BAMBOO BLADE c86 - Impression It’s like a shounen manga, except with bishoujo’s Miyamiya: Even if I had a late-start, I’ll just put in more effort than others. Miyamiya: I’ll become stronger, more than anyone else. Satorin: I’ll also work hard with you as my goal, and someday, for sure… Of course, there is always Saya’s philosophy Saya: Noo! I want [...]
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flying kick whatever that wrestling move is called and… …a finishing drop kick I guess BAMBOO BLADE is moving into the introductions of the cast for the grand stage of ‘Kendo Komachi’. This chapter introduces Ishizuka Touko from Rokumon Girl High who demonstrates her power on the pitiful uniform thief. By the way, Touko didn’t use [...]
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Tama ver. Shana Yuu ver. The again, Tama only had four targets and Yuu had six Anyway, Totsuka Masahiro (BAMBOO BLADE) new manga in Gekkan Shounen GanGan, BAMBOO BLADE B. The protagonist this time around is Ookido Yuu, a junior highschool’s first year (around 12) and different from Tama-chan, she is quite tall for her age. She’s also [...]
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Ishida-sensei disappears for half a year, until things die down a bit. In the meantime, Yoshikawa-sensei takes over the role of advisor, surprisingly she got married to Ishibashi-sensei and they’re already expecting a child! Hayai! Tama-chan is now a sophomore, and she’s enjoying the role. Two new freshmen, in the form of the siblings of [...]
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Wow, seriously. I didn’t see that coming. A gaijin character in BAMBOO BLADE, plus right off the bat, she clashes with MiyaMiya over Dan-kun, because she thinks he’s an armadillo while Miya Miya insists that he’s a pangolin. God, that was just LOL. Interestingly, she uses a dual-blade style of kendo. Didn’t know those actually [...]
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Synopsis: Kojirou, the kendo instructor for Muroe High, gets a challenge from his senpai to an all-girl kendo match. If Kojirou wins, he gets a year’s supply of food. With only one active member in the club, the bigger problem is not winning, but rather, to acquire more members. I took a whiff of BAMBOO BLADE as it promised some kendo fun, a few good laughs, wacky sidekicks and a kickass lead. Did it deliver as expected? Well…
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