“Athletically-challenged Gumi discovers passion in figure skating, trains hard, and unexpectedly becomes prefectural representative alongside Shogo.”
Hop Step Kururinpa!
ホップ♪ステップ♪くるりんぱっ！
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Athletically-challenged Gumi discovers passion in figure skating, trains hard, and unexpectedly becomes prefectural representative alongside Shogo.
My name is Megumi Tsukuba, and I'm nicknamed "Gumi." I have no sense of athletics, but when I saw figure skating, I had an urge to become a sparkling skater. The practice is severe every day, but I feel most fulfilled skating. I attended a skating tournament for the first time, and was selected as a representative athlete together with Shogo for the prefecture...!? (Source: Shogakuan's official English website)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Jan 2007 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5917 catalog