“Orphaned sumo prodigy Chinmi trains at a small school to overcome physical odds and become yokozuna.”
Hakkeyoi
はっけよい
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Orphaned sumo prodigy Chinmi trains at a small school to overcome physical odds and become yokozuna.
Chinmi, an orphan who lost his parents in a tidal wave, is a promising sumo wrestler. Even though he did very well in the junior championships, none of the sumo scouts were interested in signing him because of his body, which is unsuitable for sumo wrestling, and also because of his weird sumo style. But luck comes his way when a small sumo school owner shows an interest in him and decides to take Chinmi into his school. There Chinmi begins his training to become a yokozuna...
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 1990 – Jan 1991
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9545 catalog