New Japan Academy: The Tale of Tetsuya Naito
新日学園 内藤哲也物語
Synopsis
NJPW stars reimagined as teens: Naitou chases Tanahashi, faces Okada's challenge in New Japan Academy.
It's the stars of New Japan Pro-Wrestling as you've never seen them before! Teenager Tetsuya Naitou is aiming for the top of New Japan Academy and the chance to face his idol, the IWGP champion and "Once-in-a-Century Talent" Hiroshi Tanahashi. But when "Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada spoils Naitou's plans, will the ordeal force Naitou to abandon his dreams? (Source: Yen Press) Included one-shot: Volume 1: Higher and Higher! "Unmei" no 10-gatsu Tooka
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