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“Post-war Japan, 1949: barmaid and investor create all-girls baseball team, igniting national dreams and making Tome a superstar.”
Tetsuwan Girl
鉄腕ガール
7.43
3,873 rank · 4,795 readers · 39 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Drama
Slice of Life
Sports
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Synopsis
Post-war Japan, 1949: barmaid and investor create all-girls baseball team, igniting national dreams and making Tome a superstar.
The year is 1949. Japan had been defeated in World War II and was occupied by Allied Forces consisting of American, Australian, British, Indian and New Zealander troops. A young woman meets a young man. Both have lost everything because of the war. Tome Kano, a barmaid, and Katsuya Ranzaki, a wealthy investor. The two are fed up with their lives and want to live "real lives" for once. Katsuya's starting up an all-girls baseball team with Tome on it allows them to do this. In this dramatic story, the dreams of a nation come alive. Through the determination and strength of Katsuya and Tome, girls baseball becomes a sensation, and Tome a superstar. (Source: MU)
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
75%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.73
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.73 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Nov 2008 → Mar 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Expectation of typical sports plot when it comes to Tsutomu can be classed as pure naivety. His innate noir-ish sensibilities prevent him from such orthodox escapades, instead we are presented with...”
- 8 “I usually don't write reviews on MAL but I feel like this series is under-appreciated and overshadowed by other sports series. My review will not be very structured but I'll try my best to write...”
- 8 “This is almost like Takahashi Tsutomu's version of a shonen manga, despite it being populated by and being about women. That was my first impression as I began reading this. The idea of Tsutomu...”
Verbosity
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Medium · 50%
Long · 50%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 92 × 9 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 16m approx
- Published Feb 2000 – Feb 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3420 catalog