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Review: School Rumble, Vol. 5

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was the sportiest volume!! (Good!!) But it was handled in a way I didn’t like!! (Oh no!!!!) This volume opens with a focus on the girl on the cover, Karen, who’s a veteran amateur wrestler. She’s insanely strong and good at what she does, however since it’s not “womanly” she’s embarrassed about it which is something that makes me really sad! And other characters are creeped out about it and scared of her because of her skill, which makes both her and myself feel even worse!!! God damn it, Japanese society!!!!!! Why do you gotta make a girl feel bad for being good at something like that? Tsk.

This volume also teases the upcoming sports festival a lot, so that’s exciting since I’m a track athlete myself (and there are many track events at said festival). There are zero anime/manga about sprinting as far as I know, so I’m always excited for sports festivals since that’s the only place I can see my sport in anime/manga. Though there is at least a distance running anime airing right now, Run with the Wind , which is really great, would recommend.

This volume also only made me giggle once, maybe twice, max. That wasn’t a total deal breaker or anything though, because it was still otherwise entertaining. I still really enjoy how all of the chapters and events connect back into each other and flow together, like a REAL story, not just a comedy manga!


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