martial arts
Martial arts are techniques that heavily involve training and are steeped in tradition. These techniques can have varied applications such as self-defense, psychological health or advanced use of weaponry, amongst others. Characters in these manga often spend much of their time training to defend themselves or others, participate in competitions of skill, honor their culture, or develop their health and spirituality.
Bushidou Sixteen
Status: Completed
Bushidou Sixteen centers around two female competitors of another Japanese tradition, kendou (sword-fighting). Kaori is an accomplished kendou practitioner, but she finds herself facing an unexpected opponent in Sanae, a superficially weaker fighter who be... Show more
Takeru Michi
Status: Completed
Kayama Takeru, from Hyoukawa High's Judo club, only wants to tie his score in competitions. Despite being the successor to Kayama Okageryuu Jujitsu dojo, he never retaliate even when he was bullied. Until one day, the International Judo Champion from Franc... Show more
Conde Koma
Status: Completed
This manga tells the legacy of Mitsuyo Maeda a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda, who was a Japanese judōka (judo expert) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was also known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Portuguese, a ... Show more
Bakudan (MIYASHITA Akira)
Status: Completed
The story follows Baku Ryosuke, also known as "Bakudan" a fresh-out-of-juvy punk and a dangerous street-fighter who is scouted by a yakuza syndicate and dreams of becoming the greatest yakuza in Japan. However, to teach Bakudan a lesson, the yaku... Show more