Nba!

Nba!
First tankōbon volume cover
んば！
GenreMystery, thriller
Manga
Written byUo Ayae
Published byShogakukan
ImprintBig Comics
MagazineBig Comic Original
Original runMay 2, 2024 – present
Volumes5

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.

Synopsis

Momota 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

Written and illustrated by Uo Ayae, Nba! began serialization in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original on May 2, 2024. Its chapters have been collected in five tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.

No. Release date ISBN
1April 30, 2025978-4-09-863189-6
2August 29, 2025978-4-09-863543-6
3December 26, 2025978-4-09-863668-6
4April 30, 2026978-4-09-863889-5
5September 30, 2026978-4-09-864086-7

Reception

The series has been recommended by television producer Nobuyuki Sakuma and comedian Gunpi.

The series was ranked fifteenth in Da Vinci's 2025 Book of the Year ranking. 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.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 んば！ 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ んば！ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ んば！ 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ んば！ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ んば！ 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.