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"updatedAt": "2026-10-09",
"title": "Shijō Saikō no Manga",
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"1975–1979",
"1980–1984",
"1985–1989",
"1990–1994",
"1995–1999",
"2000–2004",
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"2010–2014",
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"note": "Mitsuru Adachi's baseball romance: understatement, timing, and a devastating turn.",
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"note": "Football dreams drawn at full kinetic intensity; foundational sports manga.",
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