
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as the "Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has aimed to be the best volleyball player ever! He decides to join the team at the high school the Little Giant went to – and then surpass him. ... Ever since he saw the legendary player known as the "Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has aimed to be the best volleyball player ever! He decides to join the team at the high school the Little Giant went to – and then surpass him. Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else? Show less
Haikyu!! 402.7
What do you desire? Fortune? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all others? Whatever you desire, 'that is here'. Tower of God. What do you desire? Fortune? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all others? Whatever you desire, 'that is here'. Tower of God. Show less
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I applied here since it's a close walk from my house. But it's really full of girls, huh? In this 4-koma series Tsuda Takatoshi is a new student in the recently gender-integrated high school. He's asked to join the student council as the vice president. Thus begins his days as the only normal boy among 3 female student council officers...
Seitokai Yakuindomo Vol.21 Chapter 611.6
Kagome is a modern Japanese high-school girl. Never the type to believe in myths and legends, her world view dramatically changes when, one day, she's pulled out of her own time and into another! There, in Japan's ancient past, Kagome discovers more than a few of those dusty old legends are true, and that her destiny is linked to one legendary creature in particular--the dog-like half-demon called Inuyasha! That same trick of fate also ties them both to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls." But demons beware...the smallest shard of the Shikon Jewel can give the user unimaginable power. Won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
InuYasha 559
Source ANN: Shigeharu Honda is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Goro is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father`s footsteps. Momoko Hoshino is Goro`s schoolteacher, and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested in since the death of Goro`s mother. The destinies of these three individuals will become intertwined as father and son experience both heartbreak and triumph, on the baseball diamond. But when an unspeakable tragedy visits the family, it will take everything they have to pick up the pieces and reclaim their dreams.
Major 597
Maruo Eiichirou (Ei-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks exercise. He finds a flyer for the Tennis Club and decides to check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join Ei-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic.
Baby Steps Vol.36 Ch.455
Ever since he saw the legendary player known as the "Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has aimed to be the best volleyball player ever! He decides to join the team at the high school the Little Giant went to – and then surpass him. Who says you need to be tall to play volleyball when you can jump higher than anyone else?
Haikyuu!! 402.5
Touma Sou is an MIT-graduated-student who comes back to Japan because he wants to know how it feels to be a high school student. On the other hand, Mizuhara Kana is a strong girl who loves sports. Together, they are partners in solving cases that happen around them. Recipient of 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for Shōnen Category.
Q.E.D. - Shoumei Shuuryou vol.41 ch.063.5
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true--will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands. Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls—none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever... Notes: - Includes a oneshot called 10 Days After. - In 1995 Slam Dunk received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shounen.
Slam Dunk 10.5
As a child Sakura Mamiya mysteriously disappeared in the woods behind her grandma's home. She returned whole and healthy, but since then she has had the power to see ghosts. Now a teenager, she just wishes the ghosts would leave her alone! At school, the desk next to Sakura’s has been empty since the start of the school year, then one day her always-absent classmate shows up, and he's far more than what he seems!
Kyoukai no Rinne Vol. 40 Ch. 398 The Wheel of Reincarnation
Parts I to V: (Volumes 001 to 063) An epic horror-action-adventure! Once there was a mighty bloodline of heroes: the Joestars. In the 1880s, Englishman Jonathan Joestar gave his life to defeat Dio, a megalomaniacal vampire. Now, 100 years later, Dio is back, and Jonathan's desce... Parts I to V: (Volumes 001 to 063) An epic horror-action-adventure! Once there was a mighty bloodline of heroes: the Joestars. In the 1880s, Englishman Jonathan Joestar gave his life to defeat Dio, a megalomaniacal vampire. Now, 100 years later, Dio is back, and Jonathan's descendants must travel to Egypt to destroy their ancestral enemy once and for all. On one side: Joseph Joestar and Jotaro Kujo ("JoJo" for short)...a globetrotting martial artist and his delinquent Japanese-English grandson. On the other side: a vampire and an army of murderers possessed by evil spirits, the monstrous "Stands". But Jotaro and Joseph have "Stands" too...and the stage is set for a terrifying battle as the heroes fight their way around the world! Adapted into anime, action figures and video games, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is one of the weirdest, most influential Jump manga ever! Part VI: (Volumes 064 to 080) Time: Early 21st Century -- Place: A Florida prison Set in and around the maximum-security Green Dolphin Street prison in Florida, surrounded by palm trees, swamps, and man-eating alligators, this storyline stars Jolyne Cujoh (Stand: Stone Free), the daughter of Jotaro Cujoh. After being falsely accused of a hit-and-run automobile accident, she is sentenced to 15 years in jail, a plot which may be orchestrated by some dark conspiracy, some unknown enemy. Series 6 is a weird prison story in which Jolyne discovers her own powers and other Stand Users while trying to escape the pen. Her dad Jotaro Cujoh returns for a cameo in the first few volumes, and Dio, the ultra-villain of the JoJo series, also shows up in several flashbacks, with a fragment of his corpse playing a major plot point. This series appears to be an attempt for Araki to relaunch the series for new readers (the graphic novels are numbered starting with "Vol. 1" with "JoJo Vol. 63", and so forth, in small letters) by re-explaining the Stands and introducing a slinky, appealing female protagonist. And for the most part, it takes place within a literally confined environment -- Araki had previously done some short manga stories set in jail, so maybe that's where his current interests lie. Note also that Jolyne is the first American (specifically Japanese-American) JoJo protagonist. The sheer level of weirdness is also pretty mind-boggling, with all kinds of bizarre phenomena -- rains of frogs, time distortion, and some extremely odd, conceptual Stands. And the ending is probably one of the strangest things ever to happen in the series. Part VII: (Volumes 081+) Going under the name Steel Ball Run it started out as a separate manga series but later became Part VII to JoJo, this installment takes place in the wild west in 1890 (about the same time period as the first arc of JoJo). Major noticeable difference's from the previous 6 parts of JoJo is that the manga doesn't bear the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure title and the main character's name cannot be shortened to JoJo but rather a supporting character's name can. Show less
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Following the advancement of spirit technology, the humans of Douluo Continent conquered the ocean and discovered two new continents. After being hunted by spirit masters excessively, the spirit beasts are nearly extinct. After countless years of lying dormant, the King of the Spirit Beasts has awakened in the Great Star Dou Forest. It will lead its remaining clansmen in taking vengeance against humanity! Tang Wu Lin is determined to become a powerful Spirit Master. However, when he awakened his martial spirit, it was actually an… Incomparable talent. The battle of the Dragon King. The Legend of our Dragon King hereby begins. (Radiant Translations)
Douluo Dalu 3: The Legend Of The Dragon King Chapter 501
Li Yan, who is contracted with an incurable disease, by chance, entered a bizarre and motley world “ Yanfu “. Relying on his masterly skills, he step by step become a person of strong character. And in the process of walking through the world of Yanfu, he also began to discover the true mysteries of this world. Original Webcomic Official English (Webnovel)
The Beginning From Gu Huo Niao Chapter 280
We all know that a lot of the booty of the golden age of explorations made it into museums. The British Museum in the C.M.B. story, which had custody of the recondite scientific curiosities and artifacts collected by explorer/adventurers and stored in a Wunderkammer, decided to study the dusty arcana in the 19th century. Three investigators dubbed the "Magi" were appointed to do the research, each given a ring embossed with the letters C.M.B. Fast-forward to present-day Japan where Sakaki Shinra is the curator of a museum of oddities. He now has possession of the C.M.B. rings, indicating that he has been granted the status of guardian of knowledge like the Magi that preceded him.
C.M.B. vol.45 ch.149
From: Easy Going Scans Lark, is different from the rest of the kids. He has red eyes just like Vampires do and he is bullied by the other kids for that. One day he meets Setz a genuine Vampire of a Noble clan who is the only one that doesn’t call him monster or bully him. Eventually they become friends but when an incident happens, Setz does not want to lose a friend so he invites him to his home... The world of Vampires. Webtoon from Naver
Crepuscule (Yamchi) ch.251.2
Li Yan, who is contracted with an incurable disease, by chance, entered a bizarre and motley world " Yanfu ". Relying on his masterly skills, he step by step become a person of strong character. And in the process of walking through the world of Yanfu, he also began to discover the true mysteries of this world.
Another beginning with the Guhuo bird Ch.303
Leviathan Lee, a man diagnosed with an incurable disease, is accidentally urshered in the grotesque kaleidoscope-like nether world. With his own efforts, he becomes the strongest man there. When he's travelling through the different nether spaces, he starts to figure out the deepest secrets of the world.
All Starts With Ubume Chapter 290
Fuyuzora Kogarashi has spirit abilities, and has been possessed by ghosts since he was a kid. This has caused a lot of trouble in his life, but now he has learned to fight back against the evil spirits! Unfortunately, he's now also very poor, homeless, and hoping for a happier, more normal, high school life. In his search for housing, he's introduced to a very cheap boarding house called Yuragi-sou, which was formerly a popular hot springs inn. It's so cheap because the house is haunted by the spirit of a high school student whose corpse was found there. Kogarashi doesn't think this is going to be a problem for him, and the rest of the house's tenants appear to be sexy women. While relaxing in the hot springs, though, he finds there is an issue with his ghost-banishing plan; Yuragi-sou's ghost is a 16-year-old girl named Yuna, who lives in his room. Kogarashi has no desire to hurt a ghost girl, and instead he ends up agreeing to help her to figure out her unfinished business. That way, she can move onto the afterlife before turning evil and falling into hell. Once it is clear that he is fine with Yuna, the other tenants reveal their own supernatural secrets--his life in Yuragi-sou is going to be far from ordinary!
Yuragi sou no Yuuna san Vol. 24 Ch. 209.5 Hiyori san Visits the Yuragi Inn
From Viz: Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Enjoy all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy that this heartwarming coming-of-age story has to offer.
Eyeshield 21 vol.19 ch.169
From Viz: Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Academy's tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Its members are incredibly talented, gifted, and athletic. With rigorous and extremely intense practices, the upperclassmen of the team expect the very best from themselves and they expect even more from the new members of the team. While most of the freshmen are on pins and needles hoping they won't get cut from the team, Ryoma Echizen is confident, cool, and collected. Some might even say he's cocky, but at least he's got the skills to back up his attitude. With his virtually unreturnable "twist serve," Ryoma is sure to make the starting team. Join Ryoma and the other first years, as they train hard, make friends, and try to find a place for themselves on the team. And meet Ryoma's cute but chronically shy classmate Sakuno Ryuzaki. She's got a big crush on Ryoma, but will he ever notice her? Ryoma Echizen is the Prince of Tennis. He may be ready for the Seishun Academy tennis team, but are they ready for him?!
Prince of Tennis 379
A wild dog named Weed happens to hear that he is the son of Gin, the great leader of Ohu, who lead the dogs of Ohu to victory in a fight against the monstrous bear Akakabuto. Weed wants to find his father no matter of what. On his search, Weed meets many friends and enemies.
Ginga Densetsu Weed 498
Thousands of years ago, the immortal clan and demon clan were battling for the universe. To defend the peace and justice, the immortal clan created a mysterious legendary fighter, who blew himself up into thousands of pieces, floating in the world. And Lu Xiaofei inherit a piece of the fighter.
Demon God (Gang Bitou) Ch.322
Raku Ichijou may be the heir to a yakuza group, but he's a normal high school kid who dreams of nothing more than to live a peaceful life. But when he crosses paths with a super-hot yet violent transfer student, Chitoge Kirisaki, his once normal life takes a sharp turn for the worse!
Nisekoi Ch. 229.6 Special Chapter
At the dawn of the 17th century, at the end of the era of civil wars, in a world of chaos, the epic Battle of Sekigahara was joined. One man emerged from the largest battle ever fought on Japanese soil; a terrible warrior of unspeakable power, he was nicknamed 'the unconquerable.' Kyoshiro is a peaceful medicine peddler who harbors the soul of an assassin. He accompanies a young bounty hunter across Japan in search of a murderer and on a quest to discover the terrible secret of his own identity.
Samurai Deeper Kyo Ch.013
The summary from AT-Translations: Ikuto Touhohin just had a last fight with his old man, one that led him to make a rash decision to run away from home. He boards a ship, deciding to take a vacation, but the ship is suddenly hit by a huge storm--one that sends Ikuto overboard! When he regains consciousness, he realizes he is still alive…on some island. An isolated island. An isolated island with nothing but girls. Stranded on an island with only girls, no electricity, gas, radio, television…like he has gone back over a 100 years in history.
Nagasarete Airantou Vol.31 Ch.233
Author(s):Byeonduck
Released:May 25, 2024
Na-kyum is a young painter with an exceptional talent: creating erotic images of men. Though he has published a few collections under a pseudonym, he has decided to quit painting. Then Seungho, a young nobleman, barges into his life. A hell-raiser notorious for his insatiable lust, Seungho forces Na-kyum to become his private painter. However, the nights that await Na-kyum are beyond anything he could have imagined…

Author(s):Momo (ii)
Released:Jul 26, 2025
The journey to the martial peak is a lonely, solitary and long one.In the face of adversity,you must survive and remain unyielding.Only then can you break through and and continue on your journey to become the strongest. Sky Tower tests its disciples in the harshest ways to prepare them for this journey.One day the lowly sweeper Yang Kai managed to obtain a black book, setting him on the road to the peak of the martials world. -MangaUpdates

Author(s):Jobless Noble, Redice Studio
Released:Apr 08, 2024
In the near future, humanity had begun a war to prevent the extinction of the human race. A fight against dragons and humans. The so called dragons invaded Earth in an organized force from another dimension. After three years, humans had won the war against the dragons. But… 15 years later the dragons will return for another war. “Do everything you can to survive.” Humans were told by their invaders, the ‘Dragons’, that they would be exterminated. Before the world collapsed, the person who will protect the world, a war orphan, Lee Han, awakened as a ‘Psyker’.

Author(s):Wakui Ken
Released:Jul 23, 2023
Takemichi is a 26-year-old unemployed virgin who learns that the girl he dated in middle school—the only girl he ever dated—has died. Then, after an accident he finds himself in a time leap back to his middle school years. He vows to change the future and save the girl, and to do that he aims to rise to the top of the Kantou region's most brutal delinquent gang.

Author(s):Kishimoto Masashi
Released:Oct 30, 2016
Twelve years ago, the powerful Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked the ninja village of Konohagakure the village hidden in the leaves. The demon was defeated and sealed into the infant Naruto Uzumaki, by the Fourth Hokage who sacrificed his life to protect the village. Now, Naruto is the number one most Unpredictable knuckleheaded ninja who's determined to become the next Hokage and be acknowledged by everyone who ever doubted him! From cool fights showing what it really means to be a ninja to fights for things they believe in to hairbrained fun and jokes naruto's adventures have got it all! With the will to never give up and a great left hook along with his ninja way: to never go back on his word, will Naruto the former outcast achieve his dream?

Author(s):Lee Nae Ri
Released:Jan 24, 2022
Batoto Scans : Yoo se-ah, 26 years old, has been an office worker for 3 years since graduating from college. She engages in sexual stimulation to break away from her repetitive daily routine when she gets some time away from work. It started with small things, like drinking alone or going to a club. I'm sure it did... but one day, two men approach her and offer her a 4P?!

Author(s):Oda Eiichiro
Released:Nov 13, 2025
Gol D. Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King. Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who defies the standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

Author(s):Morikawa Jyoji
Released:Aug 05, 2025
Throughout his childhood, Makunouchi Ippo has always been picked on by his fellow classmates. Long hours helping his mother run their family business, a fishing boat store, has left him without the time to make friends and so he remains an introverted loner, doomed to be beaten day in and day out. Although he hates being bullied, he hates himself even more for not being able to fight back against his tormentors. "What is it like to be strong?" he asks himself as he stares at his clenched fist. "I want to be strong." His encounter with Takamura Mamoru, a professional boxer, leads to the discovery of a dynamite punch that opens up the doorway to a whole new world where that dream can become a reality. At the Kamogawa Gym, Ippo now trains with the aspirations of becoming a professional boxer and discovering what it means to be strong.

Author(s):Aoyama Gosho
Released:Dec 30, 2025
Shinichi Kudo is a high-school student who, by using observation and deduction, is good at solving mysteries. While investigating one, he is caught by the criminals that he was watching and forced to take an experimental drug. Leaving him for dead, the criminals disappear. Instead of killing him, however, the drug turns Shinichi into a little kid. To preserve the illusion of his 'disappearance,' Shinichi adopts a new name based on his favorite author (Arthur Conan Doyle) and becomes Conan Edogawa. Ran, his (actually Shinichi's) childhood friend takes this little boy under her wing and brings him to her home. Conan now lives at a detective agency run by Ran's father, but his mind is as keen as ever and he continues to solve mysteries... always allowing Ran's father to take all the credit. As far as everyone's concerned, Conan is just a little kid anyway... even to Ran. This is *extremely* frustrating to Conan since nobody will listen to a 'little boy.' Despite this, Conan has a mission... to find the criminals who did this to him and get the antidote to that drug.

Author(s):Ao Ameda
Released:2 hours ago
At Beijing’s elite Beiqing University, the student body is divided: there are those who treat their education as a cold calculation for social status, and those whose dreams are crushed, causing them to drop out and vanish into the shadows of modern Chinese society. On the verge of graduation, Shu Nien is torn between her dream of making a living through documentary filmmaking and the pressure of finding a \"stable\" career. Her inner conflict reaches a breaking point when her junior, Xu Lai, attempts suicide after a night of drinking together to drown their sorrows. Confronted by the raw, brutal reality of Xu Lai’s suffering, Shu Nien becomes acutely aware of the deep-seated contradictions within their world. The incident awakens her to the \"silent screams\" of others who are being ignored by society. Determined to make a difference, Shu Nien resolves to capture these voices through her lens, hoping that by documenting the truth, she can finally spark a change.

Author(s):Ippitsu (One Stroke)
Released:2 hours ago
He was just an ordinary, unremarkable office worker— until one day, he woke up to find himself in the body of the character he played in a game: the Overlord Fells! Saying goodbye to his dull everyday life, he resolves to live on as Overlord Fells in the game world he loves so much. With a host of beautiful girls and ultra-loyal retainers at his side, he sets out to make some serious Overlord moves... but things don’t go quite as planned!?

Author(s):Mitizou
Released:2 hours ago
Reborn from modern Japan into a medieval fantasy world where gender roles are flipped, Faust is an anomaly—a rare male knight! Raised as a frontier lord, his old-world values clash hilariously with his new life. The queen\'s attire leaves little to the imagination, and the busty duke\'s \"friendly\" advances verge on harassment! Despite getting flustered in court, Faust is a dazzling hero on the battlefield whose prowess can turn the tide of any battle. When Faust is tasked with advising Princess Valiele on her first mission, what was meant to be a simple skirmish against bandits quickly spirals into an unimaginable trial. ___ **Character Designer:** [Melonnyinyi](https://mangadex.org/author/e26bb514-85e4-4383-bc9e-9178797466f2)

Author(s):Emoto Yuuko
Released:2 hours ago
A manga about a female Judo club. Based on the story of Yuko Emoto, who brought the first gold medal to Japanese women\'s judo at the Atlanta Olympics in the 61kg women\'s category.

Author(s):Nagai Go
Released:7 hours ago
It is the Genroku era in the bustling Edo. With the unreliable Suki-san and Kaki-san in tow, the Shameless Kōmon-sama\'s journey through the provinces begins!! Bonus story: ZIPANG

Author(s):Juzi Wenhua (桔子文化)
Released:17 hours ago
Chen Shi is a descendant of Zheng He’s legendary fleet. Born with a Divine Fetus, he was meant for greatness-until it was brutally taken from him. Now, he survives on the edge, relying solely on his grandfather, Chen Yindu. With a mysterious “Ghost Hand” sealed within his body and only fragments of memory to guide him, Chen Shi steps onto the path of cultivation in search of the truth. But the world is shifting-the Underworld stirs, and a chaotic war between Ghosts and Gods has erupted. Dragged into the storm of power struggles involving ancient Sects, mighty Aristocratic Clans, and the Imperial Court, Chen Shi must tread carefully while staying true to his heart. In the end, he will uncover the world’s darkest secrets, unravel the mystery of his birth, and stand against an apocalyptic disaster to carve out a legend of his own.

Author(s):Azuma Hideo
Released:Jan 22, 2026
Short manga serial of Hideo Azuma that features the first Neko-Mimi (cat-ears) in history, Sham Cat. (further details in the rest of the desc.) Serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion. Descriptions for each chapter: - Chapter 1 - **Sham Appears** An odd cat who can speak human language comes running into the apartment of a ronin student boy. The cat also turns into a bishojo! - Chapter 2 - **Cutting a Tail, and a Great Transformation...!?** Ban (The last name of this ronin student) goes to his part-time job, but Sham, wanting attention, follows him around after. - Chapter 3 - **Dig Up Shadows, Nyan Nyan!!** All living things have a great weakness. You\'ll know right away when you dig up their shadow... Sham displays her mysterious ESP, and an enemy bearing an existential crisis draws near. - Chapter 4 - **When You Want to be Popular, This Scent...** Ban falls in love with Ranko, the idol of Ajima Prep. He tearfully wishes, \"I want to be popular for once!!\" Sham easily succeeds in granting this. - Chapter 5 - **A Reassuring Ally Appears!!** Tomorrow is the entrance exams at last, yet Ban isn\'t doing well and becomes frantic. He is able to fall asleep from Sham\'s ESP, but Sham\'s fleas start to rampage... Sham Cat was collected into Azuma\'s **Absurdity Diary** (不条理日記, Fujouri Nikki), a compilation of short SF one-shots and serials which were parodies of popular SF works and it was released the same year. Absurdity Diary won the 10th Seiun Award for Best Comic also within the same year. Azuma mentions that Sham Cat is intended to be a parody of Shambleau by female American SF author C. L. Moore (part of the Northwest Smith series of short stories). But in addition to this, one could also observe two key influences in Sham Cat. Sham Cat, both the character and the manga, is Azuma\'s composite of two series, [Urusei Yatsura](https://mangadex.org/title/6b9206b3-5c0f-4cf8-a0cc-d2c9e1aa4df9/urusei-yatsura), and its female lead, Lum, and [The Star of Cottonland](https://mangadex.org/title/6bc9f38a-9a36-4a3f-9a70-4d465e9d597f/the-star-of-cottonland) with its lead, Chibi-Neko, both of which were being serialized around this time, and Azuma himself professed to very fond of Urusei Yatsura from its very first chapter (source: QuickJapan, issue 71). The compositions, tone, flow, plots, and characterization of Sham Cat parallels Lum and the early chapters of Urusei Yatsura, with additional elements being from Chibi-Neko. Hideo Azuma\'s lasting influence with Sham Cat can still be seen to this day. What frequently, and erroneously, is referred to as the \'Anime Cat Girl\' are all modern day Sham Cats. One could humorously say that we have many different breeds of Sham Cats today.