The preliminary round of the Wara-1 Koshien has begun! Azemichi and Taiyo have put their hearts and souls into preparing for the competition, but if they're going to make it to Osaka, that holy land of comedy, first they're going to have to defeat the skilled comedy duo Sprechchor and a mysterious new opponent called Kirameki Confections, aka "the Stage Crushers." Will they be able to outdo these competitors and seize their ticket to the finals?

Rated T, for teen.

story by Akinari Asakura ; art by Takeshi Obata ; translation, Stephen Paul ; Shonen Jump touch-up art & lettering, James Gaubatz ; graphic novel touch-up art & lettering, Elena Diaz.

Translated from the Japanese.