Red Blue - Ch. 177 - If I die, I’m taking you with me.

[MangaDex]

 

[Paligema]

Finally its going to be a battle of grappling, aoba has yo hit em with a triangle choke.

Thanks for the translation!

 

[GhosterZero]

not to be downplaying my dawg Aoba but DAMN him having a physical advantage against someone is kinda funny.

 

[Kireato]

It's happening! now Aoba has to survive the ground assault until he can outread his opponent.

The thing is that his opponent can mix in punches with takedowns (though he might be too dumb to realise this and may have decided to fully commit to a ground assault only) and he's quicker so Aoba will always be at a disadvantage when going to the ground until he can really get into his head.

 

[Vikingbear]

A thousand thanks for the Translation and upload.

 

[TheGreatALBundy]

Aoba finally has more raw power than someone! Stamina I bet is still lacking cause he has that whole asthma thing going on with him. Thanks for the translation, do try to stay hydrated so you don't get sick!

 

[UnluckyGrape]

Title got me thinking of that tiktok

 

[likv0r]

Thanks for the translation!

Aoba is finally showing one of the most important skills in the fighting manga protagonist's arsenal: blocking punches with the head.

I don't remember Kureishi written as having pillow hands (remember his previous high-ranking opponent went down after one counter), so it seems Aoba also got a secret chin upgrade behind the scenes.

 

[ocsibrm]

Title got me thinking of that tiktok

I was think more of a "I'm dying? Nah, WE dying."

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

not to be downplaying my dawg Aoba but DAMN him having a physical advantage against someone is kinda funny.

Honestly, the only critique of this is I have is we didn’t get to see him lift weights more regularly, but it makes sense considering who aoba trains with and what he trains

- His cross training partner is a genetic freak wrestler

- his main mentor is a Judo Master and a grown ass man

- his “best friend“ is like twice his size

- The guy with the family meat business is a brick shithouse

Plus grapplers like him who learn judo,wrestling,and jujitsu usually end up relatively beefy. On top of that his goal is to submit Kenshin. So eventually he was gonna have to put on some muscle or perish. It also helps that your body doesn’t technically stop growing until ya hit the end or middle of your twenties

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSLATION! This was awesome

 

[0takuDragonSlayer]

remember his previous high-ranking opponent went down after one counter

Actually he was stunned after walking into a shot but not dropped.

 

[TheGreatALBundy]

Plus grapplers like him who learn judo,wrestling,and jujitsu usually end up relatively beefy.

This, I cannot support this one line enough. Series that always go: "This frail boy is a judo master/jujitsu master" agitate me because of this. You need muscle in order to dominate your opponents on the ground not just flexibility writers! Bodily control only helps so much! lmao

 

[likv0r]

Honestly, the only critique of this is I have is we didn’t get to see him lift weights more regularly, but it makes sense considering who aoba trains with and what he trains

- His cross training partner is a genetic freak wrestler

- his main mentor is a Judo Master and a grown ass man

- his “best friend“ is like twice his size

- The guy with the family meat business is a brick shithouse

Plus grapplers like him who learn judo,wrestling,and jujitsu usually end up relatively beefy. On top of that his goal is to submit Kenshin. So eventually he was gonna have to put on some muscle or perish. It also helps that your body doesn’t technically stop growing until ya hit the end or middle of your twenties

True, but IMHO this rapid physical progress also paints him as a genetic freak. He was literally just a skinny guy watching Kenshin on TV with zero sports background ~3 years ago, and now he's out-tanking someone who's been training since childhood. He also still fights in the same weight class despite considerably beefing up, so the weight cut is probably not that easy anymore.

It's just that I preferred it when Aoba was winning using tricks and situational advantages rather than physical advantage. That is what made his fights interesting to me. Lately, the way he fights is shifting into the usual "take hits and push through coz I am the MC" trope, and I guess it's gonna be the strategy for the next opponents too.