BadmintonGirl

For this week's blog post, I shall write/type about Badminton Girl. This is not an anime, but a manga. Don't be surprised because of my previous blog posts about anime and not manga. This will be my first manga blog post. Okay to start, I will introduce this manga.
Asahi, the main character, is a 7th grade student who is very bad at sports. She joined the volleyball club when she first entered junior high school, knowingly only to quit it one month later because she couldn't keep up with practice. Feeling discouraged from all kinds of sports, Asahi was indecisive when her friend asked her to play a double badminton match to substitute for a member who couldn't play that day. Surprisingly, Asahi found out that she has talent for badminton. Since this manga isn't that well known yet, I have no idea who the person who wrote it or illustrated is. Well it does say on the cover page, I apparently can't read or understand Japanese that well, so I can't translate for you.
I really enjoy this manga because it reminds me of me. I see my own reflection in this manga. A girl who's really bad at all sports, but ends up trying badminton, enjoying it, and also dedicated to it no matter what the obstacles are. She wasn't good at first, like me, but the results are a person who wants to improve and one day become a professional in the Olympics. Okay maybe that's not her dream but it is mine. XD Okay so back to the compare and contrast, the effects of hard and difficult training leads to a brilliant creation.
I first discovered this manga from a friend who saw me in the manga. So I thought "sure why not, not try it." But even if I did reject the recommendation, i would end up finding it and reading it.
From this manga, I learned that no matter how hard your opponent is, you shouldn't give up and run away like a scared cat. But to stand up and try your best no matter what, even if you do lose, keep going until the very end of the game or match. A challenge leads to one's new found skill or improvement. That's what I believe. Competition is important to me because I am a really competitive person. If I win something, I would be proud of myself, and not give pity the opponents. And if I lost, then I would keep training until that day when I get to play him/her again. And to prove my competitive-ness, I will now quote something one my fellow classmate said (this is the first part of a paragraph) "Well lets stop talking about how I met Annly, lets just talk all about her. So umm... well she likes anime A LOT and also badminton. She's a fierce competitor in badminton, so you better watch out, cause she will destroy you :D,” and the rest in here -----> http://ninjanathant.blogspot.com/2009/12/n-n-l-y-d-o-u-n-g.html

That's all folks... for now! XD Hehehe.