Series · Kodansha
Karate Heat Vol. 1
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
""All you need is the floor and your body. Then all that's left is to make a fist.""...Shinya Kinoshita, a boy with incredible posture, and Takumi Yanagiya, the 6-time elementary school national champion. They met by chance... but it was surely fate. The two meet, laugh, and are drawn together by each other. The stage of this story is the Kawasaki Ukishima Junior High School Karate Club. A karate journey full of sweat, bonds, and smiles is just beginning!!
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Karate Heat Vol. 2
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
""Kumite is like a conversation where instead of words you exchange fists."" Shinya and Takumi have joined the elite Kawasaki Ukishima Junior High Karate Club. Waiting for them is the Kanagawa prefectural tournament. This is the first real tournament for Shinya, and he is struck by the atmosphere of the grounds and the passion of his rivals. Shinya is still in the beginning of his journey through the long and rugged path of karate, but he's already run past everyone else with his cheerful and fun attitude.
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Karate Heat Vol. 3
Graphic Novel
Dec 10, 2025
The first round of the group fights... It's Shinya's turn in the 3rd fight where he gets overwhelmed by his rival who is higher rank and much more talented than him. When Shinya is about to lose all hope, he's saved by his teammates - the first ones he's ever had in his whole life. Shinya learns what friendship and teammates mean in the path of karate, and even though he's a beginner, his growth is accelerating!
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