The Story of a Benchwarmer of the National High School Champions

Blue Lock

Yoichi Isagi is a high school striker who loses his chance to reach the national tournament after passing to a teammate who misses instead of shooting himself. That failure haunts him, leaving him wondering whether a more selfish decision would have changed the outcome. After the 2018 World Cup, the Japan Football Association hires the eccentric coach Jinpachi Ego to create the ultimate ace striker. Ego gathers 300 of Japan's best young forwards and locks them inside Blue Lock, a prison-like facility where they must compete against each other. The sole survivor will earn the right to lead the national team's attack, while every defeated player is permanently banned from joining it. Among t

Haikyu!!

Shouyou Hinata is a short-statured boy who dreams of becoming a great volleyball player after watching the “Little Giant,” a small but powerful ace who once shone on the national stage. In his last year of junior high, he finally forms a team and enters his first official tournament, only to suffer a crushing defeat against Kitagawa Daiichi, led by the prodigious but arrogant setter Tobio Kageyama, known as the “King of the Court.” Determined to surpass Kageyama, Hinata enrolls at Karasuno High School, the school of his idol. But when he opens the gymnasium door, he discovers that his sworn rival has also joined the team. Now they must learn to work together, combining Hinata’s explosive sp

Slam Dunk

Hanamichi Sakuragi starts his first year at Shohoku High with a reputation for fighting and a painful streak of fifty rejections from girls. Tall, loud, and quick to throw a punch, he wants nothing to do with basketball. Then he meets Haruko Akagi, a girl who is not afraid of him and who asks if he likes the sport. Desperate to impress her, he says yes. Haruko introduces him to the school team, where his raw physical ability surprises everyone. To stay close to her, Hanamichi joins the basketball club, even though he knows nothing about the game. He clashes with the team's star player and struggles with basic drills, but his athleticism and stubborn pride keep him on the court. As Shohoku

The Climber

Buntaro Mori is a withdrawn transfer student who struggles to connect with those around him. On his first day at a new high school, a classmate challenges him to climb the school building, promising to leave him alone if he succeeds. Mori accepts and scales the wall without any equipment, reaching the top and shocking everyone. That moment awakens something in him. The rush of overcoming the climb and the sense of accomplishment ignite a deep obsession with rock climbing. Drawn to the solitude and intensity of the sport, Mori begins to pursue it with a dangerous single-mindedness. Ignoring warnings from more experienced climbers, he is pulled toward increasingly risky solo ascents. As he p

Blue Box

Taiki Inomata is a junior high student at Eimei Academy, a school known for its strong sports program. He is a member of the badminton team and arrives early every morning to practice in the gym. No matter how early he gets there, he is always second. The person already training is Chinatsu Kano, a first-year high school student and the rising star of the girls' basketball team. Taiki has a crush on her, but the gap between them feels enormous. One day, an unexpected turn of events brings Chinatsu to live at Taiki's house. Suddenly, the girl he admires from afar is sharing his daily life. Determined to become someone worthy of her, Taiki sets his sights on reaching the Nationals in badminto

Real

Tomomi Nomiya was the captain of his high school basketball team until guilt over a tragic accident drove him to drop out and abandon the sport. Determined to make amends, he tries to support the girl whose life he changed, but she and her sister want nothing to do with him. Lost and without direction, Tomomi has only one real talent left: basketball. His path shifts when he meets Kiyoharu Togawa, a former sprinter who lost the use of his right leg and now plays wheelchair basketball. After being soundly defeated in a one-on-one game, Tomomi finds a renewed sense of purpose and decides to pursue the sport he loves while helping others. Meanwhile, Hisanobu Takahashi, the new team captain at