Short Game: Mitsuru Adachi's Baseball Short Story Collection

Grand Blue Dreaming

Iori Kitahara begins his freshman year at Izu University and moves into his uncle's scuba diving shop, Grand Blue, in a seaside town. After an all-boys high school, he dreams of a fresh start full of beautiful girls and good friends. Instead, he is greeted by a rowdy group of naked upperclassmen who drag him into their alcohol-fueled antics. His cousin Chisa Kotegawa catches him at the worst possible moment, earning her scorn. Iori still wants his ideal college life, but the diving club's parties keep pulling him under.

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

Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow

Joe Yabuki is a young drifter who survives on the streets of Tokyo's slums with his fists, trusting no one after a childhood spent bouncing between orphanages. His raw, animalistic fighting style catches the attention of Danpei Tange, a washed-up alcoholic and former boxing coach who sees championship potential in the wild teenager. Despite Joe's initial resistance, Danpei insists on training him. Their explosive relationship deepens when Joe is arrested for petty crimes and sent to a juvenile detention facility, where he realizes he must sharpen his skills to survive. Inside, Joe meets Tooru Rikiishi, a polished boxing prodigy who repeatedly knocks him out with controlled technique. Stung

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?

Sakura Hibiki is a high school girl with a voracious appetite. When she notices her clothes getting tighter and her waistline expanding, she decides to visit a local gym. There she runs into her classmate Souryuuin Akemi, the student council president with a passion for muscles, who tries to get her to enroll. Hibiki hesitates until she meets Machio, a handsome trainer whose appearance convinces her to sign up. Now Hibiki begins her weight training journey, learning about exercise, proper form, and diet alongside Akemi and the ever-enthusiastic Machio.

Ace of the Diamond Act II

Eijun Sawamura is a fifteen-year-old pitcher whose middle school baseball dreams end in disappointment when a wild pitch of his own costs his team the national championship. Determined to try again with his teammates, his plans shift when he is scouted by Seido High School, a powerhouse program known for developing elite players. During a campus visit, Eijun meets Kazuya Miyuki, a talented catcher whose skill and intensity reignite his passion for the game. The connection they form on the field convinces Eijun to leave his family and friends behind to enroll at Seido and test his abilities against the best in the nation. At Seido, Eijun faces fierce competition from a roster of gifted pitc

Tetsugaku Letra

In middle school, Ichinose Kimitaka loved basketball and taught his friends how to play. But their talent quickly surpassed his own, and his frustration led to an incident that ended with him overhearing those same friends wishing he would just die. Devastated, he goes to throw away his special basketball shoes. There he meets a girl doing the same with her dancing shoes. Too tall for Spanish dance, she had been rejected from her passion. Kimitaka convinces her to try basketball instead, and they trade shoes. Now in high school, Kimitaka discovers that this chance meeting changed her life. She has become a happy, social basketball player. Haunted by his past, Kimitaka must find the courage