Dig It - Vol. 3 Ch. 9 - DAY 1 - Part 1

[MangaDex]

 

[Paligema]

We finally get to see the coach himself play a little bit, this is shaping up to be a great arc.

 

[gcMugen]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[nutmakamaru]

This hot nerd guy made me curling around🫠
Beach volleyball made me missed Hinata's Brazil arc.
Gaku keep going!
Thanks for the TL and uploading, see you later 👍 🙏

 

[Kendama]

I don't normally read sports manga. This is one of just two I'm currently reading (the other, my favourite, being The Days of Diamond). But I like the narrative style and the character interactions - though Gaku and Aoi's bickering is a little cliché.

In this chapter, I can appreciate how Kyougoku's strategy to improve teamwork is subtle but effective. Pairing Gaku and Shou up is probably because of their ongoing friction, and it forces them to settle their differences. I wonder how he's going to address Gaku and Aoi's old couple dynamic.

 

[FlorianGran]

Nice to see that apparently this manga's doing quite well

 

[zuriax666]

I NEED MOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
thanks for the translations < 3

 

[Kendama]

By the way, gotta love Shou and Itsuki giving Kyougoku the finger, and Ryuuya giving him a thumbs-down, all to his back on page 10.

Another interesting detail: Kyougoku calls everyone by their family name, including Gaku, when addressing them directly. But when talking to the whole team, as in announcing the pairs, Youta used his given name. I guess Kyougoku acknowledges that the name "Shishiya" is a sore spot for Gaku.

 

[DimC]

thank you for the translation!

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

The Days of Diamond

Thanks for the recommendation

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

Thanks for the translation

Also dayum I really love the idea behind this training

 

[Kendama]

Thanks for the recommendation

Whoa, whoa, you don't even know whether my taste overlap with yours!

So, to be clear: the reason I like The Days of Diamond is the same as I liked The Boxer. They're not really sports manga, they're psychodramas masquerading as sports manga. The sport is completely secondary, it's just a background for the characters' journey. In The Days of Diamond, there's a stretch of almost 20 chapters without a single game. You've been warned.

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

So, to be clear: the reason I like The Days of Diamond is the same as I liked The Boxer. They're not really sports manga, they're psychodramas masquerading as sports manga. The sport is completely secondary