is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Murata. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1989 to 2006, with its chapters collected in 50 volumes. A sequel, Kōshoku Aika Volley Boys, was serialized in the same magazine from 2006 to 2011, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) in 1997, a three-episode drama video in 2006 and a live-action film in 2008.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Murata, Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1989 to 2006. Kodansha collected its chapters in fifty volumes, released from July 17, 1989, to April 6, 2006.
A sequel, titled , was serialized in the same magazine from 2006 to 2011. Its chapters were collected in seventeen volumes, released from August 4, 2006, to July 6, 2011.
Original video animation A two-episode original video animation, animated by J.C.Staff and distributed Toho, was released in 1997.
Live-action The series was adapted into a three-episode live-action drama video in 2006. A live-action film adaptation premiered on November 22, 2008.
Reception By February 2021, the manga had over 12 million copies in circulation.
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