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“Unknown teen Shino Ryuuji becomes Japan's first U-16 soccer prodigy, facing Spain's U-17 team in groundbreaking story.”
Ryuuji
龍時
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24,288 rank · 274 readers · 2 favorites
Shounen
Team Sports
Sports
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Synopsis
Unknown teen Shino Ryuuji becomes Japan's first U-16 soccer prodigy, facing Spain's U-17 team in groundbreaking story.
Entirely unknown nationwide is a high school student named Shino Ryuuji. At a national convention in his last year of junior high, he was allowed to go a U-16 training camp as a Japanese representative candidate; that was to show a single part. In a friendly match against the U-17 Spain representative, Ryuuji was selected as one of the chosen to bathe in the severe baptism of the world! In the overwhelming reality, many soccer fans were fascinated by Japan's first-of-its-kind genuine story, the long-awaited serialization! (Source: MU)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 2
σ 4.00
Agreement
Polarized
σ 4.00 · split reception
The polarity gap
8.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 2.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 4.00
Running avg · May 2016 → May 2016
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This spectacular manga delivers a compelling journey from the bottom to the elite, standing out as an absolute masterpiece. There are no notable flaws to report, as the narrative maintains its...”
- 2 “While the inclusion of the legendary Real Betis football club initially sparked interest, the series fails to capitalize on this connection. The manga is a weak, boring, and terrible shounen that...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 50%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Ryuuji begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2005 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9037 catalog