{"id":1201,"date":"2009-05-26T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T04:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mangavillage.co.uk\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2012-06-24T20:29:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T03:29:29","slug":"high-school-debut-volume-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/manga.jadedragononline.com\/village\/2009\/05\/26\/high-school-debut-volume-9\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Debut Volume 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

The School sports festival is coming up, so everyone’s gearing up for some fierce competition!\u00a0 Even affairs of the heart become a competitive event when Yoh suspects his friend Asaoka may truly have feelings for Haruna…<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>By Kazune Kawahara
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Viz Media\/Shojo Beat
\nAge Rating:<\/strong> Teen (13+)
\nGenre:<\/strong> Romance
\nPrice:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p>\n

It’s been three volumes since the last time I read this series and…not much seems to have changed.\u00a0 Haruna is still clueless about Asaoka’s feelings, but seems to have at least stopped by clueless about Yoh.\u00a0 Asaoka finally steps up and declares he has feelings for Haruna, something that was obvious from at least volume 5, though only to Yoh. I can’t really blame Yoh for giving his long time friend the benefit of the doubt until Asaoka challenges him.<\/p>\n

This whole volume is dedicated to the school sports festival, which seems to be a big deal.\u00a0 Yoh, not only has to deal with cheering and dancing, but as a 3rd year, gets elected School Captain, putting him in a difficult spot.\u00a0 He has to stand up in front of the school and speak, something, he’s not comfortable with.\u00a0 Because Yoh doesn’t do anything half-hearted, he puts in a lot of time after school to improve his public speaking and cheering.\u00a0 This also means less time for him and Haruna to be together.\u00a0 This wouldn’t be a problem, except for Asaoka, who always seems to conveniently be around when Haruna needs help, has decided to get serious about his feeling for Haruna.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a problem with this whole competition between Yoh and Asaoka for Haruna.\u00a0 Asaoka, after watching Yoh and Haruna together for 8 volumes has only just decided now to go after Haruna?\u00a0 Why wait so long and let their relationship cement as it seems to have?\u00a0 He had plenty of opportunities to win Haruna away from Yoh during all their rough times earlier, and probably could have during volume 5.\u00a0 This isn’t something a friend would do, seemingly out of the blue.\u00a0 Just because Yoh is busy doesn’t mean a friend can move it.\u00a0 It almost doesn’t feel real, especially with Asaoka’s personality, but I can’t believe he’d go to such lengths to help Haruna and Yoh right now either.\u00a0 There’s no reason.<\/p>\n

I did enjoy all the preparations for the sports festival in this volume.\u00a0 Usually, a manga will just say a sports festival is coming up and then got straight to the competition.\u00a0 Here, we see how much is put into a festival beyond just the sporting events.\u00a0 The students are not just divided into two teams, but they create elaborate banners and choreograph cheers to support the teams.\u00a0 They even sew their own t-shirts!\u00a0 That’s not something you’d see a US school doing!\u00a0 The team and school captains have the most work, as they lead their teams in the cheers.\u00a0 Yoh’s coolness really comes out here as he takes on the challenge and gains the respect of his fellow captains.\u00a0 And he just looks hot in the old school uniform.\u00a0 It is once again Yoh that saves this volume for me.\u00a0 His cool attitude and hot looks make him fun to read, despite the unrealistic situation he is put into.<\/p>\n

High School Debut<\/em> once again charts lukewarm for me.\u00a0 The unrealistic challenge to Yoh and Haruna’s relationship waters down the otherwise enjoyable school sports festival preparations.\u00a0 Keep the romantic challenges between Yoh and Haruna, leave out the external challenges and this title would be more readable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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