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manglitter's review against another edition
5.0
I received this copy from Netgalley as an ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Amaziiiiiiiing, ! I just want more after that ending.
I loved it.
It is a manga about sports mainly football with a girl ( Nozomi Onda) as the best player you can imagine but she can't join the official school team because well she is a girl ! she just train with the team and she is a genius with a ball. She can't accept this situation, so she decides to do whatever she can to get in the team and to participate in the Newcomers' Tourney.
It was a cool, funny and cute manga that I didn't know that I will enjoy and love this much. I'm a fan now and I will be waiting for the next chapters.
Amaziiiiiiiing, ! I just want more after that ending.
I loved it.
It is a manga about sports mainly football with a girl ( Nozomi Onda) as the best player you can imagine but she can't join the official school team because well she is a girl ! she just train with the team and she is a genius with a ball. She can't accept this situation, so she decides to do whatever she can to get in the team and to participate in the Newcomers' Tourney.
It was a cool, funny and cute manga that I didn't know that I will enjoy and love this much. I'm a fan now and I will be waiting for the next chapters.
ceena's review against another edition
4.0
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*
I picked this one up because I wanted to see if it would be a good fit for my library collection and also because I played soccer when I was younger, which makes me partial to series featuring soccer. This one is so much fun! We have the girl who loves to play and wants to keep playing with the guys she's been playing with for ages. She keeps being told if only she was a girl they'd allow her to play with them officially, which means she's good enough, but they don't want her getting hurt. It is frustrating, especially because she is so good. She has a goal though and wants to work towards it. At this point, I feel like this is a good start to the story as there is much room for development and growth for all the characters. The biggest problem I see if is things don't change and she has to stop playing -- which I'm hoping really doesn't happen.
The art is pretty good, but I will say some of the joking violence and jokes about her body can and do get annoying at times.
A decent read and something I would recommend to people wanting a manga about sports and fighting against a system that keeps telling you no.
I picked this one up because I wanted to see if it would be a good fit for my library collection and also because I played soccer when I was younger, which makes me partial to series featuring soccer. This one is so much fun! We have the girl who loves to play and wants to keep playing with the guys she's been playing with for ages. She keeps being told if only she was a girl they'd allow her to play with them officially, which means she's good enough, but they don't want her getting hurt. It is frustrating, especially because she is so good. She has a goal though and wants to work towards it. At this point, I feel like this is a good start to the story as there is much room for development and growth for all the characters. The biggest problem I see if is things don't change and she has to stop playing -- which I'm hoping really doesn't happen.
The art is pretty good, but I will say some of the joking violence and jokes about her body can and do get annoying at times.
A decent read and something I would recommend to people wanting a manga about sports and fighting against a system that keeps telling you no.
inkspitblog's review
1.5
I love a good sports manga but this really isn’t it.
I will write in more detail soon but suffice to say I’m not sure I’d want to continue especially given some of the awful art lol
I will write in more detail soon but suffice to say I’m not sure I’d want to continue especially given some of the awful art lol
narteest's review against another edition
4.0
Many thanks to Netgalley and Kondasha Comics for this!
I often find myself interested in a sports manga when it has 2 things: 1) a female protagonist and 2) a good balance of drama, self-ambition, and sports info.
There are very few sports manga I fully enjoy that fulfil all three. But, Sayonara Football does a good job despite some less pleasant points.
Good things:
- Lots of sports detail
- Ambitious female lead
- Unwilling to compromise female lead (as in, she'll do what she needs to do to achieve her dream if she has to)
- A team who believed in her (for the most part....)
- A favourite moment about the kind of football/soccer that she wants to play
- She's technically skilled even when she's not physically compatible (as she's a girl and her teammates are boys)
Not so great things - the things that I wish weren't included since they undermine the main female:
- The main female lead is really talented but because she's a girl, her wishes are almost always ignored. It makes sense in some ways because it's a boys team, but it's also a pity that in some places it makes it seem like she's really no match at all.
- Sometimes the commentary can be read as a little sexist. But at the same time, the setting of the story tends to dispel this - because it IS a boy's team, and there isn't a girl's team that she could have joined (if this was a longer manga, I'd probably ask why she just didn't go to a different school)
- Sometimes the action scenes are a little too complicated, but I loveeeee football (this, soccer kind) and so I was definitely enjoying myself reading this.
Overall, I will note that the other mana that fulfils the above criteria, was [b:ノノノノ 1|15771758|ノノノノ 1|Lynn Okamoto|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1343332903l/15771758._SX50_.jpg|21480390]. The thing is, the three criteria also means that not everyone will like these manga, since sometimes the story seems almost unbelieveable. Furthermore, neither Sayonara, Football nor the other one, are shoujo manga, so you'll see traits of the shounen/seinen genre and art styles.
I often find myself interested in a sports manga when it has 2 things: 1) a female protagonist and 2) a good balance of drama, self-ambition, and sports info.
There are very few sports manga I fully enjoy that fulfil all three. But, Sayonara Football does a good job despite some less pleasant points.
Good things:
- Lots of sports detail
- Ambitious female lead
- Unwilling to compromise female lead (as in, she'll do what she needs to do to achieve her dream if she has to)
- A team who believed in her (for the most part....)
- A favourite moment about the kind of football/soccer that she wants to play
- She's technically skilled even when she's not physically compatible (as she's a girl and her teammates are boys)
Not so great things - the things that I wish weren't included since they undermine the main female:
- The main female lead is really talented but because she's a girl, her wishes are almost always ignored. It makes sense in some ways because it's a boys team, but it's also a pity that in some places it makes it seem like she's really no match at all.
- Sometimes the commentary can be read as a little sexist. But at the same time, the setting of the story tends to dispel this - because it IS a boy's team, and there isn't a girl's team that she could have joined (if this was a longer manga, I'd probably ask why she just didn't go to a different school)
- Sometimes the action scenes are a little too complicated, but I loveeeee football (this, soccer kind) and so I was definitely enjoying myself reading this.
Overall, I will note that the other mana that fulfils the above criteria, was [b:ノノノノ 1|15771758|ノノノノ 1|Lynn Okamoto|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1343332903l/15771758._SX50_.jpg|21480390]. The thing is, the three criteria also means that not everyone will like these manga, since sometimes the story seems almost unbelieveable. Furthermore, neither Sayonara, Football nor the other one, are shoujo manga, so you'll see traits of the shounen/seinen genre and art styles.
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Sayonara, Football 1' by Naoshi Arakawa is a sports manga about soccer.
Nozomi Onda just wants to play soccer, but she is a girl and her school only has a boys team. That doesn't stop Onda from practicing with the team and practicing harder than anyone. When a rival team is coming to play the team, Onda finds the team has a boy from her past. Will Onda ever get to play?
I like sports manga, but this one might be a tough sell to Western audiences. The argument is made repeatedly that Onda is a female, and slighter in build and muscle than the boys. Still, I found it a fun read and the art of the games was pretty exciting.
I received a review copy of this manga from Kodansha Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
Nozomi Onda just wants to play soccer, but she is a girl and her school only has a boys team. That doesn't stop Onda from practicing with the team and practicing harder than anyone. When a rival team is coming to play the team, Onda finds the team has a boy from her past. Will Onda ever get to play?
I like sports manga, but this one might be a tough sell to Western audiences. The argument is made repeatedly that Onda is a female, and slighter in build and muscle than the boys. Still, I found it a fun read and the art of the games was pretty exciting.
I received a review copy of this manga from Kodansha Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
antisocial_auntie's review
1.0
I was wrong to assume it was about girl's soccer. Just a girl wanting to play with the boys and everyone being sexist pricks. Will try the next one hoping they snap out of that
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
I cannot wait to get this manga for my middle school library! It does a wonderful job of looking at the debate around co-ed sports. Nozomi had always played soccer with her male teammates but now that they are fourteen, tournament rules don’t allow her to play. Also, can her skills keep her equal to boys who are often “physically superior” (the words of the author)? So much to discuss here! And I will say that the end had a bit of a weird turn, so now I definitely have to read volume 2.
thenextgenlibrarian's review
4.0
For a manga book (which is my least favorite type of GN to read) I really enjoyed the story about two soccer stars at rival middle schools who end up at the same high school with a lazy coach and braggart teammate. In order to become champions the two must team up to defeat the other team. I liked the dedication they had for the sport and the ending was definitely a cliffhanger for book 2. Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.
jkenna1990's review
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley for a free review copy of this book!
This was a pretty good sports manga. It follows Nozomi Onda, a 14-year-old girl that wants to play football. The only problem is, no matter how good she is, they won't let her play on the boys team. Wanting to prove herself, she gets a chance when she runs into one of her childhood friends on the street and he tells her that small girls like her have nothing on the boys.
Overall, I really enjoyed this manga. I usually don't read sports manga but the cover art and story of this one really caught my eye and I'm glad I gave it a chance! I'm excited to see where the story goes in volume 2, which I'll be sure to check out.
This was a pretty good sports manga. It follows Nozomi Onda, a 14-year-old girl that wants to play football. The only problem is, no matter how good she is, they won't let her play on the boys team. Wanting to prove herself, she gets a chance when she runs into one of her childhood friends on the street and he tells her that small girls like her have nothing on the boys.
Overall, I really enjoyed this manga. I usually don't read sports manga but the cover art and story of this one really caught my eye and I'm glad I gave it a chance! I'm excited to see where the story goes in volume 2, which I'll be sure to check out.