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Japanese: メダリスト


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Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: May 25, 2020 to ?
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Sports Sports
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Tsurumaikada (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.691 (scored by 31983,198 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #652
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1126
Members: 18,124
Favorites: 571

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Becoming an ice dancer was not what Tsukasa Akeuraji had aimed for when he decided to take on the figure skating world. However, it is where he ended up, as he "started too late" to follow his true solo-skating dreams.

For years, he was content with being a shell of his former ambitions—that is, until he met a little girl in whom he saw himself. Inori Yuitsuka, a fifth-grader so desperate to skate that she practiced in secret, had visited Tsukasa's rink with her mother to ask for lessons. She was branded as useless by everyone around her, told it was "too late" for her to begin, and that catching up to other skaters was impossible.

With a newfound conviction and unwillingness to let another passionate skater go down the same road as him, Tsukasa takes on the responsibility of coaching her and promises to make Inori a medalist.

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Medalist has been published digitally in English by Kodansha USA since May 18, 2021, and in print since March 5, 2024.

The series won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2023, and the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2024.
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Characters

Yuitsuka, Inori
Yuitsuka, Inori
Main
Akeuraji, Tsukasa
Akeuraji, Tsukasa
Main
Kamisaki, Hikaru
Kamisaki, Hikaru
Supporting
Okazaki, Iruka
Okazaki, Iruka
Supporting
Sonidori, Riou
Sonidori, Riou
Supporting
Yodaka, Jun
Yodaka, Jun
Supporting
Miketa, Ryouka
Miketa, Ryouka
Supporting
Kago, You
Kago, You
Supporting
Yagi, Yuna
Yagi, Yuna
Supporting
Sonidori, Shinichirou
Sonidori, Shinichirou
Supporting

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Apr 8, 2025
Erdogank
Recommended
Preliminary (51/? eps)
Pros:
- Gorgeously drawn with incredible action scenes.
- Very likeable characters over all, but the important ones are also very well defined in regards to their motivations, flaws and determinations. Hikaru Kamisaki and Iruka Okazaki’s integration into the story was damn flawless.
- Through precise pacing, the story strings you along for a very enticing read.
- Explains the “power scaling” of the sport well. Also mentions the high probability of devastating injuries which does make me worried for the girls, as I became invested in them and didn’t want to see them suffer.

Cons:
- Figure Skating is a hard sell to hook newcomers to share in your adoration ...
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Jan 6, 2025
Kyeseven
Recommended
Preliminary (29/? eps)
Regarding the story, it's like a little touch of Barakamon, Haikyuu, Sangatsu no Lion and Ao Ashi.

The relationship between Inori and Tsukasa is like Naru and Handa at Barakamon, which is pretty heartwarming and wholesome between their interaction and also having great impact constantly to each other since their first encounter.

While Haikyuu wise, it's the whole progress of Inori striving to be the gold Medalist, just like Hinata, having various hindrance in their pursuit of greatness, and overcoming the hurdles by not just themselves (of course in a lot of times in their story, it mostly resolves by their own grit and their mental attitude, ...
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Sep 11, 2024
Jemnite
Recommended
Well-writtenWell-written
Preliminary (46/? eps)
This is a premier, top of the line, character focused, theme heavy, sports manga about striving for victory. The primary conflict is about Inori trying to work her way to becoming No.1, e.g. Gold medalist, but there is so much beyond that. Almost every character in Medalist is a protagonist of their own story. This is not something you are only reminded of as an afterthought but something that works its way in at every point possible. Tsukasa has his own themes about sacrifice, chances give up on, making sure the next generation has better opportunities than he was given. Hikaru has her own set ...
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since no one has asked yet, i will: can i start reading at chapter xx or wil i be missing something?
ananasborro - Mar 31		 3 repliesby E-Satie »»
Mar 31, 7:42 PM
Poll: Medalist Chapter 52 Discussion
zhiktang - Mar 24		 1 repliesby BG_Comedimet »»
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