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アイシールド21 [Eyeshield 21] #32
Eyeshield 21, Vol. 32: Xmas BOWL
Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!
Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!
Christmas Bowl
In preparation for their match against the strongest football team in Japan, the Deimon Devil Bats partner up with a host of star players from their previous matches in the hope of gaining a tactical edge. Sena and Shin, Kurita and Gao, Monta and Ikkyu--each Devil Bat hopes to find new strength in this extra-special bout of one-on-one training. But will an emotionally shaken Monta dash Deimon's chance for victory?
Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change--Sena's speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan's hottest football manga!
Christmas Bowl
In preparation for their match against the strongest football team in Japan, the Deimon Devil Bats partner up with a host of star players from their previous matches in the hope of gaining a tactical edge. Sena and Shin, Kurita and Gao, Monta and Ikkyu--each Devil Bat hopes to find new strength in this extra-special bout of one-on-one training. But will an emotionally shaken Monta dash Deimon's chance for victory?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Riichiro Inagaki
139 books199 followersHe is a mangaka from Tokyo, Japan. He debuted in October 2001 with Nandodemo Roku Gatsu Jū San Hi, and also wrote for the magazine Square Freeze and Love Love Santa, published in November 2001 and in February 2002 respectively. He later moved to Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, in wich he won the 7th "Story King" section in the same year.
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December 24, 2018
The Christmas Bowl!!! I gotta admit that for all my nitpick in the previous book I wouldn't have any other team facing the Devil Bats here. I love the feel of this game. And I love the female quaterback.
January 29, 2019
Eyeshield 21, Vol. 32: Xmas BOWL continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next nine chapters (278–286) of the on-going manga series.
The tankōbon covers the prelude to the Christmas Bowl and at least partway through the first quarter of the game between the Deimon Devil Bats and the Teikoku Alexanders.
To prepare for the match, the players of the Deimon Devil Bats trains with their rival team – the Ojo White Knights. Sena Kobayakawa trains with Seijuro Shin in order to face Takeru Yamato of the Alexanders, as the mantle of Eyeshield-21 is on the line.
The Christmas Bowl is a real tournament and is the annual Japanese high-school American football championship game. In a way similar to the Super Bowl, the top two teams from throughout Japan come together in Tokyo Stadium to play against each other for the championship. As with most American Football leagues, the league setup is split into two regions – Kantō and Kansai – and the champions of each region play in the Christmas Bowl.
The Devil Bats are at a severe disadvantage as the Alexanders have represented the Kansai Regions since the inception of the Christmas Bowl and have never lost. It further complicates matters that the Devil Bats are inexperience in playing with snow. They take an early lead by scoring a touchdown rather easily.
Karin Koizumi is an interesting character introduced. She is the quarterback of the Teikoku Alexanders and the only female player (thus far) in the series. Taka Honjo, the wide receiver, discovers her skills as a player after he catches a ball that she threw back to him. She is reluctant at first but agrees after Takeru Yamato talks to her. As she had a natural ability for passes, Karin Koizumi only trains hard to improve her dodging ability.
This tankōbon is written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. For the most part, I really liked how the story is progressing. It seems that the Teikoku Alexanders is a team filled with phenoms of incredible talents – a difficult and worthy team for the Deimon Devil Bats to play against.
All in all, Eyeshield 21, Vol. 32: Xmas BOWL is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.
The tankōbon covers the prelude to the Christmas Bowl and at least partway through the first quarter of the game between the Deimon Devil Bats and the Teikoku Alexanders.
To prepare for the match, the players of the Deimon Devil Bats trains with their rival team – the Ojo White Knights. Sena Kobayakawa trains with Seijuro Shin in order to face Takeru Yamato of the Alexanders, as the mantle of Eyeshield-21 is on the line.
The Christmas Bowl is a real tournament and is the annual Japanese high-school American football championship game. In a way similar to the Super Bowl, the top two teams from throughout Japan come together in Tokyo Stadium to play against each other for the championship. As with most American Football leagues, the league setup is split into two regions – Kantō and Kansai – and the champions of each region play in the Christmas Bowl.
The Devil Bats are at a severe disadvantage as the Alexanders have represented the Kansai Regions since the inception of the Christmas Bowl and have never lost. It further complicates matters that the Devil Bats are inexperience in playing with snow. They take an early lead by scoring a touchdown rather easily.
Karin Koizumi is an interesting character introduced. She is the quarterback of the Teikoku Alexanders and the only female player (thus far) in the series. Taka Honjo, the wide receiver, discovers her skills as a player after he catches a ball that she threw back to him. She is reluctant at first but agrees after Takeru Yamato talks to her. As she had a natural ability for passes, Karin Koizumi only trains hard to improve her dodging ability.
This tankōbon is written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. For the most part, I really liked how the story is progressing. It seems that the Teikoku Alexanders is a team filled with phenoms of incredible talents – a difficult and worthy team for the Deimon Devil Bats to play against.
All in all, Eyeshield 21, Vol. 32: Xmas BOWL is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems intriguing and I cannot wait to read more.
August 10, 2024
It's shaping up to be a pretty good match! Sure, the Alexanders appear to be better in every way, but they do appear to be actually skilled. Not just big and strong, not even 'faster', they just move better. It feels more... grounded? Than most of the games in this series? Strangely said but that's a first impression, they're all highly skilled but they never feel like complete gods.
May 8, 2019
Intense and dramatic again.
February 21, 2021
KARIN KOIZUMI 💛💛💛
September 13, 2021
The Christmas Bowl!!!
eh eh eh, kenapa bisa ada yang namanya Karin Koizumi di tim Teikoku? XDD
eh eh eh, kenapa bisa ada yang namanya Karin Koizumi di tim Teikoku? XDD
November 11, 2013
#Program BUBU
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 3 Desember 2009.
Pertama kali dibeli dan dibaca pada tanggal 3 Desember 2009.
December 31, 2009
Read manga online first, buy it later.
March 4, 2012
Read a 2nd time on 3/1/12.
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