Naoe | Aoharu x Kikanjuu

Japanese: 青春×機関銃
English: Aoharu x Machine Gun
Synonyms: Seishun x Kikanjuu, Blue Spring x Machine Gun
Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Jun 18, 2012 to ?
Genres: Action, Comedy, Shounen
Mangaka: NAOE (Story & Art)
Serialization: GFantasy

Synopsis: The manga follows high school student Hotaru Tachibana, a girl disguised as a boy. Through strange circumstances she finds herself drawn into the world of survival games by a host, Masamune Matsuoka. The two form a team with ero-manga artist Tooru Yukimura and aim to be the be the best in Japan.

Related Manga

Alternative version: Aoharu x Kikanjuu

Adaptation: Aoharu x Kikanjuu: Kemono-tachi no Senjou da na!, Aoharu x Kikanjuu

Groups Scanlating

The Zero Alliance

Licensed in English

Yen Press (2 Volumes - Ongoing; Digital) 

Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates

Side notes: This manga is something that I admit not reading. The theme and even the anime were something that I just didn't get at all. Still if thinking about today's big theme "soccer" it's a alternative manga for that genre including some soccer past but not the future. It's like a dream that we once held dear but it never came to pass as reality -kind of story and it gives other possibilities for those that once were soccer maniacs but left the soccer for reason or another.^-^

Tooru Yukimura (雪村 透)
Tooru is a manga artist who specializes in adult oriented erotic comics. He is Masamune's childhood friend, both having shared the same dream of pursuing soccer as a career when they were young.

Masamune Matsuoka (松岡 正宗)

Masamune works as a Host at the Orion Host Club. He is responsible for introducing Hotaru to the world of "Survival Games". He, together with his childhood friend, Touru form an alliance called the "Toy ☆ Gun Gun Team". He is unaware of the fact that Hotaru is actually a girl. He invites her to form a survival game team with him on the condition that she repay the damages caused to the club by being a member.

Hotaru Tachibana (立花 蛍)

Hotaru is the Student Council President, and is known for her brute strength, good reflexes and a strong sense of Justice. She claims to not let "evil doers" get away with their evil deeds, and is often noted to enjoy picking fights for the sake of what's correct to the point where she beats up a bunch of students who were extorting money from a helpless student and desires for revenge on learning that her best friend, Kanae was supposedly conned by a Host. Although confrontational, she becomes very guilty and apologetic when she realizes that she was mistaken, as shown when she kneels and bows her head in apology after arguing with Masamune, despite there being several other people present. She is noted to have terrible accuracy with a gun and a bad habit of charging into the field without delay, but outstanding speed, stamina, and strength, which she uses to her advantage in close-quarters combat. She uses a Heckler & Koch G3 SAS High Cycle, a submachine gun, as her weapon from episode 4 onwards. She is often mistaken as a guy due to her appearance. She is next door neighbors with Masamune.

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