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An ongoing series by Endo Hiroki, author of ''[[Eden: It's an Endless World! (Manga)|Eden: It's an Endless World!]]''. All Rounder Meguru is the story of a young Shooto fighter in the amateur circuit, his relationships with his gym and school friends, and his ambitions to reach pro level.
A manga series by Endo Hiroki, author of ''[[Eden: It's an Endless World!]]''. '''''All Rounder Meguru''''' is the story of a young Shooto fighter in the amateur circuit, his relationships with his gym and school friends, and his ambitions to reach pro level.


It's ''also'' the story of a young man trying to avenge the death of his father and keep himself out of the [[Yakuza|family business]] while trying to make a place for himself in the world of professional martial arts.
It's ''also'' the story of a young man trying to avenge the death of his father and keep himself out of the [[Yakuza|family business]] while trying to make a place for himself in the world of professional martial arts.
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Much [[Lighter and Softer|lighter]] than the author's previous work, the story is highly realistic, both with regards to the [[Shown Their Work|mixed martial arts]] and the character relationships.
Much [[Lighter and Softer|lighter]] than the author's previous work, the story is highly realistic, both with regards to the [[Shown Their Work|mixed martial arts]] and the character relationships.


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This work provides examples of:
* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Not so much accidental as deliberately engineered by a third party.
* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Not so much accidental as deliberately engineered by a third party.
* [[Action Girl]]: Maki.
* [[Action Girl]]: Maki.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: "But I'm the star of this manga!" Also, see [[Say It With Hearts]] below.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: "But I'm the star of this manga!" Also, see [[Say It with Hearts]] below.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|"Yudai, you'll hurt yourself getting out of a hold like that."}}
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|"Yudai, you'll hurt yourself getting out of a hold like that."}}
* [[Combat Commentator]]: For all the shooto matches; unsurprising since it's a spectator sport.
* [[Combat Commentator]]: For all the shooto matches; unsurprising since it's a spectator sport.
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* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: Takashi. The establishing prologue mostly shows ''his'' story, and his plots are much heavier and more dramatic, but Meguru's the one with his name in the title.
* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: Takashi. The establishing prologue mostly shows ''his'' story, and his plots are much heavier and more dramatic, but Meguru's the one with his name in the title.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Takashi.
* [[Deuteragonist]]: Takashi.
* [[Expy]]: Maki, a red haired skilled kickboxing [[Huge Schoolgirl|high school aged girl of unusual size.]] Does that name sound [[Airmaster (Manga)|familiar from somewhere]]?
* [[Expy]]: Maki, a red haired skilled kickboxing [[Huge Schoolgirl|high school aged girl of unusual size.]] Does that name sound [[Airmaster|familiar from somewhere]]?
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: In the prologue, and again with Takashi against Samyong Cho, the ex-boxer bodyguard. {{spoiler|averted when Takashi takes down multiple armed opponents with his traditional karate techniques.}}
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: In the prologue, and again with Takashi against Samyong Cho, the ex-boxer bodyguard. {{spoiler|averted when Takashi takes down multiple armed opponents with his traditional karate techniques.}}
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: Maki (179 cm)
* [[Huge Schoolgirl]]: Maki (179 cm)
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* [[Martial Pacifist]]: What Takashi's grandfather tries to teach his students to be, ever since his son fell in with the yakuza.
* [[Martial Pacifist]]: What Takashi's grandfather tries to teach his students to be, ever since his son fell in with the yakuza.
* [[Mega Manning]]: Meguru's specialty, although in a more low key fashion than usual.
* [[Mega Manning]]: Meguru's specialty, although in a more low key fashion than usual.
* [[Naked First Impression]]: Done twice, with two sets of characters. The first time (Meguru and Maki) ends [[Armor Piercing Slap|exactly how you'd expect it to]]. The second one (Yudai and Momoko), [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/all_rounder_meguru/v03/c026/24.html on the other hand...]
* [[Naked First Impression]]: Done twice, with two sets of characters. The first time (Meguru and Maki) ends [[Armor-Piercing Slap|exactly how you'd expect it to]]. The second one (Yudai and Momoko), [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/all_rounder_meguru/v03/c026/24.html on the other hand...]
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Meguru practicing his ground grappling techniques on a cloth doll in his bedroom.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Meguru practicing his ground grappling techniques on a cloth doll in his bedroom.
* [[Operation Jealousy]]: Meguru becomes the Other Guy in one of these.
* [[Operation: Jealousy]]: Meguru becomes the Other Guy in one of these.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Subverted when Kazumasa and Tadashi discover, [[Big No|to their horror]], that most schoolgirls wear gym shorts under their skirts.
* [[Panty Shot]]: Subverted when Kazumasa and Tadashi discover, [[Big No|to their horror]], that most schoolgirls wear gym shorts under their skirts.
{{quote| '''Meguru:''' That's the sound of their lecherous dreams being shattered.}}
{{quote|'''Meguru:''' That's the sound of their lecherous dreams being shattered.}}
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Takashi.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Takashi.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Maria.
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: Maria.
* [[Punny Name]]: "Meguru" is a Japanese verb that means "to go around."
* [[Punny Name]]: "Meguru" is a Japanese verb that means "to go around."
* [[Say It With Hearts]]: In a [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|fourth wall breaking moment]], this actually gets noticed by other characters.
* [[Say It with Hearts]]: In a [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|fourth wall breaking moment]], this actually gets noticed by other characters.
* [[Screw Politeness I'm a Senior]]: Meguru's grandmother.
* [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!]]: Meguru's grandmother.
* [[Tsundere]]: Maki's attitude towards Meguru is slowly developing into this.
* [[Tsundere]]: Maki's attitude towards Meguru is slowly developing into this.
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: Meguru and Takashi.
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: Meguru and Takashi.
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 13 July 2021

A manga series by Endo Hiroki, author of Eden: It's an Endless World!. All Rounder Meguru is the story of a young Shooto fighter in the amateur circuit, his relationships with his gym and school friends, and his ambitions to reach pro level.

It's also the story of a young man trying to avenge the death of his father and keep himself out of the family business while trying to make a place for himself in the world of professional martial arts.

Much lighter than the author's previous work, the story is highly realistic, both with regards to the mixed martial arts and the character relationships.

Tropes used in All Rounder Meguru include:

Meguru: That's the sound of their lecherous dreams being shattered.

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