All Info
Genres
Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, Romance, School Life, Seinen, Sports
Summary
- Athlete gymnast Minoru Kohinata is a college student attending the sports-centric Reinan University
- After failing to to protect his friend Nana from a bully, Minoru gets lured to join the Karate Club
- Minoru enters the competitive martial arts sport where he learns how to be a defenseless boy no more
Description
Kohinata Minoru is a college student at a college that is popular for its sports rather than academic orientation. Although he starts out as a gymnast alongside his friend, Nana, Minoru is bullied by the higher ranked gymnasts. One evening, a karate student at the college, Mutou Ryuuji, witnesses Minoru being bullied and comes to the rescue... but his intentions aren't to save Minoru, but to drag him into the world of karate! Minoru makes new friends and learns some of their dark pasts, including a shocking death that reveals motives for revenge.
Authors
Characters
Seiji Mamiya
main
Minoru Kohinata
main
Hiroki Minami
main
Ryuuji Mutou
main
Rika Akamine
support
Miharu Akita
support
Souhachi Aniya
support
Gerard Bertrand
support
Pedro Barbosa
support
Kazutora Akamine
support
Nozomi Endou
support
Takahashi Hayato
support
Kentarou Hayama
support
Kengo Ibuki
support
Satoru Ibuki
support
Shigemi Kaburagi
support
Yuuto Imai
support
Mifuyu Kitamura
support
Chiyo Endou
support
Kaoru Hamada
support
Cacao Kid Kurokawa
support
Haruka Kou
support
Kevin Norton
support
Yuuya Morisawa
support
Ryuu Oosugi
support
Masahiro Satomi
support
Kiichi Mamiya
support
Shou Shiratori
support
Nana Misaki
support
Ryouji Shimizu
support
Samart Sirinto
support
Akiko Takakura
support
Hisashi Takenaka
support
Hiroshi Takakura
support
Ippei Ushio
support
Other Facts
Published
Mar 27, 2000 to Aug 27, 2012
Serialization
Young Magazine (Weekly)
Original Publisher
Kodansha
Where to read
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