Get 50% off of high stakes competitive stories during the Let the Games Begin Digital Sale!
For a limited time, score 50% off thrilling manga packed with high-stakes games with stories like Chihayafuru, Teppu, Blade Girl, I Fell in Love After School & more!
Whether it’s sports, survival, or mind games, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat! Now’s your chance to dive into intense rivalries and game-changing moments with the Let the Games Begin Digital Sale!
For a limited time, fans can start electrifying manga where competition is everything, with all selected volumes now up to 50% off. Discover new stories with fierce competition like:
Teppu, a gripping martial arts manga with realistic fight choreography, sharp character writing, and a fresh take on female-led sports manga
Shojo Fight, an exhilarating sports manga high-stakes volleyball action with deep character drama with dynamic artwork, realistic sports strategy, and strong, complex female characters
Again!!, a thrilling time-travel and coming-of-age that blends humor, drama, and a unique spin on school spirit
Getting Closer to You, a charming and heartfelt shoujo romance manga with adorable artwork and a relatable, slow-burn relationship, perfect for fans of wholesome, feel-good love stories.
Waiting for Spring, a sweet and uplifting shoujo romance manga that navigates first love, friendship, and self-confidence while dealing with jealousy and competition.
Sale Ends Monday, March 24th, 2025!
Take advantage of these tantalizing discounts by purchasing on kodansha.us or by visiting any of our participating digital manga vendors:
Amazon Kindle
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Google Play
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and more!
Curious to learn more about what's on sale during the Let the Games Begin digital manga sale? Take a look below for details on five recommended series!
Chihayafuru
By Yuki Suetsugu
Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game.
Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game. Don’t miss this story of adolescent lives and emotions playing out in the most dramatic of ways!
Rated: 13+
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Teppu
By Moare Ohta
It’s not easy being good at everything. First-year high school student Natsuo Ishido has always been a gifted athlete, and her ability to easily master every sport has not only bought her a life of boredom, but the resentment of everyone else who has had to work hard for their achievements. Not that Natsuo cares what anyone else thinks. All she longs for is a break from the monotony…for a real challenge worthy of pouring all her efforts into. A rival—an equal—worth beating down, crushing, and demoralizing… That all seems like a pipe dream until a pair of annoyingly peppy transfer students arrive from Brazil and start up a brand-new club that teases the challenge she craves—Mixed Martial Arts.
Rated: 13+
Blade Girl
By Narumi Shigematsu
One year after losing her leg, 16-year-old Rin is tired—tired of the painful physical therapy, tired of being treated differently, and tired of her stupid, heavy, awkward prosthetic leg. All that changes when she encounters the Blade Runners, a group of one-legged athletes who run with “blades”—carbon fiber prosthetics specialized for competitive running-made by their gifted prosthetist, Kazami. The blades are light, flexible, and formidably difficult to control—Rin can barely walk with one, much less sprint. But as she tumbles to the ground again and again, she rediscovers many of the things that she’d forgotten, and finds a new goal: to compete in the Paralympics.
Rated: 13+
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All-Rounder Meguru
By Hiroki Endo
A smashing MMA manga from the critically acclaimed creator of Eden: It’s a Endless World!
High schooler and budding Shooto mixed martial arts fighter, Meguru Takayanagi, reunites with his old friend from grade school, Takashi Segawa, in the ring for the first time in seven years. However, while the two used to be good friends, due to the difference in their upbringings, Takashi now sees Meguru as an enemy. Without a moment of joy to commemorate their reunion, the old friends’ match begins…
Eden: It’s an Endless World!’s Hiroki Endo brings you a new tale of Shooto, MMA, and youth!
Rated: 13+
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Farewell, My Dear Cramer
By Naoshi Arakawa
With no soccer accomplishments to speak of during the entirety of Sumire Suo’s junior high school years, the young wing gets an odd offer. Suo’s main rival, Midori Soshizaki, invites her to join up on the same team in high school, with a promise that she’ll never let Suo “play alone.” It’s an earnest offer, but the question is whether Suo will take her up on it. Thus the curtain opens on a story that collects an enormous cast of individual soccer-playing personalities!
Rated: 13+
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See below for the full list of Let the Games Begin series on sale now until 03/24/25: