Asahinagu

Sports manga about Naginatajutsu, a martial art using the naginata spear that is traditionally done by women. High school freshman Asahi Toujima ends up joining the Naginata club and discovering her love of the sport.

There’s plenty of kendo manga but barely any about Naginata. That alone makes this manga unique. It honestly ends up following a lot of sports manga cliches, like the protagonist starting super weak but eventually overcoming her fears to become victorious or the main rival has an antagonistic relationship that eventually becomes mutual respect. Despite this, I really love this manga. There’s always something refreshing about reading a sports manga about females. We need more!

~dakazu