Hagure Idol: Jigoku-hen
Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight!

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If you have dealt with at least 3-4 so-called "pantsu fighting" manga and the words "near-hentai" you associate with certain trends in ecchi manga, then you do not need to explain what Hagure Idol is. This work is a fairly well-made old-fashioned example of such, you know, the female lead with the soul of a shonen's teenn boy and the hentai heroine's breast fights with grotesque dirty men and lustful lesbians, incidentally falling into scenes that can make Yabuki blush. Two things make this work unique: Misora ​​Haebara, this title protagonist, and unusually weird attempts to declare feminist messages, not only being terribly sexist ... and homophobic, but even directly bragging about the "problematic" nature of work in its original synopsis. In simple terms, it is as if JoJo from the 2nd or 3rd part tried to criticize "toxic masculinity", while also starting to promote itself as "brutal violence for real men".

Speaking of the first unique element, Misora, it's hard for me to resist praise. Although her image of gyaru makes no sense, her naivety and libido with each volume goes further beyond the bounds of mental retardation, she is one of the hottest and coolest female action characters that I have ever seen. Every time you see a hentai or a Baki-inspired fighting scene with her participation, it always captures your eyes and you will love every detail. Even when her logic or behavior will force you to put your hand to your face, it will still be difficult for you to think something bad about her. I can say with a clear conscience that Misora ​​is the most important find of this work or even the entire Rui-sensei career in general.

Regarding sexism and feminism ... oh ... Dude, this is a very weird thing. First "Wait, what?" begins already in the second volume, when the lesbian rape of the main character is portrayed as a joke after the entire first volume was literally devoted to how Misora ​​defended her chaste from men trying to rape her. This attitude will continue even when Misora ​​realizes own bisexuality (that the manga is ambiguously trying to connect with her libido) and directly calls the lesbian and straight experience equal, which, perhaps, for the first time probably made me talk about open hypocrisy in a manga.

From this point on, the author begins to troll you almost openly, at the same time making rather traditional feminist comments against sexual violence or homophobia, and using lesbian sexual abuse as a source of hot fanservice, almost openly implying that harassment or unacceptable behavior by other women is not serious even if the victim herself is queer woman. For example, one chapter plays the deliberate deception of your partner for laugh, including the direct use of her inexperience to manipulate her, the other tries to justify the lesbian cheating by the fact that you are far from your girlfriend and therefore very horny and this is only a small part of this. Should I tell you that when men try to do this, it is perceived as a big deal and Misora ​​always quickly suppresses any attempts to do this?

The only thing that somehow mitigates the negative impression of the two paragraphs I wrote above is the general grotesque of everything that happens. Most of the problematic moments are almost always as ridiculous and darkly funny as toxic, all the relationships depicted are so silly completely sexual and has zero of any romantic interaction or affection that in one chapter they even tell you directly, that physical attraction is a sign of romance and so on. Not to mention that most lewd scenes are so random and weird that it would be funny even in the hentai douji format.

Ultimately, I would definitely not recommend this manga to politically active folks, and especially to people who were victims of some kind of abuse. This work literally enjoys its sexist insult. On the other hand, if you are a big fan of So bad so its good content, this kind of thing simply amuses you with its absurdity and weirdness, or you just don't care, then this can be a great action and / or smut material.

7 from 10.

A very good subversive series that explores the life of an gyaru idol who also happens to be a god-gifted karate master. The series has some less-than-tasteful moments, so I wouldn't recommend it to the feint of heart, it deals with some pretty fucked up shit too, like sexual assault, mental illness, family trauma, etc.

One of the things I noticed while reading this series was the influence that the author drew from the Baki series, specifically in the artstyle (many panels are inspired by Baki, specifically in fights), and that leads into the best thing about this series, despite how the MC is often placed ... in obscene situations, more often than not she overcomes them with her martial arts skill and sheer power. The series truly comes into its own when the tournament arc begins, and a whole cast of female martial artists are introduced. The fights are all amazing and don't drag on with excessive flashbacks or explanations, drawing inspiration from Baki while still managing to have its own style.

Fear Chinese Loli Kuroki, for there is no escape.

Holy shit this is terrible. The only reason it isn't a 1 is that the art is pretty nice. This thing is disgusting. The characters go through situations like literal rape and it's played for laughs. This is genuinely some of the most degenerate shit I've ever read and I got it from a previously trusted source. I don't know about that friend's recommendations after reading this garbage. Main character gets almost raped every other chapter and side characters actually get raped all the time. Not to mention the character Sarah is actually the worst but she never gets punished, not even by the main ... character. How the fuck can someone read this then look their girlfriend/mother in the eyes afterward.

2/10