オールラウンダー廻 2

All Rounder Meguru #2

by Hiroki Endo

修斗する仲間との青春！

総合格闘技『修斗』に打ち込む高校生の廻は、試合で2連敗して悔しい想いを抱く。もっと強くなるため打撃指導員・まりあの誘いでキック・ボクシングクラスとの合同練習を始めるが、そこで出逢ったのは身長179cmの女子高生キック・ボクサー。名前は神谷真希。彼女との出逢いが、修斗する青春をさらに加速させる――！！

Genres: Manga, Mixed Martial Arts, Seinen

198 pages, Paperback

First published September 23, 2009

About the author

Hiroki Endo (遠藤浩輝) is a Japanese mangaka born on 1970 in Akita Prefecture. He graduated from Musashino Art University. He is best known for his science-fiction series Eden: It's an Endless World, which has been translated into English by Dark Horse.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Young Meguru continues his MMA training in the wake of his first book defeats. But his new teacher’s a GIRL – ewwww! And he’s got a new sparring partner – who’s also a GIRL! Groooossss - cootie alert!

I knows, I so sillypants. And, like the first volume, the second All-Rounder Meguru is just all-round ok. I like Hiroki Endo’s art – his fight choreography is on point – but the character designs are a bit indistinct so it’s hard to tell people apart in general. There’s also the predictable changing room joke, now girls are in the mix, with Meguru accidentally wandering into the girls’ changing room – ho hum.

It’s also not the most driving storyline. Meguru and co. train, they fight, repeat. There’s no real urgency or stakes. Also there isn’t much to these characters and I’d have liked a bit more of who they were outside of the dojo. The fights themselves are very realistic too so, unless you’re really into MMA, the technique isn’t likely to mean much to you and might come off as somewhat mundane.

But I liked the new characters, Maria the teacher and Maki the teenage kickboxer – Maria especially is a lot of fun. And the action is quite engaging for the most part – good thing too as it makes up the bulk of the book! I really got into the final fight between Maki and Kaoru, so it came as a bit of a shock that the book ends right when things between them get interesting – definitely have the third book to hand if you want to see what happens next!

All-Rounder Meguru’s not the most exciting martial arts manga but it’s not bad either – though it’s definitely a series that’s for fight fans only!

[Dani(elle) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can we stop following Meguru and have this series be about Maria and Maki? They are my waifus and I want at least 10x more of them. There was an unfortunate homophobic comment, and unlike the one sexist comment, it was not called out, but it is not unrealistic. I still don't like it.

[Tachan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Série toujours surprenante, MMA va vraiment au contact et la découverte de l'envers du décor de ce sport, des entraînements, des techniques, des catégories, des enjeux pour les femmes et les hommes, tout cela est raconté de manière à nous passionner. Simplicité et efficacité sont toujours les maîtres mots d'Endo ici.

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[Shane Kiely · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoyable addition. Depicts the progression through the ranks of combat sports really well. The art work is wonderfully detailed & has a realism that I think would appeal to most MMA aficionados while explaining the concepts well enough that it’s completely baffling to non fans (though the sharp focus on minor elements could potentially be off putting for them).

[scarlettraces · Rating 4 out of 5]

(4.5) I love these characters. The End.

[Ardani Subagio · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's getting better, especially seeing that all the main characters have gathered. Looking forward for the next one.

[Philip · Rating 5 out of 5]

All Rounder Meguru, Volume 2 is when the series takes a turn away from all the strikes and grappling, and in turn goes into a look in the mind of a not only a MMA fighter, but a teenage MMA fighter. Meguru knows that he likes doing MMA but this causes a disconnect when he realizes that no one else truly understands the sport. Many would think that sports like boxing, wrestling, or judo are crazy just for the fact that you’re in a circle, ready to take and inflict pain upon another person just for points on a scoreboard. This applies to Meguru in the outside world, in that he feels like no one else really understands him but his opponents and teammates.

[Ian James · Rating 5 out of 5]

a fantastic Manga focusing on MMA fighting. Do not think this is some dramatized UFC it actually goes into alot of detail about training and the strategy behind the fighters and has some real life drama behind the fighters.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, it's fun!

Kinda Shin Kotaro Makaritoru! (Without all the pervs, of course!)