Girl Got Game
Genre	Shōjo, Romance, Sports
Manga
Authored by	Shizuru Seino
Publisher	Kodansha
Other publishers: Schibsted Förlagen Sverige AB Tokyopop
Serialized in	Bessatsu Friend Manga Mania
Original run	1999 –
No. of volumes	10

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Kyo Aizawa is a girl whose father is crazy about basketball. His dream was to go as far as the NBA, but, because of an injury, he couldn't. So, when they moved, he enrolled his daughter Kyo in Seisyu High School, which was famous for two things — cute girl uniforms, and a fast and furious boys basketball team. When Kyo got her uniform, she was shocked to discover, not a cute girl uniform, but a guy's outfit. Only then does she discover her father's plan, to get her in Seisyu as a boy to play on their top-ranked basketball team! Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

The story, rather than being centered on basketball, is mainly about Kyo, and how she begins to like her male roommate Chiharu Eniwa. The story proceeds quite fast and by the end of the first volume, he is going to find out her secret. Kyo has some explaining to do to hide her true gender. But, eventually, Chiharu finds out. The manga (originally published in Japan by Kodansha) has been translated into English and is available in North America from TOKYOPOP which in August 2005 completed the domestic translation of all 10 volumes. The head office of Kodansha Kodansha Limited ) is the largest Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Characters

Kyo Aizawa: She is a girl who wants a cute boyfriend and to wear the lovely Seisyu High School girl's uniform. But since her father had an Achilles injury, she was made to fulfill her father's dream. She attends Seisyu as a boy and proves to be an invaluable member of the boys' basketball team (despite the fact she is the shortest member). One of her favorite foods is Korean BBQ (kalbi) and her favorite actor is Brad Pitt. Posterior view of the foot and leg, showing the Achilles tendon (tendo calcaneus). ... William Bradley Brad Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ...

Chiharu Eniwa: One of the best players in the boys' basketball team, and one of the most popular guys at Seisyu. He has a crush on Kyo, though they got off to a bad start. The two are roommates and he is the first of her new friends to discover she is actually a girl.

Shinji Hamaya: A fellow member of the basketball team and Kyo's faithful companion. Hamaya is mostly after girls and is the least popular player in the team. Though hopeless with most girls, he eventually gets a girlfriend.

Tsuyaka Himejima: Kyo's longtime friend who enrolled in Seisyu to play with Kyo again and became the captain of the girls' basketball team. She exposed Kyo's secret to Chiharu after losing a game to him. She is sometimes feared and does not look like a teen student.

Hisashi Imai: The captain of the boys' team. He is has a room to himself. He is very popular. Imai is a very good friend of Chiharu's. He and the rest of the boys' basketball team (except Chiharu, in volume 9) discover that Kyo is a girl.

Kensuke Yura: A high-ranking basketball player and a genius due to his photographic memory. Kensuke lives a hard life despite being bright and great at basketball. He has a crush on Kyo, and because of this, he re-joins the boys' basketball team just to be with her. He suspects Kyo is a girl when he first meets her and she later confirms it. He does not live at the dorm.

Akari Tojo: She is the team manager and has a major crush on Kyo; she thinks Kyo is actually a boy. She is very energetic.

Natsumi Ayaha: Kyo's dorm manager. She once played basketball as a student, but a knee injury ended such aspirations.

Ko Aizawa: Kyo's father, a talented basketball player until his Achilles' tendon tore. With his dreams of joining the NBA shot down, he passed down his love of the game and moves to Kyo. He dreams for Kyo to play in the NBA (NBA or WNBA, unknown).

External links

• Girl Got Game - Tokyopop Official Series Page
• Love Fool - A General Power!! (Girl Got Game) Site focused on Kyo Aizawa
• Solicitude - Solicitude; an Eniwa Chiharu fanlisting
• Girl Got Game (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia