Underwater - Vol. 1 Ch. 2

[MangaDex]

 

[Baggienass]

Tysm for the scan!

Axed? Ripp was looking forward to this.

 

[Genzerum]

Tysm for the scan!

Axed? Ripp was looking forward to this.

Not axed, it was supposed to be oneshot, but ended up being two-parter.

 

[ivedraZz]

Absolute cinema. Tftt, this needs a serialisation.

 

[shrike]

I get it.

I totally get it. But I can't explain it either.

 

[kinayas]

I quite liked this

 

[HenkumaEnthusiast]

I can't believe this is it, the kendo action is the best ive seen in a while and i want to see more of their relationship!!!!!!!

 

[Admmi]

Ngl i liked the story but i wonder where the story could go if it became a full blown manga, their romance? Their love for kendo? How society treats man and woman differently? There are a lot of things this story could do but i struggle to see a clear direction

 

[Depest]

Ngl i liked the story but i wonder where the story could go if it became a full blown manga, their romance? Their love for kendo? How society treats man and woman differently? There are a lot of things this story could do but i struggle to see a clear direction

Very true. But I feel like the point to this was that they both had the most fun fighting without any of the norms and rules attached. No care for gender or rules, keep fighting until the sword breaks just going ham

 

[vikispod]

Uwa so kawai. This is was a good story

 

[Grimmycoffee]

Very true. But I feel like the point to this was that they both had the most fun fighting without any of the norms and rules attached. No care for gender or rules, keep fighting until the sword breaks just going ham

I kinda get what you're saying, but "without norms and rules attached" is probably too far since it could include excessive violence which neither of them does (I almost thought she did that after seeing the master though, haha ).

 

[rmremail]

Guys coming up for excuses for why they lost to a girl is not always sexism.

In martial arts, especially when they are starting out, guys rely on 'muscling it' in order to compensate for poor technique. And they are used to competing with other guys who are also using their strength.

A woman can't do that, so the only way a woman can win is by having superior technique, so she doesn't have to rely on strength. And it DOES feel weird, both when you have it done to you AND when you do it.

I do karate, and I have done take downs where it feels like I just barely put my hands on my opponent, and they drop to the floor, and I'm like 'what are you doing down there?'

A middle school boy will be hard pressed to explain what happened when he loses that way.