Dash!

Akimoto enters his first year at Miya High School with boundless energy—not because he’s eager to savor his youth or catch the eye of a pretty upperclassman, but because he can finally meet his longtime judo hero, Saitou. He has followed Saitou’s career since middle school, yet the real person falls painfully short of the idealized figure in Akimoto’s dreams. Crass, abrasive, and bloated with self-importance, Saitou exploits his underclassman’s devotion and promptly conscripts him into servitude. Beneath that smug exterior, however, Saitou guards a shadowy secret from his junior. Will Akimoto’s admiration survive once the truth comes to light? Step onto the mats with Akimoto, Saitou, and the rest of the Miya Judo club in this warmhearted story of sempai-kouhai romance set against the backdrop of high school competition.