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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But what if sooner or later, we hit a ceiling and can't soar any higher? For Hoji Park, a young sports climber with grand ambitions, it’s difficult to accept that our limitations are set in stone. When her mother passes away from a tragic accident, Hoji begins to see a literal manifestation of her limits in the form of a dark barrier across the sky. Years later, together with former climbing idol Aseong Chae, Hoji begins the ultimate climb of all—the ascent past all limitations. (Source: Webtoon Entertainment)

Torideyama Private High School once had a preeminent rugby program. Now the rugby team is made up of nothing but losers, but one high-school girl, Nazuna, is turning that team around! Here's a teenage sports series to root for! (Source: Young Animal Arashi website)

Shino Houjou is running very late for her first day at a new high school she's transferred to, when she runs smack dab into Sanshirou, a big young man who is just as late if not even more so. It's not his fault that they've crashed into one another, but Shino is a bit of a crybaby and it doesn't get any better. Sanshirou is assigned to Shino to show her the ropes, something they both dread. Then things change as Shino sees the Rugby team in action and discovers that Sanshirou is being actively recruited by every "manly" sport in the school—all of which he excels at and none of which interest him. (Source: MangaHelpers)

This may seem just like baseball, but when you can switch out the bats for weapons and the balls for bullets, is it even still just a "game"? When idol Yuki Tengoku accidentally throws an unbelievable pitch, she gets invited to play for the lowest-ranked Death Ball, team Dangerous. But when she's dropped right into a game where nothing is off-limits, everyone has superpowers and special moves, and any wrong move could lose her uniform – is her uncontrollable hard fastball "Titanic" enough to keep her afloat? (Source: Fantasista Inc.)

Two very tall students join the water polo club of their high school.

Yuumi Narushima, a girl who loves to ride a bicycle, meets Nao Takizawa, a girl who likes to ride a bicycle, as well. Through folding bicycles, they deepen their friendship and foster valuable bonds. And today, they ride a folding bike and step into a new world. (Source: Kodansha, translated)

It's the 21st century. Survival games continue to fascinate fans all over the world. It has become a national sport in Japan as well. The stage is Shodoshima. Mari Fujisaki, a first-year high school student will once again aim for the top of the nationals with her friends in a survival game that she thought she all but gave up on. The summer really starts to heat up for these girls who are training for survival... it's guns and girls! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

Rei Shizuka, a first-year high school student, isn't gifted with height or strength, but he possesses a two-handed shooting style more precise than anyone else's. However, in boys' basketball, where such a weapon doesn't shine, he faces constant rejection. Will his unique skill ever reach anyone—or anything? Just as he begins to lose confidence, his fate changes with the arrival of Haku Misaka, a transfer student from America with a street-style background! Stay true to your own style! With Rei's two-handed shot and Haku's street moves, an unstoppable miracle is about to unfold. A super COOL youth basketball story begins!! (Source: Kodansha, translated)

Yuzawa Ryou comes to Seiryou Private High School, a school known for their strong sports clubs, with a letter of recommendation to join their kendo club. But luck brings him to a tennis club instead. Without any known experience in tennis, he got into a double match to decide which pair will get accepted into the tennis club.

Suginoha Tsukushi has worked too hard her entire life to be denied job after job after graduating college. But reality is brutal and the last hope for an occupation was at Yumeneko Projects. She learns that she is competing for the position with Himezaki Fubuki, an art student who has won several awards for her design work. Both girls are shocked when the interview somehow gets them to participate in a "Cat Fight" where amateur girls fight each other in skimpy clothing for male entertainment. Tsukushi, being an uptight rule follower, has major hesitations but with her rival Fubuki so willing, what choice does she have? (Source: MU)

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