Harlem Beat (ハーレム・ビート, Hāremu Bīto) is a Japanese manga series created by Yuriko Nishiyama [ja].

The story's scope expands as he makes friends and eventually becomes a member of his high school basketball team.

"[4] Initially Nishiyama planned for the series to be only about street basketball, but later added a school-based team.

[5] Nishiyama had made multiple submissions to show her editors that she had the aptitude to maintain a manga series in a weekly magazine.

[4] According to Nishiyama, there were members of the public who believed Harlem Beat was "a bit too "earnest" for its own good".