Eyeshield 21 Vol.29

アイシールド21 [Eyeshield 21] #29

by Riichiro Inagaki

Bone-crushing action, slapstick comedy and a heartwarming coming-of-age story! R to L (Japanese Style). As the gridiron mega-showdown between the Deimon Devil Bats and the Hakushu Dinosaurs rapidly approaches, players on both teams use their final moments to build as much strength as possible. Hoping to muscle-up so as to not be utterly obliterated by the monstrous Rikiya Gao, Kurita turns to an old rival for a unique bout of special training. Also knowing full well that Hakushu will be gunning for his head, Hiruma imparts manager Mamori with some special instructions to be used in the (very likely) event that he gets knocked out of the game. Who will score the first touchdown and who will be carried off the field on a stretcher?! Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!

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

Paperback

First published April 4, 2008

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

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

HIRUMA CONCHETUMARE HIRUMA MI POLLITO HERMOSO QUÉ TE HICIERON, PORCLA MIERDA, CUANDO TE AGARRE RIICHIRO HIJO DEL PICO YA VAS A VER, YA VAS A VER, YO VOY A DEFENDER A MI POLLO, NADIE TOCA A MI POLLO SIN SUFRIR LAS CONSECUENCIAS DE ENFRENTARSE A UNA MADRE DESQUICIADA, ESPÉRATE NO MÁS

[Maiko-chan [|] · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume has me full of so many feels. I wouldn't've thought this manga could make me so emotional, but, damn. I kinda feel invested now.

[Cristhian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hiruma is out

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 1 Agustus 2009.

[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally! The final! I love seeing Hiruma being absolutely deviant. I hate what happens at the end. I will never be over it.

[Swankivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this issue is about Deimon facing its last opponent before the Christmas Bowl, and even though they're the protagonists, you KNOW they can lose. It's always believable, the way this is written--you can imagine them losing and figuring out their future based on the loss, even though at this point it's the last chance for Hiruma, Kurita, and Musashi. The focus on Kurita is pretty intense, since it's his job to figure out how to beat Gao--the bone-crushing lineman from the Dinosaurs team. And they do a great job making him so frightening, not only with what they show you but with the way other characters react to him. I was surprised by how little time we actually spent with Kurita after he figured out how to take a hit and managed to hold Gao most of the time all on his own. There was a lot of focus on some of the other Dinosaurs players, like Marco and Kisaragi.

I have to say, the first time I read this when it came out in Japan, I actually cried about what happened to Hiruma (and the weird little switch into his perspective was neat). A friend laughed at me for being upset about a dumb comic. Grrr. Hiruma's my favorite, and I was also so disappointed for Kurita blaming himself so harshly.

I loved that Banba from Taiyo was willing to train Kurita--not just on the art of blocking, but on how to take a punch. It was so cute that when he was locked away training alone with Banba, he reunited with his teammates and cried about how lonely he'd been. Man I love Kurita! He's such a cutiepie! Deimon isn't the only team we see preparing, though--we get to see what Hakushu is doing, and it's really hilarious seeing Gao in the sauna claiming he's trying to get rid of all the cowardly sweat. He demands that the videos they're watching for practice have to be shown in the sauna, and all the jokes about seeing each other's private parts were really uncomfortable and funny.

Marco's obsession with cola was really funny, and the incident with Hiruma knowing it isn't spiked and Sena realizing all he knows about Marco is he likes cola--that was great. It's interesting that Gao has honor despite that he breaks people's bones. He perceived that one of his own teammates was insulting another strong fighter and broke his freakin' nose! He has a higher loyalty. And he won't break the rules of football just to hurt other people.

But speaking of honor, Marco needs to shut up. It's super gross that he keeps calling Maria by her first name when she asks him not to address her familiarly. He now does it deliberately to bother her and that's just disgusting. I hate creeps like that. His special ability being about watching the ball is really interesting. He doesn't fall for Hiruma's tricks, and it's pretty great that Hiruma knows he won't so always has a contingency plan.

Using Kurita's weight to discuss strength and stability is awesome. I loved that the first touchdown was Monta's. And Komusubi's reaction to Kurita pulling off the blocking was fantastic. He never doubted his master, while the other linemen did, so all he has to do is smirk at them and they understand he's like "See? Feel dumb now, don't ya?" Later when Gao points out Kurita's value, Komusubi "becomes a fourth Hah Brother." That was hilarious.

I'm annoyed that Kisaragi's build is described as "frail like a girl" by people who want to insult him. That's gross.

I laughed when Mamori and Suzuna were lamenting the players' tendency to yell out the names of their attacks. Hahaha, Mamori is so sad about it. Oh, another thing I laughed at was Marco privately thinking how great it would be if Sena had been admiring his strength, and then we cut to Sena and he's thinking "MARCO IS SO STRONG." Bwahaha!

The joke about the Four Heavenly Kings who got defeated was great--such awesome characterization but we don't get to use them because they lost. Hah.

Tengu harassing the other team with insulting "cheers" was great.

And . . . I've got to say Hiruma coming through with trick plays toward the end was always the funniest. Watching him run with that grin on his face after he distracted everyone with FOUR RECEIVERS was fantastic. Only to end with him sticking his leg out to avoid losing possession of the ball, ha. I'm really sad that Gao did finally get to him, and that Mamori did have to consult the quarterback replacement instructions after all. But the team didn't listen to them, because now Sena is soldiering on in Hiruma's place, assuming his speed will save him.

Lastly, I liked the notes from the creators regarding the new anime, and how Murata snaps lead too much. And Hiruma came in first in the voting game they played with fans. :D

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eyeshield 21: The Second Quarterback continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (251–259) of the on-going manga series.

The tankōbon covers the Kanto Tournament Final Match between Deimon Devil Bats and the Hakushu Dinosaurs. To train for the match, gentle giant, Ryokan Kurita, trains in boxing, while the other team practice without him. Yoichi Hiruma, captain and quarterback for the Devil Bats makes a contingency plan, just in case, Rikiya Gao, who has a tendency to break quarterbacks, breaks him.

Despite the early lead by the Devil Bats, the Hakushu Dinosaurs quickly catches up and takes the lead, scoring with ingenious moves and at times brute strength. Rikiya Gao is a formable foe, despite the boxing training of Ryokan Kurita, he could not stop him from injuring Yoichi Hiruma, by breaking his right arm. Fortunately, he had that contingency plan – Tetsuo Ishimaru, the Devil Bats' running back and now second quarterback.

This tankōbon is written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. For the most part, I really liked how the story is progressing. It is disheartening to see Yoichi Hiruma on the injured and I wonder what his capacity would be going forward as the Devil Bats is his team – the one he created from scratch. This tankōbon only cover a good portion of the first quarter, so I think that this game would be sretch rather far and now that the Devil Bats are without their prime quarterback – things looks grave for them.

All in all, Eyeshield 21: The Second Quarterback is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.

[Julie Decker · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Deimon Devilbats high school football team have always dreamed of going to the Christmas Bowl, but after many narrow wins, one team stands in their way: the Hakushu Dinosaurs, whose star player Gao can literally break bones if he touches you. It's up to Deimon's center, Kurita, to withstand Gao's punishment so Gao can't destroy Hiruma, the quarterback and brains of the operation. And Hiruma's got plenty of trick plays to score and avoid injury. But even if Kurita manages to block Gao, what about the rest of Hakushu's team? Who's the frail-looking guy and how does he use those arms? What is quarterback Marco's real strength? And if Kurita fails once and Gao gets through, does Deimon even have a backup plan for if Hiruma falls?

As far as volumes of this series go, this one's incredibly tense. The writer does such a great job increasing the tension as the stakes go up; we can feel how much they want that Christmas Bowl and how devastating it is when one of the players becomes incapacitated. And, as per usual, the opposing team's characters are interesting--each with their own philosophy, motivation, and attitude. Gao is really scary, but it's nice that there's not just one opposing team member who's a problem. The outcome of this one really shocked me!!

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't like that giant guy so much.

[Lory Blanco (areaderheart) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My heart💔😭

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'M SAD 💔😔

[Shin Donghae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beragam emosi berkecamuk selesai membaca jilid ini. Salah satu pertandingan menarik lainnya di serial ini

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

lol he got smushed

[James Dunphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Christmas Bowl is finally here. The biggest event that this whole manga has been leading up to. The Dinosaurs are comprised of pure power going up against the Devilbats who have the cunning Hiruma leading them. Gaou is one of the better opponents the team has ever faced. Him and Marco have been two of my favorite antagonists of the series easily. Even if Gaou's violent tactics seem to be misplaced in the realm of football.
Like most Devilbat games in this series, it has the opponents take an early, decisive lead in the beginning, and forces the Devilbats to play from behind (shocker!). The battle of linemen between Kurita and Gaou is great though. I enjoyed Kurita's boxing training with Sphinx's Banba. Marco is also the first real trickster quarterback in the series that isn't Hiruma and is formidable. His sly tactics mixed with Gaou's near super-saiyaness makes the Dino's one of my favorite teams ever. Maybe on par with the Bat's themselves.
The end of this was quite the cliffhanger. Not going to spoil it here, but it was awesome. The Christmas Bowl is living up to it's reputation.

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could not find this volume at my library. It was frustrating. I ended up downloading it and reading it on my comp. This story was a shocker. I teared up. Can't wait to get the next volume from my library.