Batuque - Vol. 18 Ch. 153 - The True Identity Of The Boss

[MangaDex]

 

[RealistMysteryMan]

First off thank you for the translation
But if I had a nickel for every time Michael Jackson was the final villain of a manga I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

 

[Moonbunne]

I knew it wasn't going to end well for BJ. Well r.i.p

 

[Lithe]

Whew! Gorgeous fight.

 

[Doomroar]

So far all his kids are freak mutants with super powers, they either have super strong skulls, mega muscles, or hyper legs and toes

Of course the dad will be a genetic weirdo too, BJ should have seen this one coming

 

[Ren4president]

Thank team Duwang for translating.

This fight is cool and all but I’d rather know what’s up with jyungo and mamacchi

 

[UnderworldBlues]

very cathartic seeing BJ getting beat up, thanks for the chapter!

 

[ReadUsoguiPlease]

So far all his kids are freak mutants with super powers, they either have super strong skulls, mega muscles, or hyper legs and toes

Of course the dad will be a genetic weirdo too, BJ should have seen this one coming

Well you still have to try anyway, like they are saying, better this than living in fear of being killed later by that promotion scenario.

 

[RequiemForAMeme]

I just noticed he has the same hairstyle shown in chapter 11

 

[Levankua]

BJ realizing he was not built for this

 

[eelzbean]

Smooth choreography as always.
And seeing the boss pull these moves really makes me want a top capoeirista in Kengan

 

[egi321]

Hm....

Ok, here's more trivia.

So "corpo fechado" yeah? Yeah 1x1 translation it means "closed body".

Now I could say it has african origins and was influenced by catholicism, some will say there isn't, some will claim it is a brazillian thing, so there's some divergence there. Not gonna tell any of those as facts, and just use a wide "folk tale" brush over that one, ok?

Anyway, "closed body" is a folk expression meaning that nothing can affect or alter your body as it is "closed", ridiculously on the nose, I know. Usually with some flavor of mystical protection on it.

It's not so much as a "Besouro" thing, as much as a cultural thing in Brazil that he got attributed with.

 

[joaopc94]

Hm....

Ok, here's more trivia.

So "corpo fechado" yeah? Yeah 1x1 translation it means "closed body".

Now I could say it has african origins and was influenced by catholicism, some will say there isn't, some will claim it is a brazillian thing, so there's some divergence there. Not gonna tell any of those as facts, and just use a wide "folk tale" brush over that one, ok?

Anyway, "closed body" is a folk expression meaning that nothing can affect or alter your body as it is "closed", ridiculously on the nose, I know. Usually with some flavor of mystical protection on it.

It's not so much as a "Besouro" thing, as much as a cultural thing in Brazil that he got attributed with.

It 100% is a Besouro thing, as it's in his legend that the concept of "corpo fechado" comes to play in a story cenetred around and based on real historical facts. It did exist before him and comes from the african tradition, yes. But it's in the exageration of the truth behind him that we have the one and only case of a mortal being being granted a "corpo fechado" in the Brazilian Folclore(Mythos). Other than Besouro, only the Orixás(deities) are granted it when they apear in their mortal forms in some of their tales, and still it's a rare case.

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

Well you still have to try anyway, like they are saying, better this than living in fear of being killed later by that promotion scenario.

Agreed. Better to go out swinging than living like a bitch.