Whistle!, Volume 3

by Daisuke Higuchi, Daisuke Higuchi (Illustrator)

Overview

Everybody has a dream, and for Shô Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to be the best soccer player he can possibly be. He's the spirited leader of the Josui Junior High team and everyone looks up to him. In turn, he tries to keep the team together at any cost!

It's the first game of the season and Josui Junior High is matched up against cross-town rival, Musashinomori. Without question the elite private school has the better soccer players, but Shô Kazamatsuri and the rest of Team Josui are hoping to steal a win with extra hustle and desire.

But at halftime it doesn't look too good.The kids from Josui find themselves down by two goals. For Shô, losing to his former school is not an option. Even when he suffers a debilitating injury, Sho is determined to lead his team to victory!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591166924
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	12/15/2004
Series:	Whistle! Series , #3
Edition description:	UK Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	723,477
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

About the Author

Daisuke Higuchi's manga career began in 1992 when the artist was honored with third prize in the 43rd Osamu Tezuka Award. In that same year, Higuchi debuted as creator of a romantic action story titled Itaru. In 1998, Weekly Shonen Jump began serializing Whistle! Higuchi's realistic soccer manga became an instant hit with readers and eventually inspired an anime series, debuting on Japanese TV in May of 2002. The artist is currently working on yet-to-be-published new series.