Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other clubs. But Maeda is a loner and has only one dream: becoming boxing champion. His first objective is to beat the leader of the boxing club. "Rokudenashi" translates as "good for nothing". Masanori Morita's (Rookies) first serialization, and a true Jump classic. More focused on gang warfare than boxing.

A collection of seven short stories and a collection of color pages from Rokudenashi Blues from Morita Masanori's career. - Suberu o Itowazu (Setting Up to Fail) A story of two stand-up comedians preparing to participate in a school festival. - Bachi-Atari Rock The pilot oneshot that would eventually lead to the creation of the one volume series under the same name, Bachi-Atari Rock. - Let's Spend The Night Together The story of Tatsumi Shindo, a wrestler coming from a Yakuza family. While he has no interest of having the life of a Yakuza, Tatsumi is stuck having his matches watch by his father and the rest of the yakuza and scaring his opponents. He hopes to be able to prove himself as a strong wrestler and not someone whose family intimidates the opponent. - Jumpin' Jack Flash - Synchronicity - Mysterious Kid - Stay Here

Consists of 6 short stories spanning 14 years of Masanori's career. • A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY • ALL THE WAY DOWN • Shiba Inu • Gyangueiji • Sand - SABAKU - Desert • Even assassins laugh

A story about a stand-up comedian to-be.

A story of love, life, and betrayal. Set in a certain city, a would-be gangster wanting to be recognized takes on a dangerous offer, to kill a boss of a Yakuza.

Professor Kawato is the new Japanese teacher in the ill-famed Futagotamaga high school, whose baseball club is composed by thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year from all school competitions, for causing a brawl during an official match. Now that the suspension is over, the only club members left are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under professor Kawato guidance, they discover a new dream called Koshien. However, the road to Koshien is far from easy as many obstacles awaits them

One day, junior high school teacher Yamauchi Umi sees a news report about a murder case. The murderer is Suzuki Yumi, a classmate from junior high school.A few days later, Yamauchi's girlfriend, Tamahuri Yagisawa, a rookie editor of literary books, finds a work that closely resembles the murder in a novel that was unsuccessful in a public contest. The author's name is Haruto Saeki. Soon, just like in the novel, an invitation to a class reunion arrives for an old friend...The first suspense horror volume by Masanori Morita!