It is June 23, 2026. The Chicago White Sox are in first place.

This episode, we're talking about cancelled sports manga from Shonen Jump. Including Daiki Nono's Ekiden Bros, Kei Kurumazaki (writer) and Sotaro Nishii's (illustrator) Embers, Kento Terasaka's Green Green Greens, Togo Goto (writer) and Kento Matsuura's (illustrator) Harukaze Mound, Mikiyasu Kamada (writer) and Ashibi Fukui's (illustrator) Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Yoshiharu Kataoka's Ping-Pong Peril, and Elck Itsumo's Two on Ice.

Ekiden Bros credits:

Embers credits:

Green Green Greens credits:

Harukaze Mound credits:

Nine Dragons' Ball Parade credits:

Ping-Pong Peril credits:

Two on Ice credits:

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Show notes:

0:30 - We talk about Embers

9:38 - We talk about Harukaze Mound

17:30 - We talk about Nine Dragons' Ball Parade

25:19 - We talk about Green Green Greens

32:12 - We talk about Two on Ice

38:04 - We talk about Ping-Pong Peril

43:34 - We talk about Ekiden Bros

48:11 - Bonus