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Started reading Kurogane from Weekly Shounen Jump. 19 chapters out so far!
I read somewhere that Kurogane is reminiscent of Hikaru no Go, which made me curious. I took a look myself, and it does share a lot of similarities. Kurogane Hiroto has never touched kendo before (and actually has a very weak body that makes him terrible at sports) but he meets Toujou Sayuri, a ghost who wishes to pass down the Sakura style that has been forgotten by history. She chooses him as his disciple when he manages to parry her strike thanks to his extremely good eye sight. In the very second chapter, Hiroto bumps into Hazakura Shidou, someone known for his kendo back in middle school. They get into a match that spurs Hiroto into wanting to learn kendo. Shidou is impressed by Hiroto (and even bested - instant rivalry!) and later is completely surprised that Hiroto is a complete beginner.
Unlike Hikaru no Go, Sayuri can be seen by what seems to be everyone, and she even possesses a little puppet to follow Hiroto around. Secrecy doesn't seem like it'll be a big part of this series. (I wonder why people aren't more surprised by Sayuri.) I'm still waiting to see where the story will go from here! (Also, I hope there will be less cleavage and panty shots of Shiratori... so unnecessary for the series!)
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I read somewhere that Kurogane is reminiscent of Hikaru no Go, which made me curious. I took a look myself, and it does share a lot of similarities. Kurogane Hiroto has never touched kendo before (and actually has a very weak body that makes him terrible at sports) but he meets Toujou Sayuri, a ghost who wishes to pass down the Sakura style that has been forgotten by history. She chooses him as his disciple when he manages to parry her strike thanks to his extremely good eye sight. In the very second chapter, Hiroto bumps into Hazakura Shidou, someone known for his kendo back in middle school. They get into a match that spurs Hiroto into wanting to learn kendo. Shidou is impressed by Hiroto (and even bested - instant rivalry!) and later is completely surprised that Hiroto is a complete beginner.
Unlike Hikaru no Go, Sayuri can be seen by what seems to be everyone, and she even possesses a little puppet to follow Hiroto around. Secrecy doesn't seem like it'll be a big part of this series. (I wonder why people aren't more surprised by Sayuri.) I'm still waiting to see where the story will go from here! (Also, I hope there will be less cleavage and panty shots of Shiratori... so unnecessary for the series!)
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