Eyeshield 21 Vol.26

アイシールド21 [Eyeshield 21] #26

by Riichiro Inagaki

R to L (Japanese Style). Rough 'n' TumbleAs the second half begins in the Kanto Tournament game between the Devil Bats and the White Knights, Ojo is still leading by seven points. Sena continues to struggle against the seemingly unstoppable Shin, but it's another Deimon player who finds a kink in the Knights' armor. Hoping to prove his superiority in the air, Monta clashes head-on with ace receiver Sakuraba. Will Monta's skills help put Deimon back in scoring position?

Genres: Manga, Sports, Shonen, Comics, Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels

Paperback

First published September 4, 2007

About the author

He is a mangaka from Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in October 2001 with Nandodemo Roku Gatsu Jū San Hi, and also wrote for the magazine Square Freeze and Love Love Santa, published in November 2001 and in February 2002 respectively. He later moved to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, in wich he won the 7th "Story King" section in the same year.

Reviews

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eyeshield 21: Rough 'n' Tumble continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (224–232) of the on-going manga series.

This tankōbon continues the Kanto Tournament with the match between Daimon Devil Bats and Ojo White Knights and covers most of the second half. It is a particular difficult game for the Devil Bats as the White Knights seems like a fordable foe.

Sena Kobayakawa and Taro "Monta" Raimon of the Devil Bats learn to work together to outplay their counterparts and rivals and Seijuro Shin and Haruto Sakuraba of the White Knights. During the second half, the Devil Bats have managed not only to catch up, but taken the lead away from the White Knights. However, the White Knights would not go down easy and managed to retake the lead. With three minutes left in the second half, the tankōbon closes with the score 29–34 in favor of the White Knights.

This tankōbon is written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. For the most part, I really liked how the story is progressing. A new rivalry has been added to Sena Kobayakawa and Seijuro Shin with Monta vs. Haruto Sakuraba. Their rivalries made the match more intense and dramatic having one team score and then the other. There are four minutes left in the game and I cannot wait to see the outcome.

All in all, Eyeshield 21: Rough 'n' Tumble is a wonderful continuation to a new series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kedua tim ini disampaikan memiliki karakter kuat dengan latar belakang menggugah serta tekad kokoh yang akan membuat pembaca barangkali tak mau kedua2nya akan menjadi pihak yang kalah.
Naun final telah menunggu.
Babak kedua yang intens dan berlangsung cepat. Sengit!!

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who's gonna win??

[Maxime Facon Lisiak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voir l'idole de monta je m'y attendait pas et j'ai beaucoup apprécié

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Conchetumare 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the friendly rivalry between Monta and Sakuraba. It's more interesting then Shin and Sena, who just run fast. Monta and Sakuraba actually speak with each other! That's nice.

[Swankivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eyeshield is amazing as always! I continue to be impressed by how well they make the opposing team feel so relatable. This volume continues a game that was already in progress between the Deimon Devilbats and their greatest rival: the Oujou White Knights. Shin vs. Sena for best running back. Sakuraba vs. Monta for best receiver. Takami vs. Hiruma for best quarterback. All three of these relationships are focused upon for a good deal of the volume, with Hiruma far more limited by the abilities of his teammates than by his own ability to calculate and execute. They are a smaller team with less experience, so their options are few, and the special operations with individual names require the players to hit the opposition with everything they have. Monta and Sena together have developed some techniques to counter the superior height and strength of Sakuraba and Shin, and Monta's amazing "devil backfire" involves catching behind his own head without looking. The storytelling really shines here--the writing and art manages to make it feel like you're watching it on a screen instead of reading it.

Hiruma, as always, is one of my favorite highlights, and he's in typical top form in this story, swearing and fuming over his lack of options and then figuring he might as well not waste energy as he dives into committing his team to execute its deadly moves. The back-and-forth between the two teams seeming to fail at their intended play and then saying "Is that what you thought I'd say?" was amazing. It went on so long that you can barely believe it still makes sense by the end, but that's Hiruma for you. Ten steps ahead. Oh, and of course when he doesn't have other options, Hiruma either broadcasts his intentions to the other team because he doesn't care that they probably already know what he wants to do, or he does something that makes no sense just because no one will suspect it. He's really a mastermind.

The other teams' players and even a couple significant sports people coming into the stands to watch the Deimon/Oujou game was really fun. Their commentary is especially fun when you know the players and remember their history. Honjou, Monta's baseball hero, is actually there observing and getting excited over Monta's catching abilities, and you think he's going to fall apart because that's his idol, but he takes it very maturely and is able to concentrate on the game. (I love that he and Sakuraba turn out to both be Honjou fans and baseball nerds.) Agon's commentary is great as always as well. And I was amused at Ikkyu being pissed off that Monta had developed such skill.

And I've got to say the cute little in-betweeners showing us how certain Oujou and Deimon players compare to each other on a bunch of silly categories were really, really funny! They match Shin and Sena up: Sena has better conversational skills and Shin would win in a fight (if either fought). Monta has better toe and finger dexterity than Sakuraba, but Sakuraba has better grades. Takami is pickier about food, has a tidier room, and is slightly more honest than Hiruma. Hiruma, however, would be the superior karaoke singer if either of them did such things. (If you're curious, in a comparison between Ootawara and Kurita, Kurita eats more food and Ootawara makes more doody.)

I love that you always think Oujou is going to lose and Deimon is going to triumph, and then something happens. You can always count on this manga to keep you guessing and never feel like it's a sure thing the heroes are going to win--because sometimes, they don't.

[Julie Decker · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Devilbats vs. White Knights football battle continues on the field. Sena and Monta are learning to work together to beat the almost unbeatable duo from Oujou's famous defense: Shin and Sakuraba. Now that they've developed a secret weapon, they may have a chance to win--or, failing that, they may be able to score where no one has scored against these guys before. All the notable players and famous sports folks are coming out of the woodwork to watch this incredible game. With Deimon quickly developing a reputation for being the best offensive team in the region, they're well matched against the best defensive team, but in this battle full of aces, who will come out on top?

Another great, exciting volume of this manga--they do such a great job keeping the readers engaged, pulling us in with the action of the plays and the evolution of the characters, even including some emotional arcs with Sakuraba's continued development and Monta managing to develop a special skill that brings a secret weapon to his team. I love Monta's obsession with catching and his complex about his height making it difficult to beat the tall receiver on Oujou's team, and I like how they can keep us invested in Shin vs. Sena even though most stories of rivals can get old after a while. And of course Hiruma the demonic quarterback is always a delight when he's always several steps ahead of everyone else. . . .

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 27 Mei 2009.

[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't want any of those two teams to lose if we're being 100% honest...