Kyojin no Hoshi

Hyuuma Hoshi is now adult and recovered from his injury. He wants to prove he still the best pitcher.

Mitsuru Hanagata, a pitching prodigy, injured his shoulder in a little league match and withdrew from baseball. His shoulder should have healed, but in a match against a baseball club full of hooligans, he realizes that his shoulder is permanently injured. He will never be able to pitch again. So he changes his focus to become a fearsome batter instead!

This installment of Chikuma Bunko's "contemporary manga" series is curated by Natsume Fusanosuke and contains excerpts and stand alone short works that represents the greatest action and sports manga of the 1960's-70's 1. Zashiki Warashi (ざしきわらし) [Sanpei Shirato] 2. Tachimochi Umanosuke (太刀持右馬之介) [Hiroshi Hirata] 3. Kyojin no Hoshi (巨人の星) [Ikki Kajiwara & Noboru Kawasaki] 4. Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー) [Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba] 5. Karate Baka Ichidai (空手バカ一代) [Ikki Kajiwara & Jirou Tsunoda] 6. Otokogumi (男組) [Tetsu Kariya & Ryoichi Ikegami] 7. Juukyoden (柔俠伝) [Baron Yoshimoto] 8. Nikudan Jidai (肉弾時代) [Kazuhiko Miyaya] 9. Tomo yo Isoge (友よ急げ) [Akihiro Takadera]