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 16 Baseball manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 16. Mane Mane Nichi Nichi
- 15. Irregulars
- 14. Diamond no Kouzai
- 13. San-kyuu Pitch
- 12. Yakyuubu no Hino ni Koi wo Shita.
- 11. Yakyuujou de Itadakimasu
- 10. Yakyuu de Sensou suru Isekai de Choukoukoukyuu Ace ga Jakushou Kokka o Sukuu Youdesu
- 9. Boukyaku Battery
- 8. Mix
- 7. Mound Wiui Jeoldaeja
- 6. Yugami-kun ni wa Tomodachi ga Inai
- 5. Keystone Romantic Combi
- 4. Touch
- 3. Tetsuwan Girl
- 2. Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden
- 1. Chichi no Tamashii
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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
12. Yakyuubu no Hino ni Koi wo Shita.
"If I'm going to fall in love, I definitely want it to be with a guy who's as dazzling and charming as a prince!" With that ideal in mind, Risa encounters Hino, a classmate who's on the men's baseball team at school, and she sees a surprising side of him. Ever since that day, Hino has made her heart race, despite him having zero delicacy, being singlemindedly focused on baseball, and being the total opposite of a prince...?! This is a story of unexpected and frantic puppy love over a guy who otherwise really irritates her!
Yakyuubu no Hino ni Koi wo Shita. has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: 野球部の樋野に恋をした。, Yakyuubu no Hino ni Koi wo Shita.
11. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. 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
7. 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
6. 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
5. Keystone Romantic Combi
Youngjun’s life’s been all about comparing himself with the Baseball Genius, Hyun; who totally set the standards for Yongjun’s baseball life 7 years ago. Youngjun hated him just a few encounters after. Insecurities were too strong to beat, and it was easier to doubt Hyun’s kindness and push it away. Hyun has never lived a mediocre life, and that was enough reason to hate. Although this time, Youngjun can’t take his eyes off of him, and Hyun has never left. After all, they are the Keystone Romantic Combo.
Source: Netcomics
The Keystone Romantic Combination has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: 키스톤 로맨틱 콤비
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. Tetsuwan Girl
From Tsutomu Takahashi (the author of Jiraishin) comes the story of Tome Kano, a young lady who lost everything dear to her in the Second World War. She works as a waitress in a cabaret bar until, one day, she gets an offer to be part of a promotional exhibition for Girls Professional Baseball. Set on this new path, she goes on to become a legend -- the 'Iron-Armed Beauty' -- and embody the dreams of a nation.
[Source: Omanga.net]
Iron Arm Girl has finished publishing and it has 92 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鉄腕ガール, Tetsuwan Girl
2. 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
1. Chichi no Tamashii
Hayato Nanjo is the son of the most famous bat craftsman in Japan. With his father's bat in hand, he embarks on a journey to become a star baseball player. Sadaharu Oh, Shigeo Nagashima and other former baseball greats make appearances as well. One of Shonen Jump's first serialized manga
Source: Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition Vol.1 Catalog via MangaUpdates
Chichi no Tamashii has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 父の魂, Chichi no Tamashii
