Ishiwata Osamu

Tsujido Rintaro is an up and coming professional cyclist that has his very first race at the lowest rank, the A3 division. Trained by the famous Akiya, Rintaro’s name has already spread throughout the country and there are people that have it out for him because they have ill feelings towards the once hated Akiya. Rintaro doesn’t just have his career and passion riding on each race but after his father became brain dead from a horrific car accident, he has been paying for the expensive hospital bill. With a life on the line, Rintaro races with everything he’s got but he's about to learn the harsh world of professional cycling.

A series of short stories revolving around specific characters from the "Odds GP" series. Each story focuses on each characters' reasons and motivation to continue to ride their bikes, while being supported by their peers and coaches.

Magami Massugu, a 3rd grader who always make a racket in his neighborhood, downtown of Tokyo. Knowing his father is the one who make spare-part for H-II, a Japanese rocket, he insist to go to Tanegashima to watch the rocket launch. Moved by the scene, he aspire to become an astronaut. Can he reach his dream?

The romance of athletes who put their passion into the world's toughest competition - the triathlon, which combines the times from swimming, cycling, plus a full marathon!

Ai Takagi, a girl who has been flying around the world with her father since she was a child, is on her way to the Ogasawara Islands to meet her father, who has gone to "space" for work. While on the ship, she meets Yohei Kujiraoka, a boy who continues to play tennis against the wall despite the shaking of the boat. Interested in Yohei and tennis, Ai begins to play tennis during her stay in Ogasawara, dreaming of a showdown with Yohei, but the all-important Yohei leaves Ogasawara. Unable to give up, Ai fakes her identity and enrolls in an all-boys school known for its prestigious tennis program, just so she can play tennis against Yohei.

Do you know who Peter Pan is? I am not bread, I am Peter Rice. But I can turn sad tears into smiles and light a little light in a darkened heart. Come on, let's have a good dream with me!

(from ebookjapan): High school student Ryo Takagi, known as Yokosuka's "B.B." is an amazing man whose red blood burns bright and has created many legends. Ryo shows outstanding aptitude in sports and music, but his soul is not satisfied, and he is searching for something he can seriously tackle. Then, Ryo and his best friend, Soryo, are confronted by the "Kitsunohi" a bosozoku gang in Yokohama that is notorious for its brutality...! An inspiring drama about young men who fight hard whilst being swept away by a harsh fate! A work with 3 parts.

Set in Shonan and Yokosuka, the story follows Tamao Hino, a high school student who has guts but is usually weak in fights, as he engages in club activities and fights with his "hungry power", which he exerts when he gets hungry. The subtitle of each episode is taken from the title of a song, mainly domestic and international rock songs.

The main character, Ryuichi Sakamaki, is a boy who loves motorcycles. After losing his friends at the dastardly hands of professional rider Toru Tachibana, Ryuichi decides to go pro in order to seek revenge!

Sho Hirose is a young Japanese man living in downtown New York. Although he has an outstanding sense of guitar, he spends his days aimlessly because of his rebellion against his father. Then he meets a foreign exchange student, Fumiko Shiraishi, and his passion for music begins to awaken. Sho returned to Japan for the first time in 12 years and started his musical journey with his former friends!

In 1550, on the island of Itsukushima in Aki, a mother and her child, displaced by war, arrive but soon face death due to a lack of food. The boy, Masayoshishin, is left alone but is taken in by the kind island fishermen, Kahei and Otae, who raise him. Five years later, during the first year of the Koji era, the forces of Sue Harukata from Suo attack the island in an attempt to overthrow the ruler of the region, Mori Motonari. Kahei and Otae are killed by the invaders. In his grief, Masayoshishin encounters a monk named Sakaguchi Seijun, who, using only hand-to-hand combat techniques, easily defeats the soldiers of the Sue army. Seijun’s true identity remains a mystery...

A depiction of Katsura Kogoro.