New Shonen Jump Sports Manga Is Soccer Series Embers
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New Shonen Jump Sports Manga Is Soccer Series Embers

A new soccer manga just started its run, with the sports series Embers now in Shonen Jump. It is also available to read worldwide in English. MangaPlus and Viz Media both already shared the first chapter. 

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Embers is the story of a soccer team filled with delinquents. Most notable is Haitani, who’s the toughest in the school and constantly being challenged to fight. A teacher named Oshimi sees potential in him and challenges him. First, he tells the student no brawling unless he can steal a soccer ball from him. When Haitani fails, he says he won’t offer a rematch until he juggles the ball five times in a row. He keeps needing to rematch, learning new soccer skills each time. Eventually, Haitani and his friends get a chance to actually play soccer and get into something, and Oshimi fights for them saying they have potential to become a great time and major players.

As both MangaPlus and Viz Media always offer the first three chapters of a series to read for free, you’ll have plenty of time to catch up with Embers. However, as time goes on, you’ll eventually lose access to chapters after the third for free.

One of the most famous soccer anime and manga series is Captain Tsubasa, which also ran in Shonen Jump. Multiple games also appeared based on it, with many appearing worldwide. Blue Lock is also one of the more recent series based on the sport, with the manga for that running in Weekly Shonen Magazine and the anime appearing on Crunchyroll

The first chapter of the Embers soccer manga is now live worldwide, and the second entry in the sports series will appear in Shonen Jump and online on February 9, 2025. There’s no word yet on how long this series might run.


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