For new readers: while the chapter list indicates Chapter 88 to be the "end", MAL lists the manga at 109 chapters (8 volumes).
So if you're wondering why the ending seems a little, uhm, abrupt...well, there you go.
There's only 4 volumes for 1F No Kishi. Yes, there's only 36 chapters of this fencing goodness. ╥﹏╥
There's only a bit left before the series ends but I don't have access to both paper AND digital copies. And now even a fan-translated finale is nowhere to be found. ╥﹏╥
If only I could read Japanese.
... I would, for sure, hate it if the pro gamer that he lost to several times in the first chapter somehow, magically, turns out to be a genius (if not a champion) fencer as well. （￣へ￣）
There's been one too many instances when I got annoyed at how long a series has gone on for, at how unnecessarily dragged out some storylines were. It got to the point where I stopped reading one or two series I really liked because of how tedious it has gotten. ..
However, this is the one time where I needed the author to somehow flesh it out, perhaps add an arc or two, because it ended right when I needed to read more of how things play out!!
It was such a great read that I now need a "Shippuden", a "Second Plate", an "Act II"...
So here I am, about to read for the nth time.
Chapters 34 to 38 (as well as 44 & 89) on Mangago have disordered pages. Same goes for a few other sites, so you can check it out at m@ng@dex instead.
We're getting to the end now but we may have to wait a while to read the last chapter. I want to read the licensed version but it's not available in my country. ╥﹏╥
Not that good but it also wasn't all that bad. I checked the raw novel of this webtoon (since I had nothing to do), and it's still ongoing at 690 chapters... (￣∇￣")
Found some titles I really liked. Thank you!
Plenty of great recommendations...
I'll be back when the 'big brother' stops being such a prick...
...and that'll most likely happen only when there's "Fin" plastered all over.
I recommend this to those looking for a manga that truly delves deep into a subject that is far too often only given shallow treatment. This manga takes us into the art world where technique and sense is not the be-all-end-all...
Side note: but boy, the angst... Imagine having to be critiqued for every effort and being told it's so-so...