Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Dear Boys (stylized as DEAR BOYS) is a Japanese sports manga written and illustrated by Hiroki Yagami, published by Kodansha in "Monthly Shōnen Magazine". As of June 2007, the "Dear Boys" series has 25 volumes in total, including the "Dear Boys: The Early Days" and "Dear Boys: Act 2". In 2007, "Dear Boys: Act 2" was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen manga.