Ranked #4029

Bamboo Blade (Manga)

A Fun Read:

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD;;; (37 chapters released at time of writing)

I stumbled across this manga when browsing through a manga site, it didn't particularly catch my interest at the time, but I decided to read it out of sheer boredom.

The plot is simple, A teacher who runs the Kendo club bets with his former school senpai that if his girls kendo team can beat his then he wins a years worth of free food at his senpai's restraunt, however even assembling 5 girls for this battle appears hard, however he stumles upon the incredibly skills of a young girl who he's determended to join his team.

I found this manga to be fun and light hearted, A slice-of-life crossover with sports and high school life, again although these things aren't the typical things I would look for in a manga.The characters are well executed, especially Tama-chan who's background i've found interesting uptill now, and the rest who are very colourful yet still hold their own traits that are either humourous or just interesting to read.

To summarise read this if you're in a light hearted mood not looking for anything too serious, if the plot isn't interesting enough for you the characters will surely draw you in enough to make you want to keep reading on, I myself will defiantly look forward to up and coming chapters in this series. read more

Bamboo Blade is one of those manga that you find on a random manga site,and decide to try it out.Then you come across it at your local bookstore and only bought it because you had the money to spare.

At least thats what happened to me.

Bamboo Blade is a manga that has a very slow pace.If you've watched the Bamboo Blade anime you probably notice this,since it is also very slow paced.The story is quite simple;Tojiro needs to win a kendo match,and get together five girls for this match,or risk giving a bashed up trophy to his sensei.I gave the story a seven since it's a very normal and plain story plan.Nonetheless it's still entertaining.

The art is good,but i certainly wouldn't call it a masterpiece.The art is just,well,a little lacking for me.I find,though,that the art is beginning to stick to me,and man tama-chan is soo cute!

The characters are great.Why?Because they all fit together nicely,and have distinct personalities. the five girls on the team for example:Tama-Chan;the quiet, underdeveloped, and not to mention unbelievable kendo skilled girl,Kirino: the bright,funny,sarcastic girl that seems to illuminate whatever room shes in,Miya-Miya:Dan-kuns gorgeous girlfriend with a split personality and a sadistic love for whacking people when he's not around (she's my personal favourite),Saya:she always quits in the middle of doing things and looks too tall to be a girl,and finely Satori:a naive strong kendo playing girl who is always concentrating on her studies and was tricked by Miya-Miya to join the club thinking kendo would improve her studies. Hows that cast for you?

The enjoyment is a ten because I find that a lighthearted story with a nice crop of characters fights and laughs,is an enjoyment in it's own,and i highly recommend it to anyone who likes corny jokes,all-out kendo battles,and gorgeous sadistic girls. read more