Recommendations based on "Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 24"

After stumbling across a haunted go board, Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player named Fujiwara-no-Sai has taken up residence in his consciousness. Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed go prodigy Akira Toya!Hikaru and Sai are both scheduled for matches with their greatest rivals--Akira Toya and his father, Toya Meijin. How will Sai play without revealing his secret identity? And will Akira's father stand in the way of Hikaru's long anticipated rematch with his son...? The suspense is getting unbearable!

Packed With Historical Action-adventure, The Eighth And Final Book In Chris Bradford's Blockbuster Young Samurai Series Reaches A Thrilling Conclusion. Jack Fletcher Is Running For His Life The Port Of Nagasaki Is Within Reach, But The Shogun's Samurai Are Closing In Fast For The Kill. So Too Is Jack's Old School Rival, Kazuki. Every Road Is Blocked And Every Mountain Pass Guarded As Jack Makes His Final Dash For Safety. But With All Of Japan Hunting Him, He's Going Need A Miracle To Survive. And Even If He Reaches The End Of The Road, Will There Be A Ship Bound For Home? Or Will He Be Burned At The Stake First? Only The Ring Of Sky Knows His Fate... Www.youngsamurai.com 'a Fantastic Adventure That Floors The Reader On Page One And Keeps Them There Until The End' - Eoin Colfer

From Nobuyuki Anzai, creator of Flame of Recca, comes the tale of Ginta, a junior high loser who enters the vivid world of his dreams where, at last, he is a hero!The epic saga of the War Games continues! In the final match of the fifth battle, Nanashi for Team Mär is up against Galian of the Chess Pieces. There's quite a history between these two--Nanashi is the current leader of Luberia, and Galian just happens to be its former chief. Watch the sparks fly when these two lightning-wielders clash!

Junior high whiz kid Manta Oyamada was taking a shortcut through the cemetery one night when he met a strange kid--Yoh Asakura, shaman who saved Manta from cemetery-desecrating gang members--but that was just the beginning. Because Yoh is not the only shaman in the world--and danger comes to visit them in the form of a Chinese shaman with ruthless ambitions.

The final showdown starts off with a bang and a boom! Can the Blacklisted fight their way through Akim's loyal minions to reach the king himself? Will Braz's "poison" be enough to defeat Grimm once and for all? Everyone's giving it everything they've got--but it still might not be enough! All of Staz's training could never have prepared him for this... How do you stop limitless power? Just when all seems lost, a new challenger appears...!

Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!The Successor It's the second half of the game between the Bando Spiders and the Deimon Devil Bats. The winner will walk away with the final seed to the Kanto Tournament--the loser will walk away in shame. Strong winds are playing havoc with the passing games of both teams, forcing them to stick to the ground. But the shifty Hiruma has been intentionally throwing weak passes to make the Spiders defense underestimate him. Just when they least expect it he fires off a missile for a touchdown and puts the Bats back in the game! But it's not over yet...

Seishun players spend sleepless nights anxiously awaiting the Kanto Tournament Finals against Rikkai. And they should be worried! Rikkai's diabolical doubles team of Bunta Marui and Jackal Kuwahara has some crazy moves that'll keep their opponents up for nights to come!

A tennis prodigy leads his handsome tennis club to victory at the national tournament.Four-time consecutive U.S. Junior tournament champ Ryoma Echizen comes to Seishun Academy to further his reign as The Prince of Tennis. His skill is matched only by his attitude--irking some but impressing all as he leads his team to the Nationals and beyond!The Kanto Tournament Finals are down to the last two matches, with the top players for the two best teams--Seishun and Rikkai--engaged in a fierce battle for dominance. As Shusuke and Akaya's match reaches its surprising end, the final showdown begins: Ryoma vs. "Emperor" Genichiro Sanada.

A junior high loser enters the vivid world of his dreams where, at last, he is a hero!Ginta Toramizu is a 14-year-old kid in junior high school who doesn't have a lot going for him: he's near-sighted, doesn't do well in school, he's not good at sports, and to top it off-he's short! But Ginta is a dreamer and has had the same dream 102 times: it's always in the same fantasy world where he is a hero blessed with all the special abilities he lacks in real life.Then one day a supernatural figure appears at his school and summons him-to the world of his dreams! In this strange universe filled with magic and wonder, he is strong, tough, agile-and he can see without his glasses! Thus, Ginta begins a quest in search for the magical items known as Arms, one of which may have the power to send him home. Joining him on this epic journey are his companion Jack and the valuable living, talking, mustachioed iron-ball weapon known as "Babbo", which everybody wants but, it seems, only Ginta can possess!

In their war with the Duras, the Zweilt rely almost entirely on the power of the bonds between them and their allies. But with each battle and every passing reincarnation, is there not the danger of cracks developing in the glue that holds these warriors together? When a tense, unexpected battle with an Opast general is cut short, one pair is forced to reconsider their disparate oaths of vengeance and what seeking revenge truly means. And before another battle can get underway, the final Zweilt pair joins the fray at Twilight Hall. But while Yuki seemingly becomes fast friends with one half of this new team, the heart of the other seems vaguely unreachable, clouded by memories of the past...