recommending a new Kendo manga

[kanyil]

I highly recommend a kendo manga called "Ippon" ("一平" - I think that's how it's pronounced in Japanese).

it's about a rookie joining the the Japanese police force and how his kendo life was affected by his experiences. he never joined the riot squad, but was instead assigned to a patrolling position but his kendo was better for it etc.

excellent manga on Jodan, highly recommended.

[slidercrank]

Is the title "一平" or "一本?" What's the author's name in kanji?

I did a search on comics.yahoo.co.jp with "一平" and couldn't find anything.

Thanks.

[kanyil]

the author's called "太田垣康男" and the manga's called "一平".

unfortunately I don't know how to pronounce these words in Japanese so I would be grateful if someone who could read kanji could provide a quick translation.

see here for a (very) small synopsis and the cover http://www.comicscafe.com.hk/book0099.htm

[Hitokiri]

Hmm, never heard of this manga... Are you sure that it's a japanese manga, because the link you posted is in chinese afaik :confused:

[kanyil]

yes it's japanese, it's just we get chinese translations here in Taiwan.

[Anime12478]

The title may be 一本. Since Chinese hanzi and Japanese Kanji are essentially different from each other. I have never heard of this manga myself.

By the way, does anybody know where I can get 六三四の剣. I read a preview of the manga on a webpage and I would like to know more.

[Nanbanjin]

By the way, does anybody know where I can get 六三四の剣. By it from Amazon....

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books-jp&field-keywords=%E5%85%AD%E4%B8%89%E5%9B%9B%E3%81%AE%E5%8 9%A3/ref=xs_ap_l_xgl14/249-2501240-9828302

[mingshi]

http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~nipponia/ittupei.jpeg

this is from the author's official site.
http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~nipponia/

...and how his manga is drawn.
http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~nipponia/production.html

Sugoi...only 3 assistants!?!

[satoshi]

"Ippei" was a cult manga published in the late 90s. I haven't read it, but isn't it about a policeman with disability doing kendo?

[kanyil]

"Ippei"? so that's what it's called in Japanese.

the disabled guy uses only his left hand and does jodan, and is the antagonist. a "shura" in the musashi-no-ken series if you will.

I guess I should rephrse my title to be "introducing another kendo manga", rather than a "new" manga. my apologies.

[kanyil]

and there's also another manga called "劍神長門烈" which I recently read. It was mainly about highschool kendo, and a new guy's life doing kendo. the main character does jodan as a newbie because he's got really strong right legs to push off with. not bad, although it's a tad painful to see crooked backfoot during kamaes.

[DCPan]

and there's also another manga called "劍神長門烈" which I recently read. It was mainly about highschool kendo, and a new guy's life doing kendo. the main character does jodan as a newbie because he's got really strong right legs to push off with. not bad, although it's a tad painful to see crooked backfoot during kamaes.

Recognize my avatar? :rolleyes:

I got the complete series in Japanese and in Chinese.

The first 4 or 5 issues of "Ron" by Murakami Motoka, the same guy who did Musashi no Ken, also has some very good kendo scenes in it. More food for thought, IMHO....

[kanyil]

what's "Ron" in kanji?

I've always wonder where you got your avatar from. I guess this answers that question. do you do jodan too? :D

[DCPan]

what's "Ron" in kanji?

I've always wonder where you got your avatar from. I guess this answers that question. do you do jodan too? :D

Ron = Dragon

Check out the story synopsis here: Ron (http://www.format-acg.org/comic/guest/dragon.html)

It is still going, actually...but the main character's time in the Busen ends by book 4, pretty much.

And no, the main character didn't do Jodan in this one :rolleyes:

There was also an application of "nuki-men" as strategy in the boardroom meeting, which was amusing.

Favorite saying from the comic in reference to a question, "Nioi da yo?"

As to Jodan, I don't have the strength or stamina for it yet. Until I can do katate-hayasuburi, I probably shouldn't.

I did use Jodan at the Yuan-Lin Tournament in 1999 because my left leg was getting tired from all the round-robin matches. I would return to Chudan when my left leg recovered. It was also a lot of fun to see your opponent's face when you change to Jodan after you got the first point.

FWIW.