エンバーズ

EMBERS

Sports

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
2
RELEASE
June 23, 2025
CHAPTERS
20

DESCRIPTION

Middle school brawler Noboru Haitani has never lost a fight. But the bitter taste of a soccer defeat gradually warms him up to the sport, until one day Haitani finds himself in a match against a team featuring middle school soccer prodigy Takami. An outlaw fights his way into the world of soccer!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

CAST

Noboru Haitani
Yuuga Takami

CHAPTERS

REVIEWS

Shironasu
15/100
The worst kind of bad is the empty bad.
I've read a lot of bad manga, they all have their own characteristics that indicate why they're bad, but there are times when I read a series and I can't figure out why it's bad. No, it's definitely not good if I say so, but it's bad because there's nothing to it.

This manga... is absolute fucking shit, man. That's what I'm saying. shit's goddamn ass and nothing is memorable and worth for.

Where do I even start... because it's so flawed in every way.

Starting with the characters, oh my motherfucker fucking god, this writer has no concept of characterization at all. It's been a long time since I've read a manga where I couldn't feel the characters like this.

The characters in this series seem like mannequins in a clothing store, moving by someone else's whims. They have no emotions, no depth, no development, no character interactions, and nothing that makes readers want to root for them. As if that weren't enough, the author seriously thinks that making these characters look edgy or like arrogant brats who enjoy belittling others just for sake of it will make readers think they're cool. No, it just makes them even less likable.

The story?, haha. Sorry, there's nothing. It's emptier than the characters, to the point where I can't even find anything to criticize because there's literally nothing to think about, whether good or bad.

Art is another thing that has a lot of issues. I don't know if it's the fault of the writer who drafts the storyboard for the artist or the artist themselves, but it's very important that sports manga, which heavily relies on character and stuff movements, must have a good panel layout and choreography so that readers can easily follow it. but in this series, sometimes, you see a character dribbling the ball in X position, and by the next page, they're in Y position without any explanation of how they got there. It's as if they can use warp.

The stability of the artwork is another issue. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. There's no balance at all, especially in drawing characters. It's really bad. Oh, and let's not forget the terrible character designs. They seem fine at first, but it's very difficult to distinguish who is who.

I can repeat for the millionth time that if you want to read a sports manga, avoid this garbage. Not only is it a waste of time, but it will also make you frustrated reading it.

Don't just fall into the appearance of having an aura or " le cool character moments" Maybe that's all it has, but I don't care. This manga is truly garbage, and I'm genuinely mad that it made it past U19.

I think the rating I gave it is very reasonable, even if it's not the most dog-shittiest thing I've ever read in my life.
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