is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshidamaru. It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon in April 2025.
By August 2026, the manga had over 450,000 copies in circulation.
Synopsis Gaku Shishiya is a second-generation volleyball player in middle school, taking after his father Kei Shishiya, a former Japanese national volleyball team player. While training in the ace hitter position like his father did, Gaku has doubts over whether he is actually good at it. He then encounters Noboru, a student in the same role who proves to be a better hitter than him, impressing Kei. After discovering Kei has all but abandoned his son to mentor Noboru in his stead, his wife leaves him, taking Gaku with her.
Moving to Shizuoka following middle school graduation, Gaku attends Umino High where he joins the school's esteemed varsity volleyball team. Determined to prove his worth and ultimately prove his father and Noboru wrong, Gaku begins his volleyball training as a libero.
Characters Umino High volleyball team
A first-year high school student who plays as libero, after previously playing as ace hitter.
A first-year high school student who plays as outside hitter.
A first-year high school student who plays as "all-rounder".
A third-year high school student who is captain of the team and plays as middle blocker.
A third-year high school student who is vice captain of the team and plays as setter.
A third-year high school student who plays as outside hitter.
A second-year high school student who plays as middle blocker.
A second-year high school student who plays as outside hitter.
A first-year high school student who plays as outside hitter.
A third-year high school student who is manager of the team.
The 39-year-old advisor of the team. He was former libero of the Japanese national volleyball team.
Publication Written and illustrated by Yoshidamaru, Dig It began serialization in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on April 24, 2025. Its chapters have been collected in four volumes as of August 21, 2026.
The series' chapters are published in English on Kodansha's K Manga app. During their panel at Anime Expo 2026, Kodansha USA announced that it had licensed the manga for English publication, with the first volume set to release in Q2 2027.
Volumes
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format 13. 14. 15. 16.
Reception The series was ranked eleventh in the 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of best manga for male readers. The series was ranked fourth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2026. The series was ranked third in the seventh Sanyodo Bookstore Comic Awards in 2026. The series was nominated for the twelfth Next Manga Award in 2026 in the print category, where it placed seventeenth; it also won the U-Next Prize in the same category. By August 2026, the manga had over 450,000 copies in circulation.
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