But the mangaka, Hirohisa Tsuruta, did do another notable project. The manga "Natsuki Crisis" ran for 18 volumes, which sounds like a big deal to me. It doesn't seem to have a translation anywhere, freely available or professionally, apart from a version of the first chapter by "yakuza" that you can find floating around. It looks like all the raws are available though, under Natsuki Crisis on this list for raw-manga.blogspot.com: http://rapidshare.com/users/GWPECB/
Here's a couple of pages of talking and so on from volume 18 to give you a feel for this fighting manga:
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The mangaka worked as an assistant on Kimagure Orange Road, and that influence on character design looks much more visible here than in the later title B.Reaction. There's also a considerable evolution of style throughout the series, not surprising for a first big project. Here's the first story page from volume 1:
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I can't read Japanese so I can't directly comment on plot or anything like that, here's a summary I'm about to find on Google:
I don't know any Japanese, and I don't really like going through comics i can't read. But is there anyone here who's read this manga? Do you think there would be any interest in translating it?Natsuki Kisumi is a high school martial artist. She loves sports and she's top in her club. One day a transfer student, Takaoka Rina, comes and she seems to be a strong wrestler, so Kisumi is excited to be friends with her. But it seems a comittee is after her for leaving.