Vertical Vednesday, courtesy of Vertical Inc and Ed Chavez, is back for another informative around. This time, the topic is a genre of manga that doesn’t achieve much success in America for a a number of reasons, Sports Manga.
Sports Manga has a very long history and some of the most beloved titles in Japan are sports-themed ones, such as Ashita no Joe, Touch, Attack No. 1, Ace o Nerae!!, Kyojin no Hoshi, and even Eyeshield 21. Also, given my previous experiences with Vertical Vednesdays, if you attend you’ll get the chance to chime in on what YOU think are the steps to getting Sports Manga accepted more readily in the US by both regular folks and manga readers.
Like last time, we’ll be meeting up at around 6 to 6:30 at Kinokuniya on 6th Ave between 41st and 40th in Manhattan, and then depending on the size of the group will either stay there or find another location nearby to sit.
Topics covered so far in previous Vertical Vednesdays are Seinen, Josei, and Yankii.
OGIUE MANIAX 
Step one: free it from the fujoshi’s iron grasp
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Step two: find a genre Daryl doesn’t have a conspiracy theory for.
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Silly Narutaki don’t you realize we are part of sinister fujoshi industrial complex. I mean you did watch a whole episode of Ookiku Furikabutte. I admit you then ran away screaming bloody murder but that is neither here nor there. I am also related to a big Ookiku Furikabutte fan. Therefore I am just as tainted. IF NOT MORESO!
And we are both watching Cross Game which is clearly under the iron thumb of the BL overlords.
I myself have watched Hajime no Ippo which is clearly tainted by the illness.
Oddly enough neither of us are Prince of Tennis fans. But I guess that is a higher order of darkness then we have to to be initiated into.
I will admit to reluctantly contributing to the evil moe yuri fanboy movement by watching Saki but know in my heart I am full of shame over it.
But they have tacos. What was I to do? I am not made of stone I tell you.
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But this is Daryl we’re talking about. Half of pretty much everything he says or writes is half anti-female propaganda, half pop culture references!
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