What is this genre all about? Baseball is like a complicated version of Rounders. It involves hitting a ball with a stick, then running around several bases placed in the form of a diamond on a field. Big in the US, and also in Japan.
We present you the list of Baseball manga you should read right now.
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Top 18 Baseball manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 18. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 17. Nine Dragons' Ball Parade
- 16. Home Plate's Villain
- 15. Diamond no Kouzai
- 14. San-kyuu Pitch
- 13. Replay
- 12. Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu
- 11. Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai
- 10. Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden
- 9. Hanaotoko
- 8. Subarashii Kisetsu ni Yasashii Kimi to
- 7. Tok, Tok
- 6. Boukyaku Battery
- 5. Mix
- 4. Touch
- 3. Yakyuujou de Itadakimasu
- 2. Irregulars
- 1. Mound Wiui Jeoldaeja
18. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
Set in a high school baseball club, it is a "coming-of-age sideline story," focusing on the three team managers with very different personalities: Nagisa, who barely knows the rules of baseball, Ichinose, a flamboyant gal, and Himemiya, the quiet girl with a surprisingly nasty side.
Mane Mane Nichi Nichi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マネマネにちにち, Manemane Nichinichi
17. Nine Dragons' Ball Parade
Hakuo Gakuin's mighty baseball team consistently makes it to Koushien, and Tamao Azukida dreams of making the team. To achieve his goal, Tamao does extensive research and undergoes a strict daily training regimen. But at tryouts, Tamao meets the enigmatic genius pitcher Tao Ryuudou, and the course of his destiny may be forever changed! If people aren't laughing, then you're not dreaming big enough! A new baseball tale for the era begins!
Nine Dragons' Ball Parade has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kowloon's Ball Parade, クーロンズ・ボール・パレード, Kūronzu Bōru Parēdo
16. Home Plate's Villain
To meet his dead parents again, Hong Bin made a deal with the Baseball Fairy, who agreed to return him to the past if he achieved 3,000 career hits as a baseball player. And at the age of 40, Bin the baseball legend hits his last ball and goes back in time. After reuniting with his family, Bin decides to pursue his old dream of joining the major league. The only issue is that he's lost all his old skills as a pro! But will his past experiences be enough to help this legend fulfill his new goal?
Home Plate's Villain is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Le Démon du Marbre, ホームベースの魔物
15. Diamond no Kouzai
Despite his athletic gifts, Ayasegawa Jiro is a loner who causes others to lose or give up on their dreams, all because of him. While struggling with his loneliness, he discovers the "Bambies," an uncompetitive baseball team whose motto is "having fun." Jiro finds joy in his baseball life with his teammates, but...
This is a baseball youth drama that explores the relationship between a genius and his peers.
The Days of Diamond is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダイヤモンドの功罪, Diamond no Kouzai
14. San-kyuu Pitch
The strongest is decided on three pitches. His aim, the Summer Koshien Tournament!
From the author of "Hyperinflation," Kyu Sumiyoshi, comes a baseball story unlike anything you've ever read before!!
Strikeout Pitch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: サンキューピッチ, Thank You Pitch
13. Replay
Yuuta and Ritsu have been playing baseball together since they were children, but after being defeated in a local tournament over the summer, they must retire from the high school team to study for university entrance exams. Still, Yuuta finds himself unable to give up his lingering attachment to baseball. The one person who can truly understand him is Ritsu, who has been acting worryingly distant since they quit the team. But there's something Yuuta himself doesn't understand... Does he think of Ritsu as his partner in the way that a teammate would, or is the affection between them something stronger?
RePlay has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: REPLAY, リプレイ, REPLAY 新的開始, リプレイ(TSUKAHARA Saki)
12. Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu
Tokonatsu Taichi took the summer Koshien by the storm as a sensational ace pitcher, with a full arsenal of pitches including a 98 mph fastball. But on the way home from the game, the team bus suffered a tragic accident and Tokonatsu Taichi lost his life... Only to be transported to a new world where all international conflicts are resolved by a game of baseball. Unfortunately, the country he landed in was the weakest, and had seen gradual loss of its resources and people to neighboring countries. Can Taichi turn their fortunes around?
Source: MU
In Another World where Baseball is War, a High School Ace Player will Save a Weak Nation has finished publishing and it has 38 Chapters. It is also Known as: 野球で戦争する異世界で超高校級エースが弱小国家を救うようです, Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu
11. Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai
The story of the comedy manga revolves around Yuuji Yugami and Chihiro Watanuki, who sit next to each other in class. Unfortunately for Chihiro, the transfer student Yūji is weird... extremely weird. Even though he's the ace of the baseball club, he hasn't adapted to the club at all. He also stands apart from the rest of the class, but seems completely satisfied with being alone.
Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai has finished publishing and it has 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: 湯神くんには友達がいない, Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai
10. Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden
This comic follows the story of other robotic cats that form a baseball club. Though it shows Doraemon in the beginning, it doesn't focus on Doraemon itself (because Doraemon must go back to the past to help Nobita). The group is led by Kuroemon, a cat that looks like Doraemon, only it has ears and black fur. It features a lot of imaginary ability, and in the baseball game, is allowed to use up to 3 gadgets.
Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden has finished publishing and it has 134 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドラベース ドラえもん超野球〈スーパーベースボール〉外伝, Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden
9. Hanaotoko
Shigeo is a high strung elementary school student living with his mother. His only concern is getting ahead in life by doing well in school. He despises his father Hanao (who is separated from them), who's an idealistic free spirit and kid at heart infatuated with the sport of baseball.
Shigeo's mother forces Shigeo to take time to visit his father and so begins Shigeo's lessons that there's more to life than excelling academically (courtesy of his very childish father).
Hanaotoko has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花男, Hana Otoko
8. Subarashii Kisetsu ni Yasashii Kimi to
Enoki is practically the poster-boy for what a typical nerd looks like: short and slight, complete with big round glasses and social awkwardness. His main hobby is playing video games, and he's used to not having many friends at school. Then, he meets Shirataki, a former member of the baseball club and his exact opposite; tall, muscular and sporty. Despite their many differences, the spark of friendship between the two boys begins to grow into something more...
Source: Tokyopop
This Wonderful Season With You has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 素晴らしい季節に優しい君と, Subarashii Kiseki ni Yasashii Kimi to
7. Tok, Tok
Jae Hyeok, who lost hope in dreams due to a certain event, finds his life sparkling with light again as he spends time with one of the seniors at his school club.
Source: MU
Drip, Drip has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: Knock
6. Boukyaku Battery
The baseball manga follows Haruka, a strong pitcher praised as perfect, and Kei, a skilled catcher known as the "General" who has lost his memory due to amnesia. The talented pair were hard to defeat in junior high, and they crushed other players' dreams. They both enroll in the no-name Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they encounter other baseball players who had quit after losing to Haruka and Kei.
Boukyaku Battery is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー, Boukyaku Battery
5. Mix
The story of Mix takes place in the same Meisei Gakuen high school as Touch, only it is set 26 years later. Like Touch, Mix revolves around brothers and baseball as a main theme.
Mix is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: MIX ミックス, Mix
4. Touch
The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.
Touch has finished publishing and it has 257 Chapters. It is also Known as: タッチ, Touch
3. Yakyuujou de Itadakimasu
Tsubame Sakamoto, 25 years old and single. She relieves the everyday stress by indulging in food and alcohol in front of baseball games. Trying out different dishes at different stadiums, with adults loudly cheering around her. It might be expensive, but nothing tastes better than beer after a win. Free from the pressure of society, she will enjoy the best baseball stadium food!
Note: Chapter count includes 3 extra chapters.
Yakyuujou de Itadakimasu has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 野球場でいただきます, Yakyuu-ba de Itadakimasu, Yakyujo de Itadakimasu, I Will Have It at the Baseball Field, Chow Time at the Ballpark
2. Irregulars
"We may be like this, but if we don't give up, we will surely reach the dream stage, Koshien!" Jyosei Private Academy. After it changed its policy and became a cut-throat academic elite school, its once powerful baseball team has become weak with only four members left. However, baseball maniac Ruito Hibino has a secret plan! Aiming for Koshien is an amateur tag-team of misfits? Straight from the bottom of hell.
Irregulars is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: イレギュラーズ, Irregulars
1. Mound Wiui Jeoldaeja
Through a combination of numerous injuries, a weak frame, and financial difficulties, the protagonist Lee Jinyong gave up on his path to being a baseball athlete and lived as a factory employee instead. One day, the spirit of Kim Jinho, the baseball hero who was hailed as a legend in Korea, as well as Lee Jinyong’s idol who passed away 10 years ago, appeared before him. At the same time, an unknown notice appeared, stating that the ‘Baseball Manager’ would start, and Lee Jinyong gained an ability that gave him the constitution of a pitcher, similar to a game avatar. He returns to the field to become .
Absolute on the Mound is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: King of the Mound, マウンドの上の絶対者
