Aguri Igarashi: 14 books

When word of Kojiro's angry outburst at the supermarket gets around to the chairman of the school board, Kojiro's future at Muroe High is in jeopardy! But there's really nothing the kendo club can do to help...or is there? Surely the principal wouldn't dismiss the coach of the kendo team that won the National Tournament?!

Poor, in debt, and living on instant noodles, high school kendo instructor Kojiro makes a bet with an old friend on a practice meet between the all-girls' teams of their respective schools. The prize: a year's worth of free sushi! It's too good for the desperate Kojiro to pass up! But with only one...

The girls' kendo meet continues with one victory on the board for Muroe High. Despite her inexperience, Miya's ferocious shinai is a force to be reckoned with, and Captain Kirino is no pushover either. It's a tight race until Tamaki reemerges as the bespectacled "Bureiba" to battle in the fifth and final match. But is Tamaki's weak disguise enough to mask her superior abilities?

With their new goal in mind, the practice meet between Muroe and Seimei High begins. As Muroe is still short a member, the girls manage to persuade Azuma to participate...just this once. As joint practice gets underway, the Seimei team is quick to spot Tamaki's overwhelming talent. To see a female...

Having emerged victorious in their first two matches, Muroe High is gearing up to face Toujou High in the match that will determine which team advances to the prefectural preliminaries! Rumor has it Toujou High's senpo, Konishi, is a tough competitor whose opponents always suffer some mysterious misfortune...

With their first major competition as a fivesome behind them, the girls of the Muroe High kendo club head to the mall for some serious shopping. But who would have guessed that a freak accident would interrupt their outing...and introduce them to a stranger whose skill with a sword rivals Tamaki's?!...

Kojiro and his senpai have made another bet, but this time there's more than sushi up for grabs. In addition to having their girls' kendo teams duke it out, Kojiro and Ishibashi will face of for the first time since high school. Now that his pride as a kendo instructor is on the line, Kojiro and the...

After their disciplined training, the Muroe High kendo team is ready for action on the day of the practice meet. Their opponents from Kamasaki High, however, hardly seem pumped for competition. As the matches proceed and the scores are tallied, will even Ishibaki's pupils find the passion for victory...

With the expert Tama-chan on the squad, Kojiro feels confident in his team's chances in the upcoming kendo meet. But the match is rapidly approaching, and he's still shy one member - not to mention getting newbie Miya and elusive Saya up to speed. With a year of all-you-can-eat sushi on the line,...

The Muroe High kendo team is finally stepping up their game when their regularly scheduled training routine is interrupted by...TV cameras?! Thanks to Miya-Miya's #1 fan/stalker, Reimi, the team has been lined up to appear on Burnish Academy, a competitive sports program. The only opponent fit to...

Up-and-coming TV personality Ryouko Toda is an ambitious young woman who's willing to use any means necessary to claw her way to the top. For Ryouko, image is key, but it's tough for this cutthroat celebrity to maintain her cool on-screen persona when she's forced to appear alongside ditzy costar...

As the date for the filming of the Burnish Academy special approaches, the Muroe kendo team prepares for their television debut and for Tama's chance to face the formidable Ura Sakaki! But even as Sakaki's rivals prepare for a rematch against the kendo genius, her participation remains unknown. Though...

Tama and Erina continue their match as Erina reveals her true talent to a stunned TV crew. For the first time, Tama is pushed to her limits-and by a swordswoman not much older than she. But the most ferocious battle of the afternoon is yet to come: Sakaki, driven by rage and revenge, has entered the...

After the intense drama of the Burnish Academy TV shoot, each member of the Muroe kendo team has a new outlook on their involvement with kendo, and Tamaki is eager to learn what reasons her friends have for participating in the sport, hoping they will help her find her own motivation. Kojiro plans...