Ranked #3424

Asu no Yoichi! (Manga)

You would think that a samurai belongs medieval Japan. However, there can be some exceptions: a samurai in the mountains living the life of the "past" comes down to the city to live a life of the "future/ present (but only to us)." Here, we shall find many twists and turns as the journey of our hero advances.....

Story (7/10) Good
Its pretty typical of a harem type manga: Girls fighting over main character, but the main character is clueless. You guys might've expected some "uniqueness" because a samurai is living in the cities, but the manga hardly ever focuses on that small change. Another reason why this is pretty typical is because on top of being clueless, the progatonist is a good boy, and "FIGHTS FOR JUSTICE."
I guess the thing I hated the most concerning this manga was that it was a plot-per-chapter type of manga; because its a plot per chapter, the manga basically has an excuse to be irregular.

I gave this manga a 7 and not any lower or higher because I was reminded of Onizuka from GTO; they were similar in that they taught other people "lessons of life." The other reason was that I like any harem type manga;s.

Art (9/10) Great
The art was perfect for an ecchi type manga. Combine it with the aspect of harem, and you get a winner. The breasts are drawn beautfiully, the women look beautiful, and at the end of every fight, one girls' clothes are always torn because of some crazy finisher move, leaving them naked.
The fight scenes are fair. The fights are very brief, but not too short to turn you off.

Character (7/10) Good
The best way to define the character of each person in the manga is how they act towards the protagonist. You guys have seen this before; tsundere, shy, bold, etc. Concerning that, the characters are all different in how they cooperate with the protagonist. However, like I said, you guys have all seen this before. I try not to judge the manga based on how well other manga's have done, but its impossible: I have just read too much manga with the same personality with the characters in this manga. I read a LOT of ecchi/harem manga so dont get scared thinking that this is really THAT bad. Its not.

Enjoyment/ Overall (8/10) Very Good
I guess the reason why I enjoyed it so much was because the art was done beautifully, and that the character had the "Onizuka" personality where he teaches other GIRLS the "lessons of life," making them fall for him. And when they fall for him, its an endless cycle of harem. HAREM HAREM HAREM. I LIKE HAREM. read more

I won't say I am a fan of the harem genre,but i do like it when someone makes one with a difference. This,in my opinion,is not so different from others, in terms of the characters and their relationship with each other,but still entertains with its martial arts theme.

Story: A boy is trained in the hills of japan to be a samurai by his Powerful father. When he turns 17(or was it 18)the dad says he has nothing more to teach him there and sends the boy to the city to a fellow clan member for more training. This fellow clan member is Ibuki,the eldest of 4 sisters who is learning the same sword style as the protagonist.

Art: This is at least average. the girls look cute and the guys are well drawn. The art is simple and quite expressive.

Characters: This is the only thing i can say this manga has in common with almost all other mangas of its genre. But they do have a small amount of depth to them and do entertain.

Enjoyment: With the martial art moments and the ecchi situations,this manga can be said to be both funny and some what action packed.

Overall: the characters are harem cliches and the story is not so captivating,but if you look past that,this is a pretty good read. read more