All Free!: A Manga on Judo and the Legacy of Kyûzo Mifune

Les Sportives offers you its reading advice. All free ! by Terubo Aono is a manga in 2 volumes on judo where the mangaka is a young passionate judokate and the distant descendant of Kyûzo Mifune, the man nicknamed “the god of judo”.

“All Free!” gets off to a flying start, the story being carried very well by its strong and passionate heroine, by the visual mastery of Terubô Aono, and not by his great knowledge of this rich martial art that is judo. Suffice to say that we will read the rest with just as much interest! »analyzes the MangaNews site.

Mango Couverture All free! by Terubo Aono

Jun Mifune is a young judokate descended from a long line of tatami champions, including Kyûzo Mifune, “the god of judo” who threw heavy weights when he weighed less than 60 kg. There is also his uncle Hayaki, a former world champion in all categories who abandoned this sport ten years ago, disillusioned by its excesses. To try to rekindle his uncle’s flame, Jun, 15, sets himself insane challenges and intends to make a career fighting against men. She faces opponents who are taller and heavier than her, all with the aim of persuading her uncle that judo remains an exceptional sport and that the family technique still works.

In the running to win the Emperor’s Cup which crowns the best judoka in the country, she learns that the organizers want to prevent her from competing because she would be too light: “A bad fall could kill her. » This decision leads Uncle Hayaki to come out of retirement to help him. Will the young girl be able to surpass her ancestors? All free !, a typical story from the manga universe has the particularity of having been written by Terubo Aono, himself a black belt in judo. And this is seen in every detail of the drawing.

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2023-10-03 09:33:20
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