The series is written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi , which is currently serialized in the monthly seinen Afternoon magazine since 2003. Currently, it has 33 volumes which are published by Kodansha. It has also been licensed in Taiwan by Long Hung Press (長鴻出版社) and has released 22 volumes as of June 2014. [1]
This series won the prestigious Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2007 and Kodansha Manga award for general manga in 2006.
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Mar 23, 2004
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Nov 01, 2005
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At that time, the manager…
Time announcements and batting order
Series protagonist Mihashi Ren shows up for the first day of practice at the newly-formed baseball team for Nishiura High School, a small public school in Saitama. Here he meets Coach Momoe and other prospective players, including Tajima Yūichirō (superstar 4-hole batter and 3rd baseman), Hanai Asuza (upstanding and insecure future captain), and Abe Takaya (catcher). Always believing that he was a no-good pitcher, Mihashi looked down on himself, but despite this continued to want to pitch. With the help of his new teammates, Mihashi starts down his jōrney towards the ultimate goal for pitchers: becoming a "true ace." After the team spends a week in training camp, they face down their first opponent, and Mihashi is forced to confront the demons of his past, in the form of his former teammates, the freshman players at Mihoshi Academy in Gunma.
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Aug 23, 2004
ISBN 978-4-06-314353-9
Dec 14, 2005
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Chapter 4: The First Run
Chapter 5: Conditions for Being a Pitcher
Chapter 6: An Amazing Pitcher?
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G.W. Training Camp (Shiga-sensei and Shino'oka)
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Jan 21, 2005
ISBN 978-4-06-314368-3
Feb 17, 2006
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Chapter 7: Amazing Pitcher (Part 1)
Chapter 8: Amazing Pitcher (Part 2)
Chapter 9: Steadily
Chapter 9.5: The Basic of Basics
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Mihoshi Uniforms
Golden Week boarding hōse plans
Public bath at the training camp
New Rivals (Tosei, Kasukabe)
The birth of Oofuri
Manager's special skills
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Jul 22, 2005
ISBN 978-4-06-314384-3
Mar 24, 2006
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Chapter 10: The End of Spring
Chapter 11: The Beginning of Summer
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Second Grade, Fall
On Video Recordings
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Nov 22, 2005
ISBN 978-4-06-314393-5
Jun 27, 2006
EAN 4710765205874
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Ideas that didn't appear in the manga
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Mar 23, 2006
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Sep 19, 2006
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Chapter 13: One More Point!
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Baseball explanations
So, what about the parents who didn't come to cheer?
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Jan 23, 2007
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Jul 16, 2007
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Jungle gym freeze tag
A Manager's summer day Pt1
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May 23, 2007
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Oct 10, 2007
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Chapter 15: The Conclusion!
Chapter 16: One Victory
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A Manager's summer day Pt2
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Dec 21, 2007
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Dec 09, 2008
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Chapter 17: The Next Is?
Chapter 18: The Third Round (Part 1)
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The players and the manager on a summer's day
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May 23, 2008
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Jan 09, 2009
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Chapter 18: The Third Round (Part 2) (3回戦)
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Oct 23, 2008
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Sep 14, 2009
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Chapter 19: Important
Chapter 20: Round Four
Chapter 21: Gradual Changes
Chapter 22: Round Five (Part 1)
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Pitchers
Hama-chan's memories
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Jun 23, 2009
ISBN 978-4-06-314570-0
Nov 10, 2009
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Chapter 23: Round Five (Part 2)
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The rules for pitchers
The Baseball team's club room
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Dec 22, 2009
ISBN 978-4-06-310605-3
Mar 31, 2010
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Chapter 24: Round Five (Part 3)
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Balks
About school life outside of club activities
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Apr 23, 2010
ISBN 978-4-06-310666-4
Sep 14, 2010
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Chapter 25: Round Five (Part 4)
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Jun 23, 2010
ISBN 978-4-06-310670-1
Jan 11, 2011
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Chapter 26: We Start Again
Chapter 27: Goal
Chapter 28: Grow
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Timeline of the series thus far
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Mar 23, 2011
ISBN 978-4-06-310735-7
Dec 21, 2011
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Chapter 29: Train
Chapter 30: The Quarterfinals
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At Mihashi’s house
Aprons, proteins, and fantasies
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Sep 23, 2011
ISBN 978-4-06-310776-0
Jan 29, 2012
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Chapter 31:
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Kasukabe Municipal High School
More information about Nishiura
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Nov 22, 2011
ISBN 978-4-06-310785-2
Mar 17, 2012
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Jun 22, 2012
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Jan 22, 2013
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Musashino Dai Ichi Third Years relationships
Nishiura First loves
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Oct 23, 2012
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Apr 08, 2013
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Chapter 39: Joint Practice (合同練習)
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Tori's Cooling Down Exercises (桃李のダウン)
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Apr 23, 2013
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Nov 09, 2013
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Chapter 40: Autumn Regionals Drawing (秋大抽選会)
Chapter 41: Autumn Regionals 1st Round (秋季・地区大1回戦)
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Things about the Nishiura Nine (西浦ナインのイロイロ)
(1) Situations that are not so easy for Suyama. (巣山についてのなかなか出てこない設定。)
(2) Nishihiro's reason for joining the club. (西広の入部してわけ)
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Nov 22, 2013
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Jun 05, 2014
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Chapter 42: Autumn Regionals 1st Round Part 2 (秋季・地区大1回戦 2)
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Mihashi’s birth (三橋母のはなし)
Chiisaku Furikabutte (?)
Things about the Nishiura Nine (西浦ナインのイロイロ)
(3) On Sakaeguchi (栄口のこと)
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Jun 23, 2014
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Dec 30, 2014
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Chapter 43: Autumn Regionals 1st Round Part 3 (秋季・地区大1回戦 3)
Chapter 44: Straight ahead (まっすぐ)
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The Story of Mihashi-mama (Part 1) (三橋母のはなし)
Mihashi eating at Abe's (p.94~)
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Dec 22, 2014
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Chapter 45: Autumn Prefectural Tournament (秋季県大会)
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The Story of Mihashi-mama (Part 2) (三橋母のはなし)
The Story of Mihashi-mama (Part 2 Continued) (三橋母のはなし 続き)
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Aug 21, 2015
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Chapter 46: Autumn Prefectural Tournament 2 (秋季県大会2)
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December 22, 2015
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Chapter 47: Autumn Prefectural Tournament 3 (秋季県大会3)
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Defending the middle (中間守備)
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July 22, 2016
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Chapter 48: Progress [進展]
Chapter 49: At Tajima's [田島の]
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The Story of Mihashi Mama (Part 3) [三橋母のはなし]
On the Tajima Family [田島家のこと]
Tajima House floor plan [田島家の間取りです]
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September 22, 2017
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Chapter 50: At Tajima's 2 [田島の2]
Chapter 51: Mental Training [メントレ]
Chapter 52: Four-City Tournament [4市大会]
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The Story of Mihashi-mama (Part 4) [三橋母のはなし]
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March 23, 2018
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Chapter 53: Four-City Tournament 2 [4市大会 2]
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The Story of Mihashi and Mihashi-mama (Continuation) [三橋と三橋母のはなし つづき]
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November 22, 2018
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Chapter 54: Four-Cities Tournament 3
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July 23, 2019
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Chapter 55: Four-Cities Tournament 4
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November 22, 2019
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Chapter 56: Four-Cities Tournament 5
Chapter 57: Lunch
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July 20, 2020
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Chapter 58: Stimulus
Chapter 59: Winter Beginnings
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December 23, 2020
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July 21, 2021
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December 22, 2022
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Chapter 1: The True Ace
Chapter 2: Catcher Duty
Chapter 3: Play!
Chapter 3,5: Omake: At that Time, the Manager
Chapter 4: First Run
Chapter 5: Conditions for Being a Pitcher
Chapter 6: An Amazing Pitcher?
Chapter 6,5: Omake
Chapter 7: An Awesome Pitcher (1)
Chapter 8: An Awesome Pitcher (2)
Chapter 9: Steadily
Chapter 9,5: Omake: The Basic of Basics
Chapter 10: The End of Spring
Chapter 11,1: The Beginning of Summer (1)
Chapter 11,2: The Beginning of Summer (2)
Chapter 11,3: The Beginning of Summer (3)
Chapter 11,5: Omake: Second Grade, Fall, / On Video Recordings
Chapter 12,1: Challenge! (1)
Chapter 12,2: Challenge! (2)
Chapter 12,3: Challenge! (3) / Omake: Ideas that didn't appear in the manga
Chapter 13,1: One More Point! (1)
Chapter 13,2: One More Point! (2)
Chapter 13,3: One More Point! (3)
Chapter 13,4: One More Point! (4) / Omake
Chapter 14,1: Turnaround! (1)
Chapter 14,2: Turnaround! (2)
Chapter 14,3: Turnaround! (3) / Omake: A Managers Summer's Day
Chapter 15: Conclusion
Chapter 16: One Victory / Omake: A Manager's summer day Pt2
Chapter 17: The Next Is?!
Chapter 17,5: Omake: The Players and The Manager on a Summer Day
Chapter 18,1: The Third Round, Part 1 (1)
Chapter 18,2: The Third Round, Part 1 (2)
Chapter 18,3: The Third Round, Part 2 (1)
Chapter 18,4: The Third Round, Part 2 (2)
Chapter 18,5: The Third Round, Part 2 (3)
Chapter 18,6: The Third Round, Part 2 (4)
Chapter 18,7: Omake: Daichi's Youth
Chapter 19: Important
Chapter 20: The Fourth Round
Chapter 21: Gradual Changes
Chapter 22: The Fifth Round, Part 1 / Omake: Hama-chan's Memopries
Chapter 23,1: The Fifth Round, Part 2 (1)
Chapter 23,2: The Fifth Round, Part 2 (2)
Chapter 23,3: The Fifth Round, Part 2 (3)
Chapter 23,4: The Fifth Round, Part 2 (4) / Omake: The Baseball Team's Club Room!
Chapter 24,1: The Fifth Round, Part 3 (1)
Chapter 24,2: The Fifth Round, Part 3 (2)
Chapter 24,3: The Fifth Round, Part 3 (3)
Chapter 24,4: The Fifth Round, Part 3 (4) / Omake More information about Nishiura
Chapter 25,1: The Fifth Round, Part 4 (1)
Chapter 25,2: The Fifth Round, Part 4 (2)
Chapter 53: The Fifth Round, Part 4 (3)
Chapter 54: The Fifth Round, Part 4 (4) / Omake: The Cheering Squad of That Summer
Chapter 55: We Start Again
Chapter 56: Goal (1)
Chapter 57: Goal (2)
Chapter 58: Grow / Omake: Timeline of the series thus far
Chapter 58,5: Unimportant Settings & Behind The Scenes
Chapter 59: Train
Chapter 60: The Quarterfinals (1)
Chapter 61: The Quarterfinals (2)
Chapter 62: The Quarterfinals (3)
Chapter 62,5: Omake: Kasukabe Municipal High School
Chapter 63: The Quarterfinals (4)
Chapter 64: The Quarterfinals (5)
Chapter 65: The Quarterfinals (6)
Chapter 66: Fear and Frustration
Chapter 67: the Semifinals (1)
Chapter 67,5: Omake: Cooking Breakfast Day 2
Chapter 68: the Semifinals (2)
Chapter 69: the Semifinals (3)
Chapter 70: the Semifinals (4)
Chapter 71: the Semifinals (5)
Chapter 72: the Semifinals (6)
Chapter 73: the Semifinals (7)
Chapter 74: the Semifinals (8)
Chapter 75: Shake it up,,,?
Chapter 76: Wind up
Chapter 77: Koshien (1)
Chapter 78: Koshien (2)
Chapter 78,5: Omake: Musashino Dai Ichi Third Years relationships
Chapter 79: Joint Practice (1)
Chapter 80: Joint Practice (2)
Chapter 81: Joint Practice (3)
Chapter 82: Joint Practice (4)
Chapter 83: Joint Practice (5)
Chapter 84: Joint Practice (6)
Chapter 84,5: Omake: Tori's Cooling Down Exercises
Chapter 85: Autumn Prefectural lottery (1)
Chapter 86: Autumn Prefectural lottery (2)
Chapter 87: Autumn Prefectural First Round (1)
Chapter 88: Autumn Prefectural First Round (2)
Chapter 89: Autumn Prefectural First Round (3)
Chapter 90: Autumn Prefectural First Round (4)
Chapter 91: Autumn Prefectural First Round (5)
Chapter 92: Autumn Prefectural First Round (6)
Chapter 93: Autumn Prefectural First Round (7)
Chapter 94: Autumn Prefectural First Round (8
Chapter 95: Autumn Prefectural First Round (9)
Chapter 96: Autumn Prefectural First Round (10)
Chapter 96,5: Omake: Mihashi's Birth
Chapter 97: Autumn Prefectural First Round (11)
Chapter 98: Autumn Prefectural First Round (12)
Chapter 99: Fastball (1)
Chapter 100: Fastball (2)
Chapter 101: Fastball (3)
Chapter 102: Fastball (4)
Chapter 102,5: Omake: The Story of Mihashimama
Chapter 103: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (1)
Chapter 104: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (2)
Chapter 105: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (3)
Chapter 106: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (4)
Chapter 107: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (5)
Chapter 108: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (6)
Chapter 108,5: The Story of Mihashimama
Chapter 109: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (7)
Chapter 110: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (8)
Chapter 111: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (9)
Chapter 112: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (10)
Chapter 113: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (11)
Chapter 114: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (12)
Chapter 114,5: Omake
Chapter 115: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (13)
Chapter 116: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (14)
Chapter 117: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (15)
Chapter 118: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (16)
Chapter 119: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (17)
Chapter 120: Saitama Prefectural Tournament (18)
Chapter 120,5: Omake
Chapter 121: Progress
Chapter 122: Tajima’s (1)
Chapter 123: Tajima’s (2)
Chapter 124: Tajima’s (3)
Chapter 125: Tajima’s (4)
Chapter 126: Tajima’s (5)
Chapter 127: Tajima’s (6)
Chapter 128: Mental training (1)
Chapter 129: Mental training (2)
Chapter 130: The 4 Cities Tournament (1)
Chapter 131: The 4 Cities Tournament (2)
Chapter 132: The 4 Cities Tournament (3)
Chapter 133: The 4 Cities Tournament (4)
Chapter 134: The 4 Cities Tournament (5)
Chapter 135: The 4 Cities Tournament (6)
Chapter 136: The 4 Cities Tournament (7)
Chapter 137: The 4 Cities Tournament (8)
Chapter 138: The 4 Cities Tournament (9)
Chapter 139: The 4 Cities Tournament (10)
Chapter 140: The 4 Cities Tournament (11)
Chapter 141: The 4 Cities Tournament (12)
Chapter 142: The 4 Cities Tournament (13)
Chapter 143: The 4 Cities Tournament (14)
Chapter 144: The 4 Cities Tournament (15)
Chapter 145: The 4 Cities Tournament (16)
Chapter 146: The 4 Cities Tournament (17)
Chapter 147: The 4 Cities Tournament (18)
Chapter 148: The 4 Cities Tournament (19)
Chapter 149: The 4 Cities Tournament (20)
Chapter 150: The 4 Cities Tournament (21)
Chapter 151: The 4 Cities Tournament (22)
Chapter 152: The 4 Cities Tournament (23)
Chapter 153: The 4 Cities Tournament (24)
Chapter 154: Lunch (2)
Chapter 155: Lunch (2)
Chapter 156: Stimulus
Chapter 157: Winter Beginnings (1)
Chapter 158: Winter Beginnings (2)
Chapter 159: Winter Beginnings (3)
Chapter 160: Winter Beginnings (4)
Chapter 161: Winter Beginnings (5)
Chapter 162: Winter Beginnings (6)
Chapter 163: Winter Beginnings (7)
Chapter 164: Winter Beginnings (8)
Chapter 165: Winter Beginnings (9)
Chapter 166: Winter Beginnings (10)
Chapter 167: Kanagawa (1)
Chapter 168: Kanagawa (2)
Chapter 169: Kanagawa (3)
Chapter 170: Kanagawa (4)
Chapter 171: Kanagawa (5)
Chapter 172: Kanagawa (6)
Chapter 172,5: Omake
Chapter 173: The Coming of Spring
Chapter 174: 150 km (1)
Chapter 175: 150 km (2)
Chapter 176: 150 km (3)
Chapter 177: 150 km (4)
Chapter 178: 150 km (5)
Chapter 179: Spring (1)
Chapter 180: Spring (2)
Chapter 181: Spring (3)
Chapter 182: Spring (4)
Chapter 183: Spring (5)
Chapter 184: Spring (6)
Chapter 185: Spring (7)
Chapter 186: Spring (8)
Chapter 187: Spring (9)
Chapter 188: Spring (10)
Chapter 189: Spring (11)
Chapter 190: Spring (12)
Chapter 191: Spring (13)
Chapter 192: Start of the Second Year!
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