“Girl disguised as boy joins elite basketball team to fulfill father's broken NBA dream.”
Girl Got Game
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Synopsis
Girl disguised as boy joins elite basketball team to fulfill father's broken NBA dream.
Sixteen-year-old Kyou Aizawa's relationship with her father has always revolved around basketball. He wanted to join the NBA, but suffered a knee injury that ended his dream; since then, he has tried to live vicariously through Kyou. When her father suddenly gets transferred to another part of the country, Kyou gets the opportunity to attend Seisyu Academy. She is excited because Seisyu is famous for its cute girls' uniforms. When she opens the box sent by the school, however, Kyou discovers an unflattering boys' uniform instead! As it turns out, her father has faked paperwork and enrolled her as a male student so she can join the school basketball team, which is ranked fourth in Japan. As a sacrifice to carry on her father's legacy, Kyou begrudgingly cuts her hair and moves into the boys' dormitory. She meets her roommate and teammate Chiharu Eniwa but somehow manages to irritate him on the very first day. He is quick to taunt Kyou about her short stature and questions her dedication to the sport. Will Kyou be able to live in close quarters with someone so annoying and thrive on the basketball team, all while hiding her true gender from everyone?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 16 sampled reviews
What 16 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.22 · split reception
7.8 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 1.0
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Aug 2008 → Apr 2026
- 10 “The characters are great and the story is equally outstanding from start to finish. There are no flaws to report in this experience. I highly recommend that everyone go and read this book...”
- 8 “This series is genuinely funny and offers touching moments that make it an enjoyable watch. However, the tone is often too unserious, leading to plot points that feel far too ridiculous to be...”
- 9 “This manga is absolutely hilarious and provided me with endless laughs through its sheer, constant ridiculousness. While I would have liked to see more actual romance, the lack of it did not...”
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Girl Got Game begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 44 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 52m approx
- Published Aug 1999 – Jan 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0469 catalog