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   Bobbie Sellers to Bobbie Sellers   
   Re: Evil Heart manga   
   18 Sep 15 12:34:44   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 10/20/2014 04:14 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   > EVIL HEART Manga   
   > イビルハート;    
   锤百炼   
   > Released: 2005   
   > Author & Artist: Taketomi Tomo   
   > Genre(s): Drama, Martial Arts, Seinen   
   >   
   >  From Hidoi~! Translators:   
   >   
   > Masaki Umeo is a middle schooler with a nasty temper. Because of his   
   > temper, he is causing   
   > all sorts of problems and is constantly involved in fights causing his   
   > sister to worry about his   
   > well-being. One day, he stumbles upon an Aikido class which he becomes   
   > interested in, but   
   > soon dismisses it until he meets Daniel- an English teacher from Canada.   
   > Daniel teaches   
   > Umeo about the way of Aikido in hopes of giving Umeo a different outlook   
   > in his life, but it isn't   
   > that simple because there is a dark reason behind Umeo's temper...   
   >   
   > blliss notes   
   > Only read a few chapters but this looks very promising. Ume's mother   
   > stabbed his big   
   > brother after enduring too many beatings at his hands. She is in prison.   
   > No father   
   > evident. living with his big sister supported by the grandfather's money.   
   > Ume is a target for bullies and responds with frightening violence but   
   > not enough   
   > to discourage his abusers.   
   > I have finished the first couple of volumes and hope more shows up soon.   
   > I have to say that aikido is one of the martial arts I have paid   
   > attention to in   
   > the past and I learned to do Ki breathing from one of my therapists who had   
   > adopted it from his own studies. Daniel the gaijin instructor and   
   > English teacher   
   > teachings are right in line with the manuals I have read.   
   >   
   > bliss   
      
      
   	So a few more chapters out recently and Umi is gaining on his problem   
   as he gains greater control of his temper and body with   
   Aikido.  Some interesting interactions from all sides.   
      
   	bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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