King Golf

King Golf
Twenty-fourth volume of King Golf, released in Japan by Shogakukan on March 19, 2015
キング ゴルフ (Kingu Gorufu)
Genre	Sports, Golf, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Ken Sasaki
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	August 2008 – present
Volumes	27

King Golf (キング ゴルフ Kingu Gorufu) is a Japanese (Golf) manga series written and illustrated by Ken Sasaki. It has been serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday since 2008 and collected in over 27 tankōbon to date. It follows the story of high school student Sousuke Youke, as he begins his career in (Golf) and over time obtains many wins and defeats various opponents.

It won the award for Best Shōnen manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award.^[1]

Story

A young talented delinquent loves a challenge. He has fought near everyone to reign supreme in his region. One day he realizes that people may fear him but they don't admire him. On that day a rival who plays golf looks down on our young delinquent. What ensues is a story of inspirational drive, courage and competitiveness. Will Sousuke Youke "the predator" overcome all and become the King of Golf?

Volumes

Volume	Release date	Oricon ranking[lower-alpha 1]	Copies sold	Refs.
1	January 16, 2009
2	March 18, 2009
3	June 19, 2009
4	September 19, 2009
5
6
7
8	September 18, 2010
9	December 18, 2010
10	March 18, 2011
11	May 19, 2011
12
13
14	January 19, 2012
15	March 18, 2012
16	June 18, 2012
17	October 19, 2012
18	February 28, 2013
19	June 18, 2013
20	October 18, 2013
21	February 18, 2014
22	June 19, 2014
23	October 17, 2014
24	March 19, 2015
25	August 17, 2015
26	November 19, 2015
27	April 18, 2016

Notes

1. Highest ranking reached on the Oricon weekly manga charts.

References

1. 小学館漫画賞 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)