Harigane Service

A sports manga about a high school volleyball player who can’t jump but his serves are 100% accurate.

We’ve talked about this on an older episode.

I’ve been enjoying Harigane Service since it started. The art style was so similar to Hideyuki Yonehara I was surprised to learn this is actually drawn by Tatsuya Ara. Ara had decent art work but the action is definitely not as dynamically exciting as Haikyu!! or other popular sports manga. However, I really like the story that follows this timid athlete who slowly overcomes his trauma thanks to his teammates. Currently the sequel Harigane Service Ace is serialized in Weekly Shonen Champion and it continues to be an entertaining series for me.

~dakazu