Set in 1984, Hiroshima, ‘Yuunagi’ is a powerful manga packed with emotion—a boy finds a new passion in Ribbon Gymnastics Dancing. However, it is a sport that was (and still is) seen as ‘for girls’; meaning he will face many hardships trying to persue this new passion.
Backdropping this story is a family life where the main characters mother has recently passed away, leaving his father harsher and colder than before; and his sister picking up the pieces. The dynamics between these three characters are very well established and I am excited to see them explored further into the story—already, the sister has surprised me with
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: 夕凪に舞え、僕のリボン InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 16
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 10, 2018 to Oct 15, 2020
Demographic:
Seinen
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Harta Authors:
Kurokawa, Yumi (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #24592 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #14818
Members: 1,112
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Jan 29, 2025
While this manga has a great art style and decent pacing, the main issue with the story is that is too similar to a very famous British movie from the year 2000 called Billy Elliot. In 1984, a kid from a working class home during hard economic times confronting several family issues is trying to express himself in an activity heavily associated with women. Unlike Real Clothes, which is a manga heavily inspired by a movie called The Devil Wears Prada but only for its beginning, this manga seems like Billy Elliot throughout the whole two volumes. Since even the starting year of both stories
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Jan 30, 2025
Reading this manga I expected to read something like to Welcome to the Ballroom or similar, but instead I was super disappointed.
STORY The story concerns a boy with family problems (a sailor who is struggling to support the family and avoids his children, a dead mother and a little sister who takes her mother's place...) who falls in love with rhythmic gymnastics. The chapters are all self-contained, aimed at reminding us that the father does not want his son to do rhythmic gymnastics because it is a waste of time and the boy who wants to do rhythmic gymnastics even if he is a boy, seeking his ... |
