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Be Blues!
… is a manga about football, you might initially think. The Manga starts off lighthearted and introduces us to the main character Ichijou Ryuu who in the beginning is a ten year old boy who’s in love with football.
Its quite easy to understand that Ichijou is different from the other kids on the pitch in terms of talent. He has it all, from a great first touch, incredible vision of the field to creativity in terms of strategy. These talents enable him to try things never done before and he succeeds in them all. Yet Ichijous journey in football is anything but conventional.
However Be Blues wouldn’t be Be Blues if it was just a story about football. Through 49 volumes with 489 chapters we get to see Ichijou struggle with setbacks so severe they’d break any other person. Yet he manages to fight his way back again and again by finding ways to improve and fulfilling his potential. He proves his grit and ambition time and time again.
However Ichijou is but a boy and we also get to see how he deals with moments of uncertainty.
By far my favorite part about this manga is Ichijou Ryuu‘s Character. He always has a plan, he follows through, he’s reliable, he inspires the people around him and he’s inspired me.
Be Blues is so much more than a manga about football.
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A quick list of some of my favorites, some completed and some ongoing!
Completed:
Bakuon Rettou
Billy Bat
Birdmen (got axed and ended too soon, but still great)
I Am a Hero
The Fable
Flower Man
Golden Kamuy (GOAT contender)
Hinamatsuri
Kekkaishi (maybe my favorite shonen??)
Pluto
Shaman King
Ongoing:
Blue Period
Choujin X
DOGSRED
Dandadan
Hirayasumi
March Comes in Like a Lion
One Piece (duh)
Skip and Loafer
Tower Dungeon
Tengoku Daimakyou
Under Ninja
Mar 14, 2024
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my taste in anime and manga is a bit all over the place, but if we’re like-minded, then you might just absolutely love these <3
this isn’t in any particular order
01. wonder egg priority
— last three eps or so are rushed and the ending is kinda wonky but overall a good take of the magical girl genre
02. the ice guy and his cool female colleague
— just a chill romance with some supernatural sprinkled in
03. bibliomania
— obscure asf with no official english translation and the original japanese release was limited I believe
04. frieren: beyond journey’s end
— favourite anime alongside flip flappers. a slice of life fantasy
05. apothecary diaries
— fun mystery set in a fictional country inspired by imperial china
06. the summer hikaru died
— a promising horror with implied queer characters. take what I said with a grain of salt since it’s been a while since I read it
07. kaguya-sama: love is war
— hilarious romcom about rich high schoolers minus the protagonist
08. chainsaw man
— a fever dream ngl, but a good one
09. uzumaki
— classic horror. has some romance elements tbh
10. haikyuu
—my original favourite sports anime ^^ it holds a special place in my heart
11. blue lock + episode nagi
— my absolute fave sports manga rn even though I can’t take it seriously at times. kaiser’s my favourite red flag
12. girls’ last tour
— end of the world slice of life. bittersweet
13. violet evergarden
— fyi the relationship is weird, but I just choose to ignore it. aside from that, everything else is beautiful though)
14. flip flappers
— so very underrated! the fandom is pretty much nonexistent. sci-fi magical girls)
15. good night punpun
— definitely not for the faint of heart. depression incarnate and has many mature themes and triggering topics
Apr 17, 2024
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vagabond and JujuTsu Kaisen
Jan 28, 2024
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Jun 12, 2024
In the Depths of Solitude
I exist in the depths of solitude
pondering my true goal
Trying 2 find peace of mind
and still preserve my soul
CONSTANTLY yearning to be accepted
and from all receive respect
Never compromising but sometimes risky
and that is my only regret
A young heart with an old soul
how can there be peace
How can I be in the depths of solitude
when there R 2 inside of me
This Duo within me causes
the perfect opportunity
2 learn and live twice as fast
as those who accept simplicity
- Tupac Shakur
I came across this poem and some others by Tupac in a collection of his poems and this one particularly resonated with me.
There’s also a recording of Ludacris reading out this poem and talking a little about it and Tupac, I think it’s worth listing to :)
Jul 1, 2024