I started reading Last Game Manga about a year ago. I was looking for something funny, and this one was among the top entries in the search results. It looked a bit cliche at the first glance. But the plot turned out to be interesting. I read all the published chapters within a week and had to wait for the others. Waiting for the monthly updates were hard, and I wish I could have read them all in one go. However the Translators did a pretty good job, so I thank them for their hard work.
Story
Yanagi is a rich kid who likes being the star of the school. He has the top grades of the year, and he's better at sports than anyone else. So when a plain looking girl named Mikoto Kujou transfers in he didn't think much of it. He was the king of his world, and he never thought he'll ever lose to anyone.
His dream world shatters when he find out that the new girl has better scores and also better in sports than him.
Yanagi, of course, gets angry at the girl who defeated her. Seeing no alternative Yanagi turn to bullying. Kujou, however, doesn't seem to care.
Surprised by the Kujou's words Yanagi tries defeat Kujou by studying. He uses his wealth and power to attend extra classes and stuff. However, he only manages to tire himself out. One day exhausted Yanagi faints on a street only to be found by his rival Kujou. Naturally, Kujou takes him home and looks after him. Yanagi then wakes up to find himself in Kujou's house without any recollection of getting there. You can say he's surprised. But they finally get to have some talk.
After hearing Kujou's reasons and eating her food, Yanagi decides to stop using his father's money and influence to study. however, he follows Kujou to public school hoping to win against her but to no avail. After years of following and getting ignored, Yanagi decides to have the Last Game. What he doesn't know is that he has already lost his heart.
I also found this video on Youtube which is an introduction I think. Audio is bit unclear, but it tells the story nicely.
Art
Art is simple there aren't many details. Sometimes we can't even tell some characters apart because their faces look the same. The shape of the faces is pretty much the same. We have to rely on hair style and other stuff to tell them apart. Poses and movements also look more comical than real too. However, the facial expressions are good. I think that's what matters in comics
I hope you like this blog post. It would be really nice if you could tell me what you think about it in the comment section.
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