Girl Got Game by Shizuru Seino
Kyo Aizawa is a basketball freak going to Seisyu Highschool with only one problem: Her dad Ko supports her love of basketball to the point of buying her the boy's uniform, so she can be part of Seisyu's famous boys basketball team. The world of sports is an unforgiving place for a girl, especially when she has to dress up as a guy and play their games, at their level, with their players. Will Kyo's identity be safe? And will she somehow survive a year of hardcore basketball and having guys as dorm mates?
The Prince Of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi
Ryoma Echizen's father, Nanjiro, was the world's top tennis player before injuring himself and retiring. His love and skill in tennis was passed on to his son, and Ryoma now has to create a person for himself besides 'The Samurai's Son' in the same field as his father. Coming back from America with four Tournament trophies and an unknown status in Japan, he arrives at Seshun Gakuen (Seigaku) Junior High- a school know for its tennis team that only lets eighth and ninth graders play. Ryoma sarcastically and confidently puts himself in as the first seventh grader to be on the team in a decade or so. How will the Seigaku team handle a new super rookie and early matches against top schools Hyotei and Rikkaidai?
Crimson Hero by Mitsuba Takanashi
Nobara Sumiyoshi is the next heir to her family's ryotei, or old Japanese restaurant. She has to be ladylike, charming, and completely devoted- and she couldn't be further away from the role. Nobara looks like a guy, is tough and determined, but not in favor of the ryotei. Nobara just wants to play volleyball. The only thing she is ever passionate about, volleyball, is the thing her mother despises most and tries to rid her daughter of. Crimson High doesn't have a girls volleyball team, but Nobara won't take no for an answer. She's going to build a team. She's going to train until she drops dead. And she's going to play volleyball.
Skip Beat by Yoshiki Nakamura
Kyoko Mogami dropped out of highschool to help Shotaro Fuwa become an idol. The fame goes to her 'best friend's' head and he throws her away like garbage. Kyoko has already been hurt numerous times, and she's sick of it. Closing her heart off to love, she seeks revenge by joing a rivaling talent agency, L.M.E., and teaming up with the evil nemesis of Shotaro, Ren Tsuruga. How will a seemingly talentless girl upstage the newest pop sensation?
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Tohru Honda, an orphan, lives alone in a tent before being picked up as a stray by 'Prince' Yuki Sohma from school, and learning a shameful secret about the extended family. All of them are animals from the Chinese Zodiac, and when hugged by a member of the opposite gender, they become that animal. The curse is ancient, but shows signs of breaking. Will Tohru be the key to their prison cell?
I Am Here! by Ema Toyama
Creator of the 1 cm of Happiness Sunflower Blog that is visited by only two people, Hikage Sumino is completely invisible to everybody around her. Black Rabbit and Mega Pig, her two internet friends, are all she has until Teru and Hinata, the most popular boys in school, notice her growing sunflower in the schoolyard. Can Sumino be like the sunflower she admires and come into the sun?
All of these series are extremely amazing- otherwise I wouldn't read them. They will reach into your heart or mind, and make you laugh or cry. They all have a sweet sincerity and hazardous humor that Japanese Mangas specialize in. Believe me when I say that you won't get such a thrill from any other type of graphic reading.
