The story follows Noritaka Sawamura, a high school student with an incredibly sinister face, a menacing aura, and absolutely no moral compass. He is not a hero; he is a delinquent who creates chaos. However, he is also an accidental genius in combat.
Noritaka crosses paths with Momoko, a girl obsessed with strength and martial arts. She mistakes Noritaka’s cowardly traps and underhanded tactics for secret "master techniques." Under her delusional supervision, Noritaka accidentally climbs the ranks of the school fighting hierarchy, taking on gang leaders and martial artists, all while usually just trying to run away or fight dirty. Manga Noritaka Le Roi De La Baston Tome 1 A 18 22
❌ Repetitive structure – Fight → loss → training → revenge → new stronger enemy. By volume 15, it feels formulaic.
❌ Miyuki is underused – She’s just a trophy motivation, rarely active in the plot.
❌ Art is inconsistent – Early volumes are rough; by volume 18, it improves, but some fight scenes are hard to follow. The story follows Noritaka Sawamura , a high
| Section | Rating (out of 10) | Notes | |---------|------------------|-------| | Tomes 1–10 | 8/10 | Fresh, exciting, raw | | Tomes 11–18 | 7/10 | Still good but repetitive | | Tome 22 (alone) | 6/10 | Great fight, but missing context | | Tome 22 (after reading 19–21) | 8.5/10 | Satisfying late-series peak | | Section | Rating (out of 10) |