Dear Boys
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Cover of Kodansha's "Premium Guide", featuring the Mizuho High School boys' basketball team
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ディア・ボーイズ (Dia Bōizu) |
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| Genre | Sports, romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroki Yagami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | 16 December 1989 – 17 March 1997 |
| Volumes | 23 |
| Manga | |
| Dear Boys: The Early Days | |
| Written by | Hiroki Yagami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Published | 12 August 1997 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Dear Boys: Act 2 | |
| Written by | Hiroki Yagami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | November 1997 – July 2008 |
| Volumes | 30 |
| Manga | |
| Dear Boys: Act 3 | |
| Written by | Hiroki Yagami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | January 2009 – December 2015 |
| Volumes | 21 |
| Manga | |
| Dear Boys: Over Time | |
| Written by | Hiroki Yagami |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | February 2016 – January 6, 2017 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Susumu Kudo |
| Studio | A.C.G.T, OB Planning |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 8 April 2003 – 29 September 2003 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Game | |
| Publisher | Yutaka |
| Genre | Sports |
| Platform | Super Famicom |
| Released | 1994 |
| Game | |
| Dear Boys: Fast Break! | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Genre | Sports |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Released | 2003 |
Dear Boys (Japanese: ディア・ボーイズ Hepburn: Dia Bōizu?) is a sports manga by Hiroki Yagami, published by Kodansha in Monthly Shōnen Magazine. As of June 2007, the Dear Boys series has 25 volumes in total, including the Dear Boys: The Early Days and Dear Boys: Act 2. In 2007, Dear Boys: Act 2 was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen manga.
The story concerns the progress of the Mizuho High School basketball team as it attempts to win the prefectural championship. It also deals heavily with the relationship between the players on the team, especially the two main characters Kazuhiko Aikawa and Takumi Fujiwara.
At the outset of the manga, the Mizuho High School basketball team is in trouble, as there are not enough players to play a game. Additionally, the coach has left after a conflict with Fujiwara. However, Aikawa transfers to Mizuho and through his enthusiasm and sheer love of the game, infuses the few remaining members with a sense of purpose.
Despite the fact that there are only five of them (i.e., they have no substitutes), they manage to get the coach of the girls' team to coach them as well. At first, she seems very strict, but later reveals her attachment to her "Dear Boys". Together, they do their best to make their dreams come true and take their team to the top of the prefecture.
The manga isn't only focused on the Mizuho team, but also on several rival teams. In fact, the manga artist spends a bit of time developing the characters of other teams' members.
Two video games were released.
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