Top 16 Baseball Manga to read

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.

1. 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 . It is also Known as: マネマネにちにち, Manemane Nichinichi

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2. Harukaze Mound

"We twins were born on the same day and share the same dream! And we've made a promise to each other!" Nobody's more passionate about baseball than the Kuzumi twins. Younger brother Aokaze and his golden right arm is a once in a generation talent! Older brother Nagiharu is a lefty bench warmer. These two have walked the same dream since birth, but when they meet a certain catcher, their destinies will begin to change. The creators of Phantom Seer bring you a serious baseball epic!

Harukaze Mound is currently publishing . It is also Known as: ハルカゼマウンド, Harukaze Mound

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3. Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

Indifferent student Takatsugi-kun is living an uneventful life, until he meets Niina, a girl who's utterly obsessed with baseball. Though she seems to have nothing but baseball on her mind, Takatsugi finds himself drawn to her. Their relationship progresses smoothly...or does it? An unconventional triple-threat romantic comedy begins!

Aliens, Baseball, and Civilization is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 野球・文明・エイリアン, Yakyuu Bunmei Alien

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4. 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 . It is also Known as: Le Démon du Marbre, ホームベースの魔物

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5. 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 . It is also Known as: サンキューピッチ, Thank You Pitch

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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 . It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー, Boukyaku Battery

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7. 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 is finished and has 10 Volumes and 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

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8. 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 is finished and has 16 Volumes and 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

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9. 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 finished and has null Volumes and 77 Chapters. It is also Known as: King of the Mound, マウンドの上の絶対者

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10. Eochapi Uritimeun Kkoljjiya

Kiss more, win more!

Seung-A's a lifelong baseball fan, but she's on the verge of calling it quits. Her team, the Futures Victory, is on a notoriously long losing streak — until she kisses a fellow fan, and the Futures happen to win. Now back in the game, the two get intimate to push the Futures up the ranks...

Note: Includes an epilogue and 3 extra chapters.

The Losing Streak is finished and has null Volumes and 39 Chapters. It is also Known as: Our Team is Last Place Anyway

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11. 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 . It is also Known as: ダイヤモンドの功罪, Diamond no Kouzai

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12. 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'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 .

Hanaotoko is finished and has 3 Volumes and 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 花男, Hana Otoko

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13. 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 is finished and has 3 Volumes and 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

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14. Winning Shot!

Ahn Shiyun is a pitcher who doesn’t mind his team losing streak, as long as he can play baseball. After continuing his dream in middle school, his life begins to change when he meets Baek Tae-Oh, a catcher of the opposing team. This is the story of amazing people who can throw powerful winning shots at the top of high school baseball's elite!

Source: MU

Winning Shot! is currently publishing .

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15. 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 . It is also Known as: MIX ミックス, Mix

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16. Shounen to Diamond

This one-shot is about a young boy who hates baseball... until the day a passing stranger teaches him a valuable lesson!

Young Boy and Diamond is finished and has null Volumes and 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少年とダイヤモンド, Shounen to Daiyamondo

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