Whistle!, Vol. 20

Fresh from their victory in Korea, the Tokyo Select Team enter the Japan Toresen, the national youth team tournament. Their first game is against the powerful Kantô Select and their leader is a figure from Shô's past, Toshiki Sugama. Even if they make it past this rival, another team is waiting in the wings with a new batch of surprises.

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.