And the winner of the Cross Game Giveaway is…Lilian!
As the winner, Lilian will receive a copy of the first volume of the English edition of Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi. As part of the Cross Game Giveaway, I wanted to learn about everyone’s favorite sports manga, a genre that I never expected to like but do anyway. I’ve compiled a list here of some sports and game manga that have been licensed in English, but be sure to check out the Cross Game Giveaway comments for entrant’s personal favorites. I’ve expanded the list to encompass games mostly as an excuse to include Hikaru No Go, which I love. I’ve also included a few titles like Hana-Kimi which may not be sports manga per se, but in which a sport is an important element.
Some of the sports and game themed manga available in English:
Air Gear by Oh!Great
Ashen Victor by Yukito Kishiro
Baki the Grappler by Keisuke Itagaki
Bamboo Blade written by Masahiro Totsuka, illustrated by Aguri Igarashi
Battle Club by Yuji Shiozaki
Boys of Summer written by Chuck Austen, illustrated by Hiroki Otsuka
Crimson Hero by Mitsuba Takanashi
Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi
Diamond Girl by Takanori Yamazaki
Eyeshield 21 written by Riichirou Inagaki, illustrated by Yuusuke Murata
Girl Got Game by Shizuru Seino
Hana-Kimi by Hisaya Nakajo
Harlem Beat by Yuriko Nishiyama
Hikaru No Go written by Yumi Hotta, illustrated by Takeshi Obata
Laugh Under the Sun by Yugi Yamada
Love Round!! by Hinako Takanaga
My Heavenly Hockey Club by Ai Morinaga
Ninja Baseball by Shunshin Maeda
One-Pound Gospel by Rumiko Takahashi
Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi
Real by Takehiko Inoue
Rebound by Yuriko Nishiyama
Sasameke by Ryuji Gotsubo
Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue
Sugar Princess by Hisaya Nakajo
Suzuka by Kouji Seo
Swan by Kyoko Ariyoshi
Ultimate Muscle by Yude Tamago
Whistle! by Daisuke Higuchi
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