Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu

ASS rhymes with ABS.
"If you like ass then you might like abs too." -me

You like abs woman with feminine attitude? if yes then congratulation you might like this manga. Why did I say might? because maybe you don't like the MC for being "pessimistic". That's being said, it's still a good ROMCOM.

Story (7): I really want to give it (8) but for now I will say (7) because this manga is still ongoing and don't want to have a high expectation first. The story is pretty decent for me, that's being said I've never seen any kind of "mainstream" story who has "abs female MC"... except for Shingeki no Kyojin. To sum it up, it's a straightforward manga because both of the MCs is already in a relationship. So you still can guess what will happen, they will overcome their problems, bla bla bla and yeah, you got my point. Btw, there's also a stereotype of "adult = bad people" in this manga, don't know about you guys but not my fetish thank you.

Art (8): this is the tough one, the art is actually pretty decent but since DAT ABS is a big deal at drawing manga, I just give it one more point in this section. But it still has many white environments so, but not that much I think.

Character (8): The character is good, pretty unique. I won't say much because it is still an ongoing manga. However, the side characters don't have any kind of development so far, so gotta see that first so I can judge it with my real point.

Enjoyment (7): Decent. If my mangazone app tells me this manga has been updated, I don't have so much hype.

Overall: I think (7) will be my sweet spot. You guys can follow the story now or wait until it's finished.

Huge note here, this manga has ZERO harem,ecchi, multiple big breated fems, etc...good clean read.
Ok now the story is pretty straightforward, promising and very strong female that loves a weak yet very determined classmate. Some good funny moments, good fight chapters, supporting characters each were unique and likeable. The art was different from what I've read so far but was nice, very short read not too long but character development was good so it touched up well. That ending though 😐 but the extra chapter made up for it so overall a good read for the romance readers. Hopefully they make an anime for this, maybe stretch out both mc's relationship.

Saotome is a very interesting read that won't let you down with some buff girls, cute guys, and a pretty vanilla romance which is kind of rare in a sports manga centered around girls. If you want to have a feel-good-3-to-4-days-of-reading, you can read this pretty quick since most chapters aren't that long!

Pacing for the story was nice. Most characters had their time to shine and the story didn't seem to slow down too much, which I only felt did at times. Perhaps it was also a bit rushed at the end. 7/10

The art was the lowest point of this one. It's got its good moments here and there, and the fighting scenes are engaging, but from a character design POV and general sense it's just ok, pushing the line of being kinda bland. 5/10

The characters themselves are all unique and interesting to see evolve and interact with each other, and I have no complaints other than some (I think) underdeveloped side characters and some good-for-nothing antagonists that are there just to slow down the story. 8/10

It's just a pure and heartwarming, entertaining series to binge in a few days. Or two if you've got nothing to do. 9/10

Overall: 7/10

This is a manga that originally existed almost purely to appeal to people with a fetish for tomboys, rock hard abs, and tomboys with rock hard abs, but eventually became a pretty enjoyable romance. So if you're avoiding it because you're worried its pure fetish bait, dont judge a book by its cover.

Story: Starts off as a generic manga about a wimpy guy boxer and a strong girl boxer in love, with the standard manga conceit that the guy is a boring generic everyman and the girl is designed specifically to appeal to a particular fetish. Eventually the guy develops a personality and some interesting side characters are added, and the story stops feeling like an excuse to oggle. Its not done yet, but it merits about an 8.

Art: A bit of a weakness at first, but gradually getting better. The boxing scenes in particular improve alot over time, and the realistic feel of the art complements the grounded story well.

Character: They're all likable, though it takes a little while for them to become interesting. This is one of the only manga I've encountered that is a decently serious look at the field of female athletics, so the cast of female boxers introduces some characters that feel alot different from the female characters of other sports manga.

Enjoyment: Started reading it because I thought I'd love to hate it, but ended up really enjoying my time with it. Definitely a good romance, especially given how every other romance these days is harem softcore porn. GIve it a read if you like "Tomo-chan is a girl" or "story of a female knight".

Edit: To reflect the ending, I've decided to lower my score to a 7. It felt a bit rushed, and I think it suffers from developing some plot threads that ultimately go unfulfilled. Still, an enjoyable read.

I was browsing through romance manga to read when I suddenly noticed Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu. At first glance it looked like a hentai and I thought of skipping it, but then decided to take a look and binge read the whole thing one night. I was not disappointed.

Saotome is not your average romance heroine. She is tall for a school girl, athletic, shy and has a physique which even I don't have after hitting the gym for 4 years lol. She is also a boxer and a really good one at that too. Also, she's beautiful. Not the shojo romance kind, but beautiful yeah.

Satoru is not your average romance MC too. He is short, weak, not at all like a hero and loves boxing. Though he has been a boxer for years, he sucks at it big time.

What happens when one fine day, Saotome proposes to Satoru and their love story begins? A lot. There's a hell lot of cute moments, a nice amount of comedy and a bit of the sports stuff thrown in here and there. Overall it's an exciting package and is worth a binge read. There's absolutely no drama(thank God!) and none of those irritating love triangle BS. Just a plain cute romance story with really good characters that you will love to read. And oh, the mangaka sure knows how to draw beautiful women. If only some of them girls were in my gym...

Overall, Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu is a great romance manga and it deserves to get animated. As a romance manga lover, I would absolutely recommend this.

Besides girl abs being hot, this was a super wholesome experience, I loved every chapter of it. I loved every fight sequence, every romance bit, every comedy bit, everything. The artstyle is pretty cute and conveys a lot of emotion. My heart is completely melted like butter in a broiler and I wish there was more of this manga, I would read Saotome Senshu forever. 10/10 You would do yourself a favor reading this.

This manga made my week, and its one of my favourites now, I'm probably going to try and buy physical copies of every chapter of this one!!!


I had a great time.

Yours:
Zephyr Alex, computer science student and a soft hearted androgynous boi/gal