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Dash!

Dash!

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  • Create Date：2021-08-11 09:54:20
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Isaku Natsume
  • ISBN：1569707561
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Summary

Akimoto entered the judo club because he was a huge fan of Saitoh。 But all that was waiting for him was a daily life being an errand boy。 Things liven up when Akimoto finds out that Saitoh has a deep， deep secret？！ Don't miss this charming volume of pure love between a cute boy and an ideal man， and of a devilish cousin's anguish at the mercy of a beauty。

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Reviews

Katrina ，

I suspect that if this had been one of my first manga， I would've liked it a lot more。 Unfortunately for Dash！， there are a lot of beautiful， satisfying， thoughtfully constructed books out there that left this one feeling flat and underdeveloped in comparison。 It's composed of two separate stories， splitting the book in half。 Couple 1 has three chapters， followed by three for Couple 2， with a bonus chapter about the first couple。 Dash！ and the cover art is for that first section， about a guy who I suspect that if this had been one of my first manga， I would've liked it a lot more。 Unfortunately for Dash！， there are a lot of beautiful， satisfying， thoughtfully constructed books out there that left this one feeling flat and underdeveloped in comparison。 It's composed of two separate stories， splitting the book in half。 Couple 1 has three chapters， followed by three for Couple 2， with a bonus chapter about the first couple。 Dash！ and the cover art is for that first section， about a guy who comes to a school specifically to spar and drool after his extraordinary judo senpai， Saitou。 There are some interesting elements; Akimoto is initially disappointed because Saitou rarely comes to practice and doesn't demonstrate any of the exceptional ability that he'd shown in previous tournaments。 Saitou uses Akimoto as an errand boy and generally presents himself as arrogant， lazy， and disagreeable。 Of course， there's always more to the story， and it turns out that Saitou was badly injured in an unspecified accident that left him with temporary paralysis of one side - which he's slowly working through， determined to get back to the sport he loves。This could've been a fascinating setup， but it really isn't。 We don't actually get to see much of Saitou's recovery， or to hear more than a brief blip of his side of the story - a quick spill of feelings that's supposed to make it seem like he and Akimoto have A Special Connection。 In truth， the better couple here would've been Saitou and his childhood friend （and judo team captain） Oka。 Akimoto。。。isn't particularly interesting， and other than his hero worship turning into accidental lustful thoughts， it's not even entirely clear why he likes Saitou。 Their relationship also suffers from the "I guess I'll be sorta gay， but only reluctantly for one person" trope; while anything that happens between them is explicitly consensual， it doesn't really seem like Saitou actually cares about Akimoto。 I get more of an impression of him being depressed， at loose ends with his slow recovery， and wanting someone to care about him and to see him as special。 So if Akimoto is going to show that kind of devotion， even if it veers into the uncomfortably physical， Saitou might as well take him up on the offer。There's nothing really objectionable about this story， but it just isn't developed in any significant or memorable ways。 Although we're seeing the story from Akimoto's POV， I feel no attachment to him and don't particularly feel like he deserves Saitou's love; he just hounds his senpai and gets upset that Saitou doesn't immediately fall for him and seems more comfortable and affectionate with Oka - his longtime friend。 While they talk about a "forever" type of relationship， this definitely doesn't feel like one that will last after Saitou graduates， goes to college， and gets back into judo。 Akimoto needs to channel his obsessions elsewhere and focus on his own life for a while， but there's no space for that kind of internal exploration。The second storyline is more interesting and pulled this book up from 2 stars。 Here we have Taka-chan， a college student whose cousin， Yoshirou， unexpectedly comes to stay with him。 They'd had a bond when they were kids - Yoshirou had adored him， and when Taka-chan's family moved away， he promised that he would still "always be on Yoshirou's side。" While Taka-chan grew up and mostly forgot about his cousin， Yoshirou kept those words close to his heart and used them to motivate himself through a deeply lonely adolescence。Some of the tropes from the first story carry over - I'm not sure how often high school or college aged guys kiss each other just as a joke or to mess with each other， but apparently this is something Natsume is really into， because it happens frequently。 It seems like an easy way to get physical encounters on the page without actually dealing with the emotional upheaval that comes from confessions。 There is more of that in the Taka-chan/Yoshirou storyline， at least。 While it remains unclear throughout how Taka-chan actually feels about his cousin - and whether he's straight - Yoshirou himself is a pretty interesting and definitely bisexual character。 There's some gritty， sad stuff about how he took care of himself after his parents went overseas and essentially abandoned him， and his promiscuity and attachment issues make a lot of sense once we get to see more of his story。One negative blip was Taka-chan deciding that Yoshirou's ex-boyfriend was "actually a good guy" because he said a few sad things after beating up Yoshirou in front of him。 But that relationship isn't the focus of this story， and everything between Taka-chan and Yoshirou is pretty sweet and genuinely affectionate。 It closes out on a fairly open note; the potential was much stronger here， and I wish this entire volume had been devoted to exploring their relationship。 That makes me a little hopeful for the other Natsume series that I'm going to try out。。。I was expecting to get a good sense from this volume of whether or not I'd love that one， but it's difficult to tell。 Maybe with more room to explore the characters， those sparks of potential will have room to flare into something much more beautiful。I'm also hoping that books from a better publisher will improve the experience; I hadn't realized that this one wasn't from SuBLime， but from something called "Digital Manga Publishing。" The quality of both the paper and the translation seems lower - there are "it's" and "its" mistakes in the default "here's how to read manga" text at the back of the book， "senpai" was spelled "sempai，" and I'm really wondering if some of the emotional depth in these stories was lost in a subpar translation。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

3。5 out of 5I loved the first story！ The couple is just too cute together。 I also love Natsume's distinctive art style。 The only reason this didn't get a higher rating is because the second story was between cousins。 It was pretty tame and had cute moments but still made me uncomfortable。 3。5 out of 5I loved the first story！ The couple is just too cute together。 I also love Natsume's distinctive art style。 The only reason this didn't get a higher rating is because the second story was between cousins。 It was pretty tame and had cute moments but still made me uncomfortable。 。。。more

Dylan ，

CW: Age Gap， Cousins， Abandoned teens， Homophobia， Distant Family Members， Sex traffickingI wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did。 Isaku Natsume is one of my favorite mangaka， the care they take in writing stories is so well done。 I'm not usually one for the cousins trope， but this one was good and well written。 This is actually two stories: The first is about two boys in the Judo club that meet and form a relationship。 One of them is injured， and it follows the two exploring their rela CW: Age Gap， Cousins， Abandoned teens， Homophobia， Distant Family Members， Sex traffickingI wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did。 Isaku Natsume is one of my favorite mangaka， the care they take in writing stories is so well done。 I'm not usually one for the cousins trope， but this one was good and well written。 This is actually two stories: The first is about two boys in the Judo club that meet and form a relationship。 One of them is injured， and it follows the two exploring their relationship and boundaries。 It was adorable。 The second story follows two cousins， one is three years older than the other。 The older cousin ends up housing the other when their parents have an argument。 This story tugged at my heartstrings in the best way， and I wasn't expecting that。 I recommend this story， it's worth your time。 。。。more

Julie ，

I love the way Natsume does expressions。 I really enjoy their art style。 It kind of has that old school yaoi look， but pretty？ Idk I really like it。This was a little weird， but it did have moments I liked。 Not really on the same level as Candy Color Paradox， but cute。 I don’t know just the story progression was a bit odd， but that’s probably because they’re short so not much time to build everything up。 I liked it though。

The Curious Wanderer ，

Wish the first story was expanded like I'm not keen on the others tbh。。 Wish the first story was expanded like I'm not keen on the others tbh。。 。。。more

Marker ，

En este manga nos presentan 2 historias diferentes。 El arte está bien ya que el dibujo me gustó bastante。 Lo que no me llegó a convencer fue la trama en las 2 historias， pues se dejaron muchas cosas inconclusas que a mí parecer era parte esencial para entender mejor a los protagonistas。

TiramisuCram ，

We have 2 stories with 2 different couples here。 The first one is far better than the second one but is OK。 Really cute characters！3。5*

Hiridessa ，

3。5 stars

Maiko-chan [|] ，

4。5stars

Daesy ，

I really loved the first couple， and is mostly for them that i give 5 stars。 I also liked the 2nd couple， but to think that the uke has so much experience i didnt like it so much， but anyway both are good stories。

Jake ，

I am doing a review for this just so other people， like me， who get confused by how many stories will be in a single， 200-ish page volume and are hesitant to get it because they worry they won't get much of a story out of the managa because it could have like 8 stories and then you wouldn't get to know the characters。 So to be clear， there are 2 equal length stories in this volume which means you do get to know the characters， so YAY！ Both have sports in them but the second story is more focused I am doing a review for this just so other people， like me， who get confused by how many stories will be in a single， 200-ish page volume and are hesitant to get it because they worry they won't get much of a story out of the managa because it could have like 8 stories and then you wouldn't get to know the characters。 So to be clear， there are 2 equal length stories in this volume which means you do get to know the characters， so YAY！ Both have sports in them but the second story is more focused on the reluctance of one character and the change in the second character whereas the first story has a lot to do with Judo practise。 The first story still has the love aspect in it， don't get confused because of my poor wording ability。 It's just the sport is mentioned a fair bit in the book as it happens to be both of their passions。 Still， it was good and I'm kind of glum that I hummed and ahhhed over it for so long since it really was quite good。Now you know what I didn't know so I hope I helped make deciding to buy this book easier。 Oh！ I almost forgot！ There is also a little bonus story that gives you the benefit of seeing what happens a little later in the first story。 Not too far mind you， just a little bit further on =） 。。。more

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