Kattobi Itto

かっとび一斗

165 chapters

46 volumes

1985 – 1998

In Kattobi Itto, Itto and Yara have been rivals since childhood. Itto is small and quick to pick fights, while Yara is large and tends to hold long grudges. Itto carries a deep-seated resentment toward Yara because of a scar Yara gave him during a scuffle five years earlier. After traveling overseas with his father for years, Itto returns to Japan and unexpectedly runs into his old foe. Through a series of wildly comedic mishaps, Itto ends up joining Yara's soccer team. The manga focuses on these two unlikely teammates, along with the rest of the squad, as they take on other high school teams in their quest to become the best in Japan. Although the intense soccer matches are a key element, the absurdly funny situations that Itto constantly finds himself in steal the spotlight.