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Moderator Note: This review was originally written for Stinky Bro but has been merged into Seijinshiki Gokko since.

Stinky Bro has been a journey; relatable, cute, unexpected, and an overall 10/10 experience.

It's quite controversial for the incest theme, but I think it makes it better.


Plot [10]
"You need a shower." - Will Gellately, sums up the plot. A filthy neckbeard that smells like horse shit that has a cute loli sis. Unbeknownst to the brother, his smell is releasing an immense amount of prepubescent hormones in his sister. After she smells his stink--queue the fellatio.

... Character [10]
A loli and neckbeard.

Enjoyment [10]
I came.

Overall [10]
A well put together dojinshi.

A manga that captivated me enough to read 70 chapters in an afternoon.
STORY (10) CHARACTERS (9) ART (10)

//Summary
RRR is a seinen, shounen-like, drama boxing manga. Rikitarou is RRR's protagonist--a 27 year old aspiring rockstar. After a tragedy happens relating to his sister, Riki takes on the responsibility of raising his sister's son.

Before Riki choose to take in his nephew, his life was a constant endeavor to get a record deal. The synopsis on this MAL page isn't accurate, because Riki wasn't a "...failed musician". He eventually gets a record deal, but on one exception; get in shape. ...

Rikitarou does "Boxercising" to get his workout in. He joined a boxing gym that had a previous world title boxer, Ooishi. Ooishi realizes Riki's strengths and begins training Riki to become a professional boxer, even though Riki is almost too old to train.

//Art
The art is fantastic. The panels are filled with grit, dirt, blood, hair, and bruises. Seeing through the eyes of Riki when he's in a state of unconsciousness and brawling through the match is a visual we rarely see in manga. Tunneled vision, thinking only in primal thoughts.

The scenery was surprisingly good. It's art is almost incomparable to other sports manga and boxing. The artist didn't sacrifice a moment in any panel. There's no exaggeration of anything in the environments in RRR.

//Characters
The character progression throughout RRR is outstanding and I could really feel the tension between characters. The growth of a fighter going through the ranks of the Japanese boxing world was portrayed on a gradual and realistic scale.

The fear, anxiety, joy, despair, psychological, and physical strain you would feel in the boxing profession is chilling, and that's what kept me so interested in RRR. What it took for his friends to become the Japanese title holder for their weight class, and how you relied on yourself, relied on the effort you put in to hone your skill, and the reasons you've trained.

//Final thoughts
The reason I give RRR a 9.5 instead of a 10; the last ark was ridiculous, and I honesty laughed when I read it, "Are you serious?". Besides the ending ark, the last chapter was great and served to reground the series back to its humble, charming, simple roots. ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED MANGAS!