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Bring it On! #5
Bring It On!, Volume 5
Everything seems peaceful...until Seung-Suh's old friend comes along and crashes his birthday party! Mi-Ha finds out that Seung-Suh dropped out of school because of this particular friend, Eun-Yang. Since that incident, their paths have never crossed...until now. Eun-Yang issues a sudden ultimatum to Seung-Suh, which somehow becomes a wager between Eun-Yang and Mi-Ha. Will she be able to take this?! Bring it on!
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 2007
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June 28, 2020
A fun and silly manwha with some romantic tones to it. Only 5 volumes - makes for a quick read. Between 3-4 stars, but it makes me laugh enough that I reread it every so often, so worth rounding up.
The story itself isn't particularly unique - the tomboy h (Miha) and the tough bishonen H (Seung-Suh). Lots of spats and bickering eventually building to something more as they get to know each other through crazy high school and family antics. While not totally unique, it's still a lot of fun. The humor is pretty silly and a touch tongue-in-cheek - never really takes itself too seriously.
And we've reached the end! Volume 5 introduces a new face, and confirms Mu-Jin's earlier statement that Seung-Suh's taste in girls is "unique". Lots of mistaken identities and confusing crossed wires, but with some honest feelings expressed, all is sorted in time for a happy ending (though with a typical Bring It On! moment too). My favorite part is the reunion epilogue. Love the phrase "too much cheese in their love sandwich."
Part of what keeps it at 3-4 stars for me (instead of 4 solid) is the art. Parts are really pretty, parts are just fun and silly, and then there are parts that just don't strike my fancy. Mostly the faces straight-on - the eyes just aren't my taste - wall-eyed? Can't put my finger on it exactly, but there you go.
And on a silly side note. Volumes 1-4 were published in the US by Ice Kunion, which apparently went under or was bought out or something. At any rate, Volume 5 had a different publisher -Yen Press (part of Hachette). So why do I point this out? Because Yen Press was nice enough to release the last volume in the same size, style, etc as the previous volumes! Nothing worse than a mismatched set of cover stylings in a series (especially if it's only the last volume!!). Makes my OCD happy that they made the effort.
The story itself isn't particularly unique - the tomboy h (Miha) and the tough bishonen H (Seung-Suh). Lots of spats and bickering eventually building to something more as they get to know each other through crazy high school and family antics. While not totally unique, it's still a lot of fun. The humor is pretty silly and a touch tongue-in-cheek - never really takes itself too seriously.
And we've reached the end! Volume 5 introduces a new face, and confirms Mu-Jin's earlier statement that Seung-Suh's taste in girls is "unique". Lots of mistaken identities and confusing crossed wires, but with some honest feelings expressed, all is sorted in time for a happy ending (though with a typical Bring It On! moment too). My favorite part is the reunion epilogue. Love the phrase "too much cheese in their love sandwich."
Part of what keeps it at 3-4 stars for me (instead of 4 solid) is the art. Parts are really pretty, parts are just fun and silly, and then there are parts that just don't strike my fancy. Mostly the faces straight-on - the eyes just aren't my taste - wall-eyed? Can't put my finger on it exactly, but there you go.
And on a silly side note. Volumes 1-4 were published in the US by Ice Kunion, which apparently went under or was bought out or something. At any rate, Volume 5 had a different publisher -Yen Press (part of Hachette). So why do I point this out? Because Yen Press was nice enough to release the last volume in the same size, style, etc as the previous volumes! Nothing worse than a mismatched set of cover stylings in a series (especially if it's only the last volume!!). Makes my OCD happy that they made the effort.
October 30, 2010
After the original company releasing the series (IceKunion) got swallowed up by another company in Japan, I'd pretty much given up hope of this series being released. However, the new company (YenPress) has not only stuck to their promise of re-releasing the series, but they've gone one step further. They've not only improved the translation quality, but they've kept the manga the same size as the original releases. Yup. That means that I won't have a disproportionate volume 4 & 5 (the ones that weren't released) next to my original 1-3.
This final volume pretty much sets about wrapping up all of the loose ends of the story, showing what becomes of all the couples in the series. There is a last storyline focusing around a previous friend of Seung-Suh who makes a very dangerous bet with him: that if Mi-Ha will choose to go with Eun-Yang, Seung-Suh will have to return with Eun-Yang to the country. It's a fairly straightforward storyline, but with a nice little twist to it. (Nothing major, but the truth about Eun-Yang will surprise some people. Other than that, it goes as most would expect it to.) The storytelling is very sweet and straight, something that many manga & manhwas neglect to do.
All in all, this is definately a series to collect in entirety. The characters are flawed, but likeable. The storylines are for the most part, believable (for a manhwa), and the artwork is playful.
This final volume pretty much sets about wrapping up all of the loose ends of the story, showing what becomes of all the couples in the series. There is a last storyline focusing around a previous friend of Seung-Suh who makes a very dangerous bet with him: that if Mi-Ha will choose to go with Eun-Yang, Seung-Suh will have to return with Eun-Yang to the country. It's a fairly straightforward storyline, but with a nice little twist to it. (Nothing major, but the truth about Eun-Yang will surprise some people. Other than that, it goes as most would expect it to.) The storytelling is very sweet and straight, something that many manga & manhwas neglect to do.
All in all, this is definately a series to collect in entirety. The characters are flawed, but likeable. The storylines are for the most part, believable (for a manhwa), and the artwork is playful.
April 23, 2009
It had been such a long time since I had read the other 4 books, it took a little bit to remember what happened. (I have to go back and read them all again).
I really enjoy reading this series it makes me smile and laugh. In this volume there is someone from Seung-suh past who wants him to go back with them. Ma He gets duped by this person and has to race them to be able to keep Seung-suh there.
This was the last volume. I think this series could of gone on longer I enjoyed reading it.
I really enjoy reading this series it makes me smile and laugh. In this volume there is someone from Seung-suh past who wants him to go back with them. Ma He gets duped by this person and has to race them to be able to keep Seung-suh there.
This was the last volume. I think this series could of gone on longer I enjoyed reading it.
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January 20, 2009love to read this book
April 11, 2010
Fairly good end to the series, though a little weird with the sudden surprises pulled.
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