Hajime No Ippo5:28 PM
Friday, July 14, 2006
Ippo is just amazing. the last few chapters were the most amazing 3 volumes ive ever read in my entire life. 41 volumes of standard, yet strangely addictive sports manga fare culminated in this kickass fight that had me shaking with excitement as i turned page after page. all this despite the obvious spoiler on the front cover of volume 44. hmmm 30+ translated chapters to go....
we all know that sports mangas are damn addictive. ippo really goes one further cause it blends both fighting and sports manga together seamlessly. at first the art may put u off (at least its better than initial "sausage lips" D) but later u will realise that the mangaka drew the artwork this way on purpose. he IS capable of drawing ur standard bishi fare but instead most of the main charcters are drawn part ugly cos u really dun expect a pretty boy to be boxing now do you? (actually there are a few bishi boxers in it but yeah cliche legions of female fans etc etc)
ok so maybe its not the best ive ever read but its the best ive read in a long time and most definitely the most exciting ive ever read. never before have i felt i wanted to laugh and cry and shake with anticipation for just one fight scene. truly amazing stuff this is.
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
Why is there a picture of some boats here? It's because I'm too lazy to link another picture. First I'd have to find a pic which is the right size,
then I have to upload it. Then I have to hope the pic stays there and doesn't get deleted from the image hosting website. Bah leave it as a boat. I'm too lazy to change it.