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[Bamboo Blade] The special 20th anniversary edition includes an afterword.

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Neko Totsuka Masahiro @studionekot Follow BAMBOO BLADE 20th Anniversary Special Edition (Part 1) Now available in Young Gangan! I can finally meet them again after a long time! The final volume of the series was 8-9 years ago, so it’s been a while. It feels like there has been as much time as the history of the Switch. The youthful days spent with friends never fade. Two consecutive one-shots published. Muroe High School Kendo Club and three years later YG & “BAMBOO BLADE” 20th Anniversary Commemoration BAMBOO BLADE 20th Anniversary Special Edition Original story by Totsuka Masahiro / SQUARE ENIX ©Masahiro Totsuka/SQUARE ENIX Artwork by Igarashi Aguri ©Igarashi/SQUARE ENIX Part 1 19:16 · 2025/06/07 · 45,000 views

1: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:51Yeahx1

An anime where someone mistakenly brings a Dreamcast instead of a bento.

45: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:20

>>1I was about to say, “Has this manga been around that long?”
At the time of its serialization, it was a period when one would think, “Why something so old…?”

2: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:51Yeahx20

On the contrary, was the final volume released that recently?

9: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:58

>>2It’s the final volume of the series, so it’s not the final volume of A.

3: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:53Yeahx2

Seriously, has that much time passed…?
Shall I read it again after a long time?

4: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:54

Add dried seaweed to cup noodles to prevent hair loss.

5: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:54

Did they keep talking even after the idol-like people fought?

6: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:54

I still like the story of the child who stopped practicing, even though I can’t remember their name.

8: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:57

>>6It’s Azuma!

11: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:59Yeahx5

>>6If you keep having fun all the time, you’ll forget how to really give it your all.

27: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:06

>>6In the end, this story was the most interesting, more than anything about beautiful girls…

7: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:55Yeahx6

It was interesting at first, but I feel like there was quite a bit of meandering and losing momentum.

10: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:59Yeahx1

Anime was quite popular, but I don’t have any memory of watching kendo anime after this.

14: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:01

>>10First of all, there have been kendo anime that go back to Rokusan’s Sword.

12: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)12:59

Did you do it?

18: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:02Yeahx1

>>12Dan and Miyamiya had a baby.
Overall, everyone has gained weight, Dan and Yuji have gone bald, and Tama-chan’s family dojo has closed.
Kojiro quit teaching due to compliance issues and became unemployed.

23: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:05Yeahx4

>>18It’s a mound of earth…

29: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:07Yeahx3

>>23That’s a dream ending at the beginning!

31: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:09Yeahx1

>>29Is that so?
But I have the impression that the author does those kinds of things without any concern.

28: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:07

>>18Wasn’t this supposed to be serialized…?

35: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:11

>>28The reason for quitting feels different between the original work and the anime, and the places of return are also different.

33: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:10

>>18Thinking about stories like that, Saya…

13: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:00Yeahx4

I understand that you want to talk about idols, but it was way too long.
Putting that aside, I thought it was a manga that was worth reading to the end, especially in the scene where I wanted to be like the last teacher.

15: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:01Yeahx4

Excellent anime staff

16: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:02Yeahx2

>>15The sense to make Dolchill into Jurota Kosugi is undoubtedly genuine…

20: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:04

>>16I’m getting pumped up!

17: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:02

Kendo armor is just not suitable for anime at all.

19: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:03Yeahx1

I had bought up to about volume 9.

21: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:04

I have a faint memory that a character like Generic Niji Natsu-chan was with the advisor, but I’m not sure.

36: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:11Yeahx6

>>21What are you talking about, in works before Bozaro?

22: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:04Yeahx2

The inflation in Kendo Komachi and the excitement over side characters rather than the main ones is reminiscent of the YAWARA state.

24: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:05Yeahx7

When it’s interesting, the way the story wraps up is beautiful, and you can read it very enjoyably.
When things are bad, all I feel is that I want it to end quickly.
That is a manga randomly included.

25: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:05Yeahx1

The achievement of animating “Dolchill”.

26: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:05Yeahx1

Tamachan looks totally indifferent.

30: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:07

Tamachan’s genes will live on in Deremas.

32: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:10Yeahx1

Aguri’s history with Shinohayu has also become longer…

34: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:11

The dream sequence being somewhat long is a drawback of Tsuchizuka.

37: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:12

While a much stronger recluse than the protagonist and an idol who is far stronger than that are fussing around.
I wondered what would happen next after the main character died, but I guess it was canceled…

38: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:13Yeahx1

What about the beggar?!

87: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:50

>>38There was also such a fantasy that Kirino was Kojiro’s wife…

39: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:13

The anime Kirino was quite refined…

40: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:14Yeahx3

Tamachan ended up losing, but it was a neat conclusion.

41: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:15

There is still room for growth, but I found something I want to do more than becoming stronger, so that’s good.

42: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:15

I still listen to anime’s OP and ED.
Anko-filled☆ Pasta Rice

43: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:17

The late-game match with Uraume is a necessary development for Tama’s growth, but…
I can understand how, when skimming, one might come to feel that way.
The buildup leading to that development was boring no matter how you look at it.

47: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:21

>>43The reason I got hooked on a handsome guy seems to be something that could be condensed into a few pages, like Gasharo’s past, which is troubling.

44: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:18

I didn't know much about manga, so I seriously thought that the body type on the left was the main o...

**Left Page:** Puni puni n Tamachan puni puni pote pote pote gobu mata Tarachan Machichan de shite masu u o waa ra-! So cute as always, isn’t it? More than Tamachan, it’s been a while since I’ve talked to someone like this. Mu e ko ra ko ra, you guys’ Tamachan. Yes, the kendo club’s normal advisor hasn’t been coming either. As it would be, Shiyomi 121, next issue No. 13. Did you see Tamagawa-san? **Right Page:** “BAMBOO BLADE” returns to Young Gangan! The kendo club advisor “Kojirou,” also known as Ishida Torajirou, suddenly gets motivated, builds a team centered around the talented tower, and [navigates] Ren’ei High School, Ren’ei High School, Senkawa Ren’ei High School, Miyazaki BAMBOO BLADE 20 years.

I didn’t know much about manga, so I seriously thought that the body type on the left was the main one.

46: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:20

But I can understand why Tama-chan, who has stopped kendo and decreased her physical activity, is getting plump.

56: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:26

>>46If you train to some extent during your student years, the metabolism remains, so it doesn’t feel too bad.

57: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:27Yeahx3

>>56People who tend to eat a lot after exercising will gain weight mercilessly if they stop exercising…

58: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:28

>>57Sports clubs have a habit of eating, don’t they…

48: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:21

There are various thoughts I have about the developments in the final stages.
Personally, I can forgive everything if I lost.

49: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:22Yeahx1

I don’t know the original work, but I was helped by Tamachan’s doujinshi.

50: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:22

I completely had the impression that they were from the Achiga chapter.
By the way, this is the author of that.

51: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:23

You won against everyone else except for the series’ absolute strongest, Kaguya, didn’t you, Tama-chan…

52: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:23

Tama-chan seems to be left behind by inflation, but has reached the personal best 4 in C, so she’s growing after losing.

53: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:25

So, did Tama-chan and Yuji end up dating?

59: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:29

>>53It was revealed that in the manga version of Tsuchizuka’s work, which came out a long time after the serialization ended, Tama is more conscious of it.

54: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:25

In terms of content, I prefer B where the members’ personalities and roles are nicely distributed and the teacher is really invested.
I’ve never seen someone power up by improving their diet before…

55: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:25

Why are you still working as an animator even though you have created hit works on your own?

60: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:29

What is the raccoon doing, drawing something now?

61: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:31

>>60Including the irregular Ahiga, there are three serialized works…

62: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:33

The painting hasn’t changed for better or worse.

63: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:35Yeahx1

Isn’t it the raccoon that is writing the flowers…?

64: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:37

Did Kojirō and Kirino get together?

65: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:37

I don’t dislike the latter part of the story, as it has foreshadowing.
There may have been opinions during the serialization that the main character was left out.

66: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:39Yeahx1

There are drawings of Kirino following Kojirou even in the final volume of the manga, so, well…

67: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:39Yeahx1

I was really surprised to find out from the author much later that there was a Tamachan → UG.

68: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:40

Bamboo memory, huh? Hahaha!

70: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:40

Is the author’s shyness or something the reason why even the eroticism and romantic depictions are so bland?

71: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:41

In the fan book volume 7.5, Kojirō and Kirino are introduced in that order, and Kirino is introduced first as a celebration.

72: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:41Yeahx10

>No.1321144289del

73: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:41Yeahx1

Since B and C are heavily focused on romance, it’s correct that A has a lighter flavor.

117: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:06

>>73It’s women’s kendo…

74: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:42

I stopped reading around when D started, but are there any works after that?

75: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:42Yeahx1

Takeuchi is here.

76: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:43Yeahx2

Number citation.

77: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:43

> Pasta rice with sweet red bean paste…I don’t remember any kendo anime with Ryo Hirohashi as the main character.

78: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:44Yeahx1

I have been with Ando Yuri and Yokoo Maya for 20 years.

79: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:44

I wonder what Rihiro Tsuchizuka has been doing since Material Puzzle ended.

81: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:45Yeahx2

>>79Aren’t you drawing Material Puzzle in Morning!?

80: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:44

Aguri has also stopped, huh?

118: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:07

>>80There’s a weird reply that’s super timely.

82: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:45Yeahx3

A valuable anime that properly depicts kendo.

83: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:47Yeahx3

Mathepa has long since ended…

84: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:48

I’m being a fool for my boyfriend again.

88: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:51

>>84Isn’t it a reprint?

85: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:49

I prefer the OP over pasta rice with bean paste.

86: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:49

The Switch is too much of an antique…

89: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:52

B was the funniest.

105: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:01

>>89After losing to Yu-chan, the deformed director has made a comeback and powered up, showcasing many highlights in the matches.

90: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:53

I noticed you’ve been going to the hospital recently, and hasn’t it been a while since the last Young Jump?

91: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:53

It’s been about 20 years since the anime.

92: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:54

>>91Wagnus!

93: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:56

2007, huh…

94: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:58

Yuji was becoming weirder and weirder, and before I knew it, the role of the sensible person had shifted to Miyamiya.

95: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:58

It seems that Tamachan is extremely strong and could possibly be in the top tier…

98: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:00

>>95I became the strongest in humanity at the last In-Hai.

110: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:03

>>98I like that Suiren is ranked 3rd.
That kid is so mentally strong that even when they lose, they say, “It’s beautiful…”

96: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:58

Miyamiya is a bad guy, but I can’t bring myself to hate him.

97: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)13:59

Saya has been casually turned into a ronin…

100: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:00

>>97Because they are not only foolish but also have extreme mood swings, they are the most dangerous type for the exam…

99: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:00

The current Tsuchizuka gives the impression of lacking the energetic quality it once had.

101: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:00

I must have just lost my physical strength…

102: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:01Yeahx2

Kirino is such an excellent property…

103: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:01

To be honest, I didn’t have much power, but I didn’t dislike Harupori.

108: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:02

>>103It’s interesting, but that part is increasingly moving away from the main character…

104: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:01

I can’t win against those who have started time skipping.

106: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:02

Is this what they mean by a strong but totally obsessed woman with idols?

109: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:03

>>106Sakaki Ura, who looks cool but is an incredible idiot.

112: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:05

>>109Could it be that you’re still crazy about idols…?

113: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:05

>>109Since Ura and Rin were together, I think I’ll reread it.
As expected, I’ve forgotten it.

107: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:02

As expected, the puffiness is the result of deformation, right?

111: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:03

C… well, that’s fine…

114: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:05

I have the impression that Dodzuka doesn’t want to engage in serious relationships.
It feels like doing it casually and smoothly.

115: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:05

Halpoli had a miraculous character thanks to Senpai.

116: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:06

For better or worse, the good and bad things don’t really change that much, Tsuchizuka…

119: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:08Yeahx1

Is it that thing where when a chimpanzee grows up, it becomes an orangutan?

124: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:11

>>119You can see both the side of the handsome correction that somehow works even for idiots and the side of the ugly correction that fails no matter what you do.

120: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:10

I feel a faint sense of resentment towards religion in this person’s manga, whether it’s the Gasharo religion or the God of Bread religion… I wonder if they were a victim.

121: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:10

The loss is that the raccoon stopped updating X and deleted tweets like crazy.

122: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:10

The bread god is somewhat decent…

125: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:11

>>122The believers are strange.

123: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:11

Square Enix said that it’s like hell for sports manga, and it still feels that way now.

129: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:15Yeahx1

>>123The main readership tends to have a grudge against the athletic community.

126: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:11

The one that was on in the morning was a manga that made me wonder if the characters had started a family.

127: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:12

>>126I wonder if I have it, or rather, I do have it…

128: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:12

I strongly felt at the time that he probably started the serialization of “Kare Baka” because he felt a response from Senpai Hai.

130: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:15Yeahx2

The final chapter of Matepa was good, but I still have complaints that they didn’t wrap it up properly!
What are you hinting at with a sequel in such a lewd way? It could have ended beautifully there…

131: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:15

The person who was doing the animation at Zerokuroitsu jumped up, right?

133: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:16

>>131The signs of nudity are already with Zero Cross and Memoria…

132: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:16

Square Enix magazines are really not strong in sports, huh…
Kiyosugi, you did well.

134: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:16

>>132Spo…orts…?

136: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:16

>>134I became number one in Japan!

135: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:16

>>132Apologize to sports.

138: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:17

>>132Spo…rts?

137: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:17

I’ve never seen anyone view Kiyosugi as a sports manga before.

139: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:17

What year is Aguri in as a player now?
Are you drawing comics about double the age of Kirino?

140: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:18

I almost threw away the underground world…

141: Japan Otaku Reviews25/06/08(Sun)14:18

Underground soccer scene?

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