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Sugar Princess: Skating to Win

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Ice Skating or Figure Skating is the focus of these manga. Training and competing in tournaments or championships are common themes in sports titles, as well as individual or team spirit, or being an underdog who goes against the odds to succeed.

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Don't get me wrong, I love a good by-the-book sports manga. But variety is the spice of life, so here are some sports manga that don't fit the mold.

The mold:
1. Fully male team/almost entirely male cast
2. School sports team
3. Teen athletes

So if it doesn't fit all of those criteria, it fits this list!

For all the parents and other older relatives, librarians, and teachers out there, here is a list of manga that are appropriate for everyone of all ages and could make for a lovely spot on any and all kinds of bookshelves.


WORK IN PROGRESS: I will add descriptions and maybe add more later.
Give me a break, it's 3 am here rn lol


Manga has always been popular with kids, and those in the West who visit their local library may notice that kids tend to gravitate to the graphic novel sections, sometimes just for these Japanese comics! Many of the most famous, popular, and beloved manga may be serialized in magazines aimed at children in Japan, but may surprise those in the West with how violent/fanservice-y/not-exactly-child-friendly they may be to Western sensibilities. Because of this, it can be awkward and/or uncomfortable to share with younger family members, and had any parent glimpsed the wrong manga they might unfortunately ban their child from manga entirely!
So this stack is for those who don't want to go on the wrong step, and want to introduce manga to anyone younger or let them start building a manga collection on reasonable terms. Or for those who want some generally lighter reads. Either approach is fine :P


Disclaimer: I try to put all kinds of series here, but I will admit that there may be a large bias for relatively older shoujo series... not necessarily because I think shoujo always deserves more love and far more credit than people give the demographic tag, but simply because much of it includes series I personally grew up reading. Though there are also nostalgic picks that aren't shoujo in here too. Either way, sorry if I didn't put in any of your childhood favorites haha.


Recommended further research:
5 Manga Recommendations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVumrw8hdow
Pokémon manga fun facts & recommendations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qe0Xlu9Ta4


Check out my mahou shoujo stack! https://myanimelist.net/stacks/22572



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This stack contains licensed titles that have been OUT OF PRINT and series that apply will be indicated as such. This means it is near impossible to find these new without destroying your wallet, but there is still a chance in the ever-growing secondhand market! To find these older, hard-to-find series, I recommend the following sites:
https://www.abebooks.com/
https://www.alibris.com/
https://www.biblio.com/

BookFinder is also a huge help with searching for listings with bargain prices! To get the best results, look up the ISBN for English prints of series and copy-paste them into the search.
https://www.bookfinder.com/

Cute shoujo manga from around the 2000's (some of them are from a bit before)

A collection of shoujo and josei manga that focus on or have a strong emphasis on sports, be it basketball or ballet.

When people think of sports series they typically think of shounen series like Haikyuu or Kuroko's Basketball or seinen series like Real. And I have found that sports focused shoujo and josei are not as talked about outside of a few classic series and Chihayafuru.

So I have collected all the notable ones I could find for the convenience of people who want to see a feminine perspective on the sports genre. The series in this stack cover both men's and women's sports both on a professional and high school level.

I will note that some of these series are not focused on the sports themselves and have other things at the forefront.

A variety of manga I've enjoyed and would recommend, that are each two volumes long. Give them a try!

Collecting manga can be really hard on wallets and the average right-to-left reader. So whether or not you want some short reads or something for your collection that will be easy on your bank account, here is a selection of underappreciated short series to explore your horizons with!

This will contain mostly one and two volume stories, but maximum English volume length will be three to four volumes. Official and COMPLETE English physicals must be available, so this stack will not have partially translated manga like many of TokyoPop's releases, nor digital-only releases like THE COMIQ (please still read that one though!). Most of these should be standalone titles and should be readily available even on the secondhand market.


WORK IN PROGRESS: I will add descriptions later.


Disclaimer: I am a big fan of the fantasy genre and the shoujo demographic. I will try to put all series of all kinds of tags, demographics, and topics here, but it should be expected to see my bias. I apologize in advance.



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This stack contains licensed titles that have been OUT OF PRINT and series that apply will be indicated as such. This means it is near impossible to find these new without destroying your wallet, but there is still a chance in the ever-growing secondhand market! To find these older, hard-to-find series, I recommend the following sites:
https://www.abebooks.com/
https://www.alibris.com/
https://www.biblio.com/

BookFinder is also a huge help with searching for listings with bargain prices! To get the best results, look up the ISBN for English prints of series and copy-paste them into the search.
https://www.bookfinder.com/

This stack is for any manga that primarily revolves around the sport of ice skating. The last three manga in this stack are anthologies in which only one story revolves around ice skating.

Note: I did not include any overly explicit titles.

Manga that were published under the Shojo Beat/Shojo imprint by Viz Media.

A list of manga I think deserve more love and recognition.... and an anime :') I'll update as I read and find more hidden gems LOL

This stack covers Shojo and Josei manga that have a strong emphasis on sports, whether that's men's sports or women's sports. Additionally, it includes everything from tennis to dance to things like Karuta.