<s>
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
DEAR	B-Application
BOYS	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
sports	O
manga	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Yagami	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Kodansha	O
in	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
series	O
has	O
25	O
volumes	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Early	O
Days	O
and	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	O
Act	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	O
Act	O
2	O
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Kodansha	O
Manga	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
she	O
seems	O
very	O
strict	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
reveals	O
her	O
attachment	O
to	O
her	O
"	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
often	O
nicknamed	O
Taku	O
by	O
his	O
close	O
friends	O
and	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
romantically	O
involved	O
with	O
Mutsumi	B-Application
Akiyoshi	I-Application
of	O
the	O
girls	O
 '	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
she	O
can	O
be	O
strict	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
clear	O
she	O
's	O
very	O
fond	O
of	O
her	O
"	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
become	O
the	O
team	O
she	O
knows	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	O
Fast	O
Break	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
manga	O
installment	O
,	O
titled	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
:	O
Act	O
4	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Act	O
4	O
would	O
later	O
receive	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
Shōnan	O
Dai	O
Sagami	O
Special	O
Selection	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
begin	O
digital	O
serialization	O
in	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Magazine	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
version	O
of	O
Dear	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Hoop	B-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
TV	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
produced	O
Hoop	B-Application
Days	I-Application
also	O
produced	O
Initial	O
D	O
,	O
they	O
featured	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
watching	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Initial	O
D	O
Fourth	O
Stage	O
.	O
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