Monday, May 19, 2008

足球小将一斗


故事大纲


香取一斗受特招加入了鸣峰高中足球部。个子矮小的一斗其实是一个懂得中国功夫而且动作敏捷的小子。踢前锋的一斗在中学时代曾经带领学校的足球队称霸全国,可惜成绩恶劣所以无法和队友一起进入清雅高中。在鸣峰一斗和同样受特招而加入鸣峰的羽生和根津很快便成为了正选队员。这个三剑客搭档补拙了鸣峰擅长防守但无法进球的弱点。可是这三个不守规矩的活宝很快便被视为足球部的问题学生!


看一斗如何带领鸣峰足球部对战其他高校打进全国高中足球赛。途中一斗,根津和羽生也会被圈入一系列诙谐惹笑的状况,保证让读者爆笑落泪!


读后感:

《足》是我读过的漫画里最诙谐爆笑的。好多次我都会忍不住笑出声来,引得家里人都好奇问我为什么。我也会好奇作者还有什么点子,又会让一斗,羽生或根津闹出什么漏子?《足》是一个“无俚头”的漫画,可是却非常生动的带出足球运动的特色。通过《足》,我似乎对足球有了更深一刻的了解。


《足》有好几个片断让我回想起《灌篮高手》,例如《足》和《罐》同样讲述某校队想成为日本第一的坚持。俩队同样因加入了非常有才华但却不守规矩的问题学生而使校队变强。他们同样拥有性格刚烈的队长,和一群执著打进全国大赛的高三的学长。《足》里也有一段鸣峰对垒曾经所打败的对手所临时集合的球队,只可惜那篇章却不了了之。


我唯一不满的是故事的结局,让人感觉处理得非常草率,急急忙忙的就在联赛进行的中途结束。但是除此之外呢,我还是觉得《足》是个非常值得看的漫画!我大力推荐!

Friday, March 21, 2008

Buttobi Itto

Buttobi Itto

The story traces the high school soccer life of the main lead, Itto. Itto has been recruited by the coach of Meihou High School Football Club. As such, although his results were disastrous, he was able to enter Meihou High School, a high school whose football club was relatively well-known in the region for its strong defensive skills. Itto plays the position of striker. He is joined by two other newbies recruited to the school team like Itto. Together, the three of them form a formidable trio which completes the strong defense of the Meihou High School Football Team. Alas, the trio is also an uncontrollable lot, with no regards for rules or respect for seniors!

Read how Itto leads Meihou High School Football Team to conquer Japan's High School league and become Japan's best. Along the way, the wacky trio will find themselves in hilarious situations which are sure to make you laugh til you drop!

My impression of the manga:
I really enjoyed this manga! The drawing was realistic and there were several scenes which made me laugh out loud. I have read other soccer-related manga such as Captain Tsubasa, but I enjoyed Buttobi Itto much more. Through this manga, I began to have a better appreciation for football as a sport. In the past, I never could understand the enjoyment from watching 22 (actually 20 less the 2 goalies) chasing after one ball in a big field, nor could I understand any strategies that could be possible. However, this manga, with realistic drawings illustrated some of the common strategies used in football matches.

Some parts of the manga reminds me of Slam Dunk however, for instance, both stories talk about the desire of the teams (basketball team in Slam Dunk) to become Japan's best. Both teams were able to do so because of the injection of extremely talented newbies who would complete the team's shortcomings. Both had team captain with very strong personality and who desires to enter the national championships while they are in their final year. Some of the game results in Buttobi Itto also reminds me of that in Slam Dunk. As in Slam Dunk, Buttobi Itto also had a scene where Meihou High School battled against a team which was made up of 11 individuals from their earlier opponents. Unfortunately, that scene was not developed further and terminated prematurely.

The ending however was a disappointment. It terminated in the middle of a league championship and left readers with a feeling of incompleteness, even as the mangaka introduced the various personalities to look out for in the last chapter.




I am an avid fan of manga. I started reading manga in high school. My first manga series was Adachi's Touch, which is also my favourite.

I started this blog to share the manga series I've read. I hope that with this sharing, there will be more manga fans in Singapore!