experience the sensation of flight, he throws himself into the dangerous and thrilling world of Air Trek.