The story centers around a girl named Hanakaku who at only 142cm (4'6 ft tall) is never treated seriously and looked upon as weak. Wishing to become stronger she attempts to join some of the school sports clubs but is turned down by everyone. Depressed she begins to break down and give up until she runs into the leader of the MMA club (Who coincidentally seems to have had a crush on her) he recommends trying out Martial Arts. Can she survive seemingly the most vicious club in the entire school and achieve true strength or will she hit the mat head first?!
Hanakaku has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハナカク, Hana★Kaku, The Last Girl Standing
Genres: Sports , Martial Arts
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3. All Rounder Meguru
Hiroki Endo's latest series tells the story of two old friends, Meguru Takayanagi and Takashi Yamabuki, who after a long time meet each other again at an amateur shooto mixed martial arts contest. While Meguru only practices MMA for fun, Takashi is pursuing a serious goal. Even though each of them has their own reason to fight, both are becoming stronger with each match... Universally praised for its realism and accurate depiction of martial arts, All Rounder Meguru is one of the first manga to provide a glimpse into the energetic and exciting world of modern MMA.
All Rounder Meguru has finished publishing and it has 175 Chapters. It is also Known as: オールラウンダー廻, All Rounder Meguru
2. Hajime no Ippo
Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to Takamura boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo’s classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo’s journey to the top of the boxing world begins.
Hajime no Ippo is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: はじめの一歩, The Fighting!, Fighting Spirit, The Fighting! Ippo, Hajime no Ippo Gaiden: Naniwa Tiger
1. Teppuu
Ishidou Natsuo is a gifted girl who can achieve anything she wants in sports. Because of this she is permanently bored, as there aren’t any real challenges to her abilites to make her feel alive. One day she receives an invitation of a merry girl to join her martial arts club. Irritated by her happy expression, Natsuo decides to accept the invitation just as a pretext to beat her up, but she receives a shocking surprise.
Note: Volume 6 contains the side story "Nekketsu Kouha Natsuo-chan Dodgeball-bu"
Teppuu has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鉄風, Iron Wind, Teppu
