Nba! (んば！) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uo Ayae. It began serialization in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original in May 2024.
| Nba! | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| んば！ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery, thriller[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Uo Ayae |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Big Comics |
| Magazine | Big Comic Original |
| Original run | May 2, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
Synopsis
editMomota is a 24-year-old man who lives his life by doing what he believes is the right thing according to what the law, his company's rules or his common sense say. One day, he is asked by his boss to guard a ranch of pigs from pests, he later meets a mysterious girl on the job, and his life begins to drastically change.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Uo Ayae, Nba! began serialization in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original on May 2, 2024.[2] Its chapters have been collected in four tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.[3]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 30, 2025[4] | 978-4-09-863189-6 |
| 2 | August 29, 2025[5] | 978-4-09-863543-6 |
| 3 | December 26, 2025[6] | 978-4-09-863668-6 |
| 4 | April 30, 2026[3] | 978-4-09-863889-5 |
Reception
editThe series has been recommended by television producer Nobuyuki Sakuma and comedian Gunpi.[7][8]
The series was ranked fifteenth in Da Vinci's 2025 Book of the Year ranking.[9] The series, alongside RIOT, was ranked fourteenth in the 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of best manga for male readers.[10]
References
edit- ↑ 熱焼江うお「んば!（1）」異様な状況が続き、謎が謎を呼ぶ、勢いに溢れた漫画. Mikiki (in Japanese). Tower Records. July 10, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ 警備員の前に現れた害獣とは…BCオリジナル新連載 次号に「アオアシ」スピンオフ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- 1 2 んば！ ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ んば！ １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ んば！ ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ んば！ ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ 佐久間宣行も「毎話勝負してる格好いいマンガ」と推薦、熱焼江うお「んば！」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 30, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ 駆除対象のサルは人を喰らう…「とんでもない漫画を読んだ」山で起きるリアル怪異譚に反響【漫画】. Web The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. August 29, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 9, 2025). "Ao Kojima's Hon Nara Uru Hodo Tops 2025 Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 22, 2025). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2026 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
External links
edit- Official manga website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
- Nba! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia