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Kurogane (IKEZAWA Haruto)  
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Description
Kurogane Hiroto is in high school, where he is academically the top of his class but literally the worst in physical activity. Born with a weak body, he has no endurance, speed nor strength and Hiroto wants nothing more than to be a hero. Fate teases him by giving him phenomenal eye sight, which allows him to see well beyond anyone else in sports, but his body is not able to react to any of it.

He learns from his friend Shiratori, who wants to recruit him for the Kendo team, about a rumor about a ghost named Tojo Sayuri, who wields a katana and haunts an alley in the city. Half curious, Hiroto goes there only to find that the ghost is real and that Tojo Sayuri has been looking for a successor to her Sakura sword style for 150 years. Sayuri chooses him as the successor after being able to dodge her attack and forces him to learn the Sakura style. Even with the help of the ancient swordsman ghost, Hiroto has to overcome his poor motor skills in order to be the hero he always wanted to be.

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
クロガネ
迟到的黑铁
黑鐵
黑铁

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Latest Release(s)
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v.7 c.61 by S2scans (51d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
8 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (426 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.84 / 10.0
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Last Updated
May 16th 2013, 8:43pm PST


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Year
2011

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Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #60 increased(+86)
Monthly Pos #243 increased(+535)
3 Month Pos #82 decreased(-69)
6 Month Pos #28 decreased(-4)

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On 2514 reading lists
On 461 wish lists
On 601 completed lists
On 66 unfinished lists
On 213 custom lists

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The eyesight is killing me   
Rating: N/A
by thegabriel
December 4th, 2011, 10:33am
Having good eyesight has absolutely nothing to do with Kendo and it absolutely kills me that the main characters eyesight is what's causing him to be good at it.
But if you can get over this annoying detail. then it is an okay/good read
nothing special though
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o_o   
Rating: N/A
by wotonito
November 30th, 2011, 10:37pm
I agree that I don't really understand what really really good eyesight will do for you in kendo. Maybe if his talent was just simply paying attention to small details or something... Also, I enjoyed the manga a bit all the way until the funky looking characters were added (the kid with the giant lollipop that looks like a meth head)
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Something doesnt feel right about the plot   
Rating: 4.0 / 10.0
by kakashi524
October 30th, 2011, 5:53pm
Is it just me or makes no sense to think that by having a "great eyesight" you have a talent/skill useful for kendo? I would understand it if were "great reaction time" or if kendo were a long range sport, but its not. Giving it a 4 just for that.

... Last updated on October 30th, 2011, 5:55pm
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A little above the average.   
Rating: 6.5 / 10.0
by BloodC
October 30th, 2011, 3:25pm
The artwork is decent, but the story is so-so, main character save the heroine and has someone training him to become stronger.Well, i can't said it bad or good since it still chapter 9.The furture outcome is depend on the author and artist.
6.5
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Muppet Sayuri is adorable   
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by drunkguy
October 30th, 2011, 11:36am
So far this plays by the the numbers. Weak guy finds a mentor. Mentor designates wimp as the inheritor of the mentor's martial arts discipline. Training and fighting ensues. The wimp goes emo once in a while so the mentor smacks him around to set him straight.

The art is pretty good and as another poster said, muppet Sayuri is adorable. In many ways, she carries the story since she is there to do to the protagonist what everybody would want to do to the wimp, beat him over the head until he grows a spine. For that alone this is worth a look.
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Not bad for now   
Rating: N/A
by emkat
October 15th, 2011, 6:12pm
This kind of reminds me of Hikaru no Go. We'll see if this will just be a straight shonen or something more. I would like to see more character development. The characters right now seems very stock. We have the extremely talented but flawed enough to set back progress protagonist, the female interest, and a rival that is better than the protagonist but still feels that he has to catch up (similar to Hikaru).
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The one shot was good, and the series is interesting   
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by ymoua
October 14th, 2011, 9:12pm
I originally red the one shot for this manga before it became a series, and that's the main reason I'm reading the series. Personally the one shot is would've been a better chapter 1 than that chapter one, 'cause honestly I don't think I would've read it.

The series it's self show's promise and the chapters after 1 are pretty good and he's even found himself a rival. Makes me think of Eyeshield 21. You start with a weak kid who's only good in one thing. In the Main character's case he has "SPEACIAL~" EYES and he meets a ghost. I'll leave it at that.
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looking forward to see more   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by SrwpkMX
October 12th, 2011, 5:18pm
I like the theme of "weak to strong" protagonist. Nice blend of action comedy supernatural.
Its got lots of potential, I'll be looking forward to seeing him develop the the sakura one-strike style. I agree it kinda feels like Hikaru no go, but for some reason it reminds me of mx0 as well.

any manga that can make me laugh gets bonus marks.
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It all depends on how it grows   
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by dim1
October 11th, 2011, 4:53am
This is rather cookie cutter with a unique ability, it really comes down to the mangaka on this one though it could easily fail in its development but I believe it has a chance to be a long-running manga
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Well..   
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by p3pelepe
September 29th, 2011, 1:54am
It's just so-so... not really great, not bad either. While mentor-pupil theme is often used, somehow I feel it's too similar to Hikaru no Go. The impression of it grow larger in me after reading chapter 3:

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What with Sayuri possess Kurogane? It's just like how Sai possess Hikaru to defeat Akira. Sai wants to know Akira's ability, and when Akira attacks him fiercely, he shows his true strength, making Akira acknowledge Hikaru. Hence, Hikaru become rival to Akira and aim for him.
Somehow I can see the same plot happen in this series. Kurogane (who doesn't know, even 'hate' kendo before) begin learning it, grow to love it, and aim for Shidou


I think it maybe survived, but if not, I won't be surprised. I just wait and see...

6/10
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