A few weeks ago, the final chapters of one of my favorite mangas, Smash, were published. I can’t really say that I’m thrilled with how this manga ended though. I think it’s too hurried, as if the manga creator just wanted to get things over with. Everything was like ‘ok, finished or unfinished, pass your paper’. Heh. Reminds me too much of my elementary school days.
Anyway, the thought of Shouta not winning the Interhigh in his final year in high school and then getting drafted to the Japanese national team and then moving on to win the Olympic gold medal in badminton, everything seemed to be said in just one breath. I felt like getting flushed down the toilet. Like swoosh, and everything over, gone. Only the crystal clear toilet water remains.
I’m not really sure if the manga series was advised to be wrapped up by the editors of whatever magazine (Shonen Jump?) Smash was published hence the quickie ending or maybe the manga creator retired or something. But I guess there’s no use whining now. What’s done is done. Which is just as well since I’m now able to allocate additional hours to browsing other cool sports mangas online.
But thanks to the Smash Badminton manga creators still. You guys created a rocking manga that I really liked (not including the ending obviously). I hope you create other sports related mangas.
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