Koji Joukura

Anthology of oneshots about the Hanshin Tigers, from various authors.

(from ebookjapan): It was the early 1950s. There were no weekly manga magazines yet... There was a mangaka who had already become the star of the age, Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga," who had been challenging him unnoticed! Koichi Kaitoku. He is a moderately popular mangaka with three serials in monthly magazines. Kaitoku is the same age as Osamu Tezuka. On the surface, Kaitoku criticizes Tezuka, saying, "Tezuka draws a lot of boring manga," but secretly collects Tezuka's manga behind his back. When he hears Tezuka is doing something, he imitates it, and when he hears Tezuka is doing this, he tries it. This is the story of the struggles of Koichi Kaitoku, a man who "selfishly sees Osamu Tezuka as his rival!"

Kondo takes over from Igarashi, who won the national championship, and becomes the new captain. In the quarterfinals of the spring tournament, a player is ejected due to rough play, and despite the efforts of the underclassmen, they lose a close game. Sumitani Junior High School lost a game they could have won. However, they have found a solution to their long-standing problem of strengthening their player base, and they work hard at practice, vowing to take revenge in the summer tournament...!!

A miraculous sequel to the classic youth baseball manga after 38 years! A new legend for Taniguchi, Marui, Igarashi and others following "Captain" and "Play Ball"!