Eyeshield 21 #22

Flames and football collide on Yusuke Murata's dynamic cover for this 2008 Shonen Jump Advanced volume, where a determined young player in jersey number 21 crouches at the ready while intense rivals loom large behind him — including a grinning long-haired figure wreathed in fire and a helmeted opponent poised for confrontation. Riichiro Inagaki's story reaches its 188th chapter with "Duel in the Air," and the cover's charged energy makes it easy to see why this series earned such a devoted following. A great pick for fans who love high-stakes sports manga with larger-than-life personalities to match.