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Title: The World is Mine
Title: The World is Mine
Series: Eyeshield 21 #35
Author:
Riichiro Inagaki
Artist: Yusuke Murata
Rating:
5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Sports Manga
Pages:
200
Format: Digital Scan
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Synopsis: |
The All-Star games turn out to be another championship set of games from top players all across the world. Not just American and Japan. And the NFL player who is sponsoring the whole thing is offering a $3million reward to the MVP of the championship AND a signing contract to his team.
The Japanese team is assembled and
includes Agon. He does his sneaky stuff and gets a bunch of second
stringers on board and then in the first game makes it so they play
and not the actuall All-Star Japanese team. His purpose? To look good
and win the MVP so he gets the $3million. Things work out and Japan
blows past Russia, Militaria (yeah, what a name right?) and then
Germany. Lots of fun and giggles.
Japan makes it to the finals, where
they are facing off against the American Team, the “gods” of
highschool football.
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My Thoughts:
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Ok, I was totally wrong. I thought this All-Star story-arc would suck but it was probably one of the most humorous volumes yet. There was no serious emotional moments like in the previous volume, just fun moments where each player shows their talent and the manga-ka have fun. I laughed quite a bit.
Each game leading up to the finals
simply showcased a couple of players and how the overall Japanese
team played. I didn't think it could work but it totally did. I kept
being surprised by goodness left and right and my star rating kept
creeping up a half star at a time. I started it at 2 stars because I
was just unhappy with the whole concept but the manga-ka just kept
making things better and better. I absolutely LOVE it when low
expectations are blown away completely and you end up with something
fantastic. The thing is, this volume would not stand on it's own. It
relies on the whole of the previous series so far. Much like a real
football team, one player may shine for a moment, but it is only due
to the collective work of the whole team. This volume shone
spectacularly but only because of the solid foundation of the
previous 34 volumes!
Not much else to say beyond the fact
that I am impressed. I now am looking forward to the final 2 books
again. Much like a football game with its ups and downs and setbacks
and comebacks.
★★★★★
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