“World-class judoka Ryuji joins swimming club for love, seriously pursuing swimming despite inability to swim.”
Doruhira
ドルヒラ
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World-class judoka Ryuji joins swimming club for love, seriously pursuing swimming despite inability to swim.
In this swimming manga, Ryuji, a world-class judo athlete, falls in love at first sight with Naomi, a member of the swimming club, and joins the club even though he cannot swim. The story progresses in a way that it is difficult to tell whether it is a gag or a serious story, but Ryuji seriously engages in swimming and grows through practice, special training, and practice matches with rival schools in order to join the club. (Source: Hatena Blog, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Jul 1996 – Sep 1996
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76785 catalog