Angel Cup Volume 3

By Dong Wook Kim

Now that the team's assembled, it's time to begin their rigorous training in time for the next big match. With this being the first chance the girls have to prove their stuff, everyone's going to have to learn to get along, but when some of the team members think they're already hot stuff, they'll be sure to butt heads! The mystery surrounding Shin-bee only thickens when her legendary older brother Shin-young storms onto scene, and it's clear he'll do anything to get her to quit soccer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595323058
• ISBN13: 9781595323057
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

If you liked "Gothic Sports," you'll love "Angel Cup"

My daughter, who is 15 and loves all things soccer, begged me for this series of books. I gave in, and I'm very happy I did so! They're fun, clean, and sports-oriented for girls without making a big deal out of that fact. Highly recommended, along with the "Gothic Sports" manga series.

FORMING A TEAM

Even though So-Jin's soccer team lost the futsal game against the boy's team things are still looking up. Shin-Bee was hospitalized after the match after being stricken down with a heart condition but she seems to be recovering. Meanwhile, Chae-Young reveals her grandfather's plans to start a girl's soccer league starts with forming a team at Han Shin High School. All the girls that participated in the match against the boys are the prime candidates to form the core of the new Han Shin team. The problem is going to be that not all the girls are sold on the idea of joining up. Across town, the nationally ranked Gai Leung Private School soccer team is set to be Han Shin's first opponent. They're known for being tall, tough, and strong. Shin-Bee's brother has also come on the scene and his mission is to get his sister to stop playing soccer no matter what. Overall, I really enjoyed this third volume except for one element. One of Gai Leung's players seems like a reject from a Street Fighter videogame. She goes around beating up guys, and in a typically sinister pose, likes to lick blood off of her fingers after she's beaten down someone. The whole sequence involving her seemed so out of place with the rest of the series. Otherwise, I love these books. Jae-Ho does an excellent job with the game panels, conveying all the excitement and movement without any movement. Usually, the best arcs of series like this are the early ones where the team is being brought together and tested and it's no different here. The character designs are functional but the eyebrows which are sometimes as big as the hands of Big Ben can be a little jarring. The character's personalities are what really sell the book for me though. Great sports comic.