is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Yasuaki Kita. It was published in

Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

Weekly Young Magazine is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine started on June 16, 1980, and is targeted at the adult male () demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth ...

'' from 2005 to 2010. Twenty four volumes compiling the chapters were published between 2005 and 2011. , a related series by the same author, is published in the same magazine since December 9, 2013, and thirteen volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far.

Plot

The series follows the adventures of Jubei Sato, a high school student who transferred from Tokyo to a high school in

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, and gets involved in a life of fighting. Sato, who is extremely self-centered, narcissistic, boisterous, and irreverent, happens to be a genius at fighting, who does not hesitate to use any means necessary to win, often using various schemes to gain an advantage over his opponents.

Volumes

''Kenka Shōbai''

''Kenka Kagyō''

References

External links

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