is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It has been serialized in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

's ''

Monthly Afternoon is a Japanese monthly ''seinen'' manga anthology published by Kodansha under the ''Afternoon'' line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of January 25, 1986. ''Afternoon'' has spawned many successful manga series such as ...

'' since May 2016, with its chapters collected in eleven ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volumes as of December 2022. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by

Kodansha USA Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, USA, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and mang ...

Plot

The story follows 18 year-old Toppū Uno, who is aiming at becoming the youngest champion of the world's most prestigious motorcycle race, the

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Publication

''Toppu GP'' is written and illustrated by

. The series began in

's ''

'' on May 25, 2016. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual ''

'' volumes. The first volume was released on November 22, 2016. As of December 22, 2022, eleven volumes have been released. In North America,

is simultaneously publishing the series in English on Kindle and

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. It is also digitally published by

Crunchyroll Manga ''Crunchyroll Manga'' is a online magazine, digital manga anthology published by Crunchyroll in North America. It began distribution on October 30, 2013. The service launched with a lineup of twelve titles, with chapters released simultaneously ...

since March 2018. Kodansha USA also publishes the series in print and the first volume was released on April 11, 2017.

Volume list

References

External links

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