BAMBOO BLADE TP (2025)

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi A wager between rivals pushes the high school kendo (fencing) club to new heights in this new martial arts series. Kojiro is an impoverished young teacher and the supervisor of his high school's kendo club. He doesn't have the leeway to spend time on his students; he can barely feed himself as it is. So when an old friend makes him a bet with an entire year's worth of deluxe sushi on the line, Kojiro finds a new purpose in life: beat his friend's kendo team! But before he can arrange a kendo meet for both schools' woman's kendo teams, he needs to actually put a team together. The problem is his top choice Tamaki Kawazoe is not interested in doing kendo for fun. What can Kojiro do to convince her to join the team?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon - Tamaki, the greatest swordswoman ever known! Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return the club. But that still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition! And the date of the practice meet with Machido High is fast approaching!"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi A wager between rivals pushes the high school kendo club to new heights in this new martial arts series. Muroe High jumps into the practice meet with Machido High with only four people, only a team needs five! Tamaki won the senpo match easily, but Kojiro's plan calls for her to appear in the taisho match as well. Who's going to end up on top?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi A washout of a teacher finds inspiration in his students - but it takes a bet to do it! When word of Kojiro's angry outburst at the supermarket gets around to the chairman of the school board, Kojiro's future at Muroe High is in jeopardy! But there's really nothing the kendo club can do to help - or is there?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi A wager between rivals pushes the high school kendo (fencing) club to new heights. Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon: Tamaki, the greatest swordswoman ever known. Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return to the club. But that still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition!"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon: Tamaki the greatest swordswoman ever known! Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return to the club. But that still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition! And the date of the practice meet with Machido High is fast approaching!"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi The high school kendo team finds new inspiration: if they lose the championship, Kojiro may lose his job! With their first major competition behind them, the girls of Muroe High kendo club head to mall for some serious shopping. But who would have guessed a freak accident would interrupt their outing - and introduce them to a stranger whose sword skills rival Tamaki's?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi A washout of a teacher finds inspiration in his students, but it takes a bet to do it! In this sport manga about kendo, Kojiro's got his ultimate weapon: Tamaki, the greatest swordswoman ever known! Now, he's just waiting for his phantom member Saya to return to the club. But that still leaves them one short of the five needed for a kendo team competition! And the date of the practice meet with Machido High is fast approaching. What now, Kojiro?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi Synopsis: After their disciplined training, the Muroe High Kendo team is ready for action on the day of the practice meet. Their opponents from Kamasaki High, however, hardly seem pumped for competition. As the scores are tallied, will even Ishibaki's pupils find the passion for victory burning within their neglected armor?"

"(W) Masahiro Totsuka (A) Aguri Igarashi The Muroe High kendo team is finally stepping up their game when their daily training routine is interrupted by TV cameras? Thanks to Miya-Miya's #1 fan/stalker, Reimi the team has been lined up to appear on Burning Clash, a competitive sports program. Of course, the only opponent worthy of clashing with superstar Tama is Sakaki from Touryuu Academy. But how can Sakai put her heart into a kendo match when she's devoted all her love to her favorite TV idol?"

"Up-and-coming TV personality Ryouko Toda is an ambitious young woman who's willing to use any means necessary to claw her way to the top. For Ryouko, image is key, but it's tough for this cutthroat celebrity to maintain her cool on-screen persona when she's forced to appear alongside ditzy costar Erina Sawamiya on Burnish Academy, where silly, simple Erina manages to best Ryouko in every single sport!"

"With so many skilled competitors gathering for the TV shoot, Kojiro hopes that Tama will at last find a rival. The Kendo Komachi girls are dying for their chance to face their rival, Ura, once again. But Ura's resolve remains unshaken. Love kept her away from kendo - perhaps love is the only way to draw her back in?"

"A washout of a teacher finds inspiration in his students in this sports manga about kendo (fencing) which appeared in the Yen Plus anthology."

"Final volume! After witnessing the incredible kendo skills of their peers, Tamaki and the rest of the Muroe team begin to realize their own potential and strive onto new heights. This newfound passion may push Tamaki toward a greater dream in the final volume of Bamboo Blade."