Teppu

Alt titles: Iron Wind, Teppuu

Vol: 8; Ch: 33
2008 - 2015
3.937 out of 5 from 452 votes
Rank #5,977
Teppu

Natsuo Ishidou is an exceptionally tall and naturally talented high school girl. She manages to excel at whatever she tries her hand at, but her constant success without the need for hard work or determination has left her feeling lonely and embittered. That is all set to change, however, when the teen meets perky mixed martial artists Yuzuko and Ringi. After taking an instant dislike to them and becoming jealous of their talents, Natsuo believes that she’s finally found something to which she can - and must - give her all. With two strong rivals to aspire to, are mixed martial arts the one thing that can fill the void in Natsuo’s life once and for all?

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GodzillaGus
8

The fastest growing sport in the world is solidifying itself in manga. Teppuu is an MMA student's delight. If one knows the industry it is apparent that much research as gone into this work as evidence by the many real life references to current stages for competition (I.E. subdhabi = Abu Dhabi Combat Club, G-Girl = Smack Girl or even JEWELS) and accuracy of positioning during fights/training. The story even touches on real life issuse with the mma world (I.E. lack of attention and sometimes funding female fighters recieve in comparison to male fighters and the need of some fighters to work a full time job dispite being on a world class level). What Teppuu illistrates to the reader on a more personal level is the early life of a future MMA fighter. With the growth of the sport competitors get involved at a younger age thus, a new breed of fighter is born. Instead of martial arts "specialists" like Karatekas, Judokas, Kickboxers, Wrestlers, and Grapplers transitioning to MMA you have youth trained in all arts for a balanced and well rounded result. Follow the story of a new and well rounded fighter and you have Teppu. In conclusion (and without spoilers), where Teppuu shines the most is its reflection of current MMA knowledge and character development provided by the result of martial arts being introduced to a person at a young and influencial age, and the fluidity of the artwork during fight/training sequences. Despite being his 1st manga and stating having early troubles with drawing motion, Mangaka Moare, Futada does an excellent job of making his action sequences flow as if to bridge the arts of manga and martial. Every aspect of the submissions and sweeps of the grappling, to the stances and strikes of Karate and Muay Thai is on point and realistic. Even the physical appearance of the characters is on par with the average Japanese Highschool male/female and/or adult male/female (I.E. no Ecchi). Like watching girls fight? Teppuu.

Sasuke321
5

Spoilers ahead... I have read the entire manga and I have very mixed feelings about this. For one thing, I was captivating enough for me the read the whole thing, but on the other hand, it gives the same feelings as reading NTR. The main character here, Natsuo, is basically an NTR hentai protagonist, in terms of character traits (there are really no ecchi scenes here). In NTR, the main character is born with great talent and traits (i.e. having a huge penis, being tall, being good looking, etc.) and then goes on to use those talents to dominate and humiliate the competition (in this case, some unfortunate guy in a relationship). In Teppuu, the main character uses her great talents and traits in sports (i.e. being very tall and having great athletic talent) to not only destroy her competitors but also to humiliate them in the process. This is a central part of the manga. This is probably the only manga where I kept hoping the antagonist would beat the crap out of the main character. The manga was cut short but I doubt the author had much of a different ending in mind. There is not a good resolution and the main character is still an a**hole that ends winning (in a way). The main theme is that hard work means nothing when faced against someone born with talent and 1% work. Reading this makes me want to throw my computer at the wall and read Berserk to wash away the sh*tty feeling you get. Though, I have to give the author credit for the amount of research needed to show and describe various martial arts in this manga.

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