![]() ![]() The dynamics of this manga are just tremendous. It simply takes a while to get used to the style, though, and from then there isn’t a single thing to complain about. What a pleasure it is, reading “Giant Killing”, honestly! The aesthetic side of the manga has it all – well-thought panels, incredible flow and smoothness, rich amount of detail, beautiful colour pages. Nobody expected the journey to end soon, so the plot itself is still developing – and it is, I must admit, going well. ![]() The pacing changes accordingly: from a balanced start it rapidly jumps ahead, only to slow down for a good bit of time and then speed up once more. Even though it tends to be monotonous, when there is very little progress at times, or the actions are dragged out a bit too much, overall it manages to escape boredom very well. Generally, there is a healthy mix of everything in this manga. The plot does fall into the pattern at some point, yet the authors surprise their readers with some fresh ideas again (volume 13, I think I love you). Intermissions – training sessions, Tatsumi’s revelations and so on - are also frequent, since following nothing but the matches would probably be too much. The matches aren’t always about chasing the ball the more psychological aspect of team games is heavily emphasised. Tatsumi plays a major role in the development of ETU, but all of the players are introduced very well too. Nothing very innovative here, it would seem. The plot of “Giant Killing” follows ETU’s path to regaining the glory it had once, the players’ struggle with mental pressure and their coach’s crazy ideas. But the challenge ahead of him is even greater to overcome, for not only has to confront the run of misfortune, but also prove that he is much more than a deserter.Ī mediocre team, a bunch of desperate fans, a gathering of harsh enemies, and one hell of a creative manager. And now the ex-star of ETU picks up the gauntlet, returning to Japan as a coach of his former He, however, retired after a successful career and ended up managing a team in England. Takeshi Tatsumi used to be praised as a genius footballer back in the old days. When the team is on verge of completely falling into despair, the last resort shows up on the horizon – hiring a new manager, that is, but not just some chance manager. ![]() A poor football team like that has hardly any hopes for recovery if the players lose will to fight. Overall, an awesome attention to detail and clever discussions of football tactics (along with lovable characters, plot, and other genetic manga stuff) makes this series a surprisingly enjoyable read for all of you football maniacs who've logged in countless hours in Football Manager 98!ĮTU is in deep trouble. very good job of depicting even the supporters of each J1 team that appears - the character relationships in this manga is very rich, owing to the fact that the story revolves around the manager: you see interaction between manager manager, manager player, and even manager national team manager. The plot and the characters are very well crafted the author also did a The series has everything you'd want from a sports manga: relentless action, budding bromance, character development/growth, and best of all, this is one of the rare sports mangas where characters don't rely on gimmicks to excel in the sport. Giant Killing is like Slam Dunk meets football (or soccer to Americans) from the Manager's point of view a former local superstar who is scouted and transferred to a European club comes back as a coach to the team where he reached the height of his fame as a player. ![]()
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