Irregulars (manga)

Irregulars
First tankōbon volume cover
イレギュラーズ
(Iregyurāzu)
GenreSports (baseball)
Manga
Written byNaoki Matsumoto
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
Original runApril 28, 2021 – present
Volumes19

Irregulars (イレギュラーズ, Iregyurāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Matsumoto. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service in April 2021, and has been compiled into 19 volumes as of February 2026.

Plot

Jyosei Academy was once a school with a negative reputation but had a notable baseball program, having won the Kōshien baseball tournaments multiple times. However, after it rebranded itself as a elite prep school, its baseball team became neglected, with the academy's focus on academics leading to a decline in interest for non-academic matters. With only four members left, the team members have been branded as "irregulars" by the school community. However, Ruito Hibino, one of the team's players, has not given up on his dream on bringing the team to its former glory. Needing more members in order to form a full team, Ruito learns that Jyosei's team will combine with another team in tournaments. However, he then finds out that the other team is the Meikyo High School baseball team, Meikyo being a school notorious for its delinquency and is considered the worst school in the Kantō region.

Characters

Ruito Hibino (日々野 塁斗, Hibino Ruito)
A second-year student and a member of Jyosei Academy's baseball team. He admired Jyosei's team when he was younger and aimed to become part of their baseball team, despite his skills lacking at the time to the point he would only usually play as a substitute.
Kiichi Kinose (木ノ瀬 喜一, Kinose Kiichi)
A second-year student and a member of Jyosei Academy's baseball team.
Chiaki Mizushima (水島 千秋, Mizushima Chiaki)
A second-year student and a member of Jyosei Academy's baseball team.
Shoutaro Kagari (火狩 将太郎, Kagari Shōtarō)
A member of Meiko High School's baseball team. He was once a skilled and widely admired baseball player in junior high school and was expected to reach Kōshien, but after a certain incident had disappeared from the map.
Kouki Chiyozuka (地与塚 紅樹, Chiyozuka Kōki)
A second-year student and a member of Meikyo High School's baseball team.
Ellis Kate (エリス・ケイト, Erisu Keito)
A second-year student and a member of Meikyo High School's baseball team.
Yasuhiro Toganō (土叶 安寛, Toganō Yasuhiro)
A second-year student and a member of Meikyo High School's baseball team.
Kazumi Kaneko (金子 和美, Kaneko Kazumi)
A second-year student and a member of Meikyo High School's baseball team.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Naoki Matsumoto, who began serializing it on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service on April 28, 2021.[1] The first tankōbon volume was released on August 17, 2021;[2][3][4] In a video collaboration with former baseball player Tomoya Satozaki, Matsumoto drew nine baseball players in manga form, imagining them as if they were characters in a manga.[5] Nineteen volumes have been released as of February 17, 2026.[6]

No. Release date ISBN
1August 17, 2021[2]978-4-06-524491-3
2November 17, 2021[7]978-4-06-525935-1
3February 17, 2022[8]978-4-06-526900-8
4May 17, 2022[9]978-4-06-527920-5
5August 17, 2022[10]978-4-06-528829-0
6November 17, 2022[11]978-4-06-529490-1
7February 17, 2023[12]978-4-06-530557-7
8May 17, 2023[13]978-4-06-531576-7
9August 17, 2023[14]978-4-06-532613-8
10November 16, 2023[15]978-4-06-533547-5
11February 16, 2024[16]978-4-06-534569-6
12May 16, 2024[17]978-4-06-535515-2
13August 16, 2024[18]978-4-06-536521-2
14November 15, 2024[19]978-4-06-537437-5
15February 17, 2025[20]978-4-06-538424-4
16May 16, 2025[21]978-4-06-539834-0
17August 12, 2025[22]978-4-06-540368-6
18November 17, 2025[23]978-4-06-541546-7
19February 17, 2026[6]978-4-06-542630-2

Reception

It was reported along with the release of the 18th volume that the series had sold over 700,000 copies.[1] Writing for Bunshun Online in 2023, Yoshihisa Tsukui and Naoto Oguma mentioned the series in their list of baseball manga they were interested in, speculating that it would become popular among women.[24]

References

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  2. ^ a b "イレギュラーズ（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  3. ^ "『イレギュラーズ』『新本格魔法少女りすか』第1巻発売" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 17, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "堕ちた強豪×ヤンキー校の野球マンガ1巻発売、初版に「ブルーロック」のポストカード". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 17, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  5. ^ "【動画】里崎智也が漫画に⁉︎『イレギュラーズ』作者・松本直記先生とスペシャル対談". Sports Bull (in Japanese). December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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  18. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１３）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  19. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１４）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  20. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１５）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  21. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１６）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  22. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１７）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  23. ^ "イレギュラーズ（１８）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  24. ^ Oguma, Naoto; Tsukui, Yoshihisa (March 28, 2023). "『ダイヤのA』より面白い作品は登場するのか？…決定「この野球マンガがすごい！ 2023」". Bunshun Online (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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