Makoto Call!

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Makoto Call!
Sports (volleyball
)
Manga
Written by
Shōjo Comic
DemographicShōjo
Original run1990 – 1992
Volumes9

Makoto Call! (真コール!, Makoto Kōru!, "Makoto Shout!") is a Japanese

Shōjo Comic. It won the 37th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo.[1]
While shōjo, the series has elements of classical sports manga like player rivalry and special attacks.

The series is about high-school student Fujisaki Makoto, a

figure skater who returns from Canada to Japan. As the result of a random encounter with her new school's volleyball team, she joins the team, and with her help they are able to hold off (but still loses at the end) to high school championships favorites led by Hitomi Kanou. There begins Fujisaki's road to stardom and Barcelona
.

Main characters

Makoto Fujisaki (藤咲 真, Fujisaki Makoto)
The protagonist. As a former figure skater, she is a gifted athlete and quickly learns volleyball skills even with no prior experience. She stands 172 cm tall.
Hayato Watanabe (渡辺 隼人, Watanabe Hayato)
A childhood friend of Makoto, he is an amateur photographer.
Coach Kazuhiko Maki (コーチ 万紀 一彦)
The new coach of the school volleyball team and a former Japan National Team player. He stands about 190 cm tall.
Hitomi Kanou (加納 仁実, Kanō Hitomi)
The star of the Tōyō High School's volleyball team and Makoto's rival.

Manga

Makoto Call! was written and illustrated by

bunkoban volumes.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1 January 1991[3]4-09-133591-8
2 February 1991[4]4-09-133592-6
3 June 1991[5]4-09-133593-4
4 September 1991[6]4-09-133594-2
5 December 1991[7]4-09-133595-0
6 March 1992[8]4-09-133596-9
7 June 1992[9]4-09-133597-7
8 September 1992[10]4-09-133598-5
9 November 1992[11]4-09-133599-3

References

  1. ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  2. ^ 真コール！の全巻一覧 [Makoto Call! list of volumes] (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ISBN 4-09-133591-8
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  4. ISBN 4-09-133591-8
    .
  5. ISBN 4-09-133593-4
    .
  6. ISBN 4-09-133594-2
    .
  7. ISBN 4-09-133595-0
    .
  8. ISBN 4-09-133596-9
    .
  9. ISBN 4-09-133597-7
    .
  10. ISBN 4-09-133598-5
    .
  11. ISBN 4-09-133599-3
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External links
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