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Title: Then Came the Showdown!
Title: Then Came the Showdown!
Series:
Eyeshield 21 #23
Author:
Riichiro Inagaki
Artist:
Yusuke Murata
Rating: 4.0 of 5
Stars
Genre:
Sports Manga
Pages:
210
Format:
Digital Scan
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Synopsis: |
The Devil Bats win against the Naga, at great physical cost to each player. Then we follow the other 3 games of the day and watch new teams and new techniques come to light.
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My Thoughts:
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After having drawn out the game against the Naga for 3 volumes, the last 4 seconds of the game, and the win, felt rather anti-climactic. It did come down to a battle between Hiruma and Agon and Hiruma's year of practice and 1/10th of a second paid dividends. Agon ate dirt and I was pretty happy. He was a scumbag and I wished he'd been broken instead of just beaten in the game. I wanted his soul crushed, his spirit destroyed, his very will to live extinguished. As you can tell, I didn't like him.
The
short little episodes showing the highlights of the games by other
teams just didn't work for me either. After a 3 book game, it felt
very rushed and like it was a scheme for getting info to the readers
without telling a good story. I know that Sena/Eyeshield 21 and the
Devil Bats are the main characters, but for goodness sake, a little
balance wouldn't hurt things.
There
was nothing wrong with this volume at all beyond the imbalance, but
it was noticable enough for me to ding a star off.
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