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フライ,ダディ,フライ
17
2
Finished
Feb 17, 2005 to Jun 16, 2005
5.0/10
Average Review Score
33%
Recommend It
3
Reviews Worldwide
NOT A REAL REVIEW How far are you willing to go, to protect the things important to you? Fly Daddy Fly follows the story of 47 year old sales man Suzuki Hajime. His once comfortable and peaceful life gets turned upside down, when his daughter gets brutally beaten by a high school boxing champion. With his ego now crushed, he sets himself the goal of beating the bully and taking revenge for his daughter. In this short story we follow his journey to that and growth. Altough it sometimes is a little bit to preachy, Fly daddy Fly has a really good dialogue that makes youunderstand the characters. It is in some form an underdog story, with the inclusion of a lot of outcasters such as Shunshin and his friends. Trough that lense, the manga includes themes of pride, rebirth and growth. But between that there was always this sentiment of forgiveness and healing. A lot of panels even without context are genuinelly inspirational. Towards the climax you could feel this sense of togetherness between the characters and their growth. And thats what at the end truly matters the most. In only 17 chapters it managed to say a lot and was enjoyable all the way trough. Once you are ready to suffer, thats when you can learn how to fly.
A salaryman's life gets turned upside down due to a dramatic tragedy, and now he is going to have a summer adventure the entire city will never forget.
This manga starts off in a very stupid, forced and rushed way. Hajime Suzuki's daughter gets beaten up by a rich and unscrupulous student, who is also a professional boxer. In revenge, Hajime (a salaryman) decides to reasonably go to the bad boy's school to stab him. However, our clever protagonist goes to the wrong school, and takes an unrelated student hostage, threatening his group of friends. Instead of being scared of the man, or calling the police, the group decides to help him in his revenge: now the salaryman will be trained by Soon Shin, a Korean with experience in combat. After this succession ofincomprehensible events and stupid decisions, this manga surprises with a fairly competent development, especially considering how short it is. The training scenes give rise to good character development and exploration. Soon Shin is a young man who has been dealt a hard life, but as expected, he has a good heart and a soft side, and gradually develops a friendly relationship with Suzuki. As for our protagonist, we see him getting stronger little by little, showing progress not only in his physical condition, but also in his attitude towards the future combat. We have to admit that, although his goal was presented in a bad way, it's easy to empathize with a father willing to protect his daughter. Hajime's daughter is shown occasionally, and we can see how she copes with her condition after the abuse, also showing development. In addition, we can see how Suzuki's wife reacts to everything that happens. Unfortunately, the ending is also somewhat stupid: there is a questionable plan pulled out of nowhere, and the reactions of the people were not the most reasonable either. The final battle could have been better, but at least it manages to close Suzuki's arc in a satisfactory way. As for the art, even this aspect is better during the middle part than at the beginning. There are some unnecessarily grotesque or somewhat mediocrely drawed panels, but fortunately later on the drawing style becomes competent, especially in the training and fight scenes. It would seem that this work has more flaws than virtues, however, I am not exaggerating when I say that it has one of the worst beginnings I’ve ever read. On the other hand, the revenge plot is not that great: it feels somewhat generic, and could have been developed on a less absurd basis. I think it is an average work, rather than a remarkable one. Anyways, this manga is recommended for readers who enjoy stories of self-improvement.
Este manga parte de una premisa que parece potente a simple vista, un padre corriente cuya hija sufre una agresión brutal, pero rápidamente deja claro que no sabe qué hacer con ella, con un tono inconsistente, exagerado, e incluso ridículo, aunque es una historia muy japonesa. Mi principal problema es lo decepcionante que resulta que lo que podría haber sido un drama adulto sobre impotencia, culpa y violencia termina convirtiéndose en una fantasía de empoderamiento cutre y mal construida, con muy poco rigor psicológico y narrativo, funcionando más como una serie de comedia, pero la verdad que no sé a quién puede hacerle gracia esto. Elprotagonista se presenta inicialmente como un hombre patético, torpe y emocionalmente anulado, no tengo problema con esto. El problema es que esta caracterización no tiene continuidad lógica. Su evolución no se construye a través del sufrimiento, el error o la derrota, sino mediante un proceso acelerado y extremadamente conveniente que invalida cualquier intento de realismo o de tomarse la serie minimamente en serio. Esta dinámica rompe cualquier posible profundidad y convierte el relato en algo extremadamente infantil, pese a tratar un tema tan grave como que le den una paliza a tu hija. A nivel temático, la obra es igualmente pobre. No hay reflexión alguna sobre la violencia, la justicia o el trauma; todo se reduce a una lógica simplista de “hacerse fuerte” y “superarse” al estilo manga nekketsu, vaciando de peso moral la agresión inicial. En conjunto, "Fly, Daddy, Fly" es una obra extremadamente infantil y ridicula, un shonen nekketsu sobre combatir contra el agresor de tu hija, algo de bastante mal gusto honestamente, es completamente ingenuo, conveniente. Una lectura olvidable que no recomiendo a nadie que esté buscando buena escritura. ENG: This manga starts with a premise that seems powerful at first glance: an ordinary father whose daughter suffers a brutal attack. However, it quickly becomes clear that he doesn't know what to do with her, with an inconsistent, exaggerated, and even ridiculous tone, although it is a very Japanese story. My main problem is how disappointing it is that what could have been a mature drama about helplessness, guilt, and violence ends up becoming a cheap and poorly constructed empowerment fantasy, with very little psychological and narrative rigor, functioning more as a comedy series. But honestly, I don't know who could possibly find this funny. The protagonist is initially presented as a pathetic, clumsy, and emotionally numb man, which I have no problem with. The problem is that this characterization lacks logical continuity. His evolution isn't built through suffering, mistakes, or defeat, but rather through an accelerated and extremely convenient process that invalidates any attempt at realism or taking the series even remotely seriously. This dynamic destroys any possible depth and turns the story into something extremely childish, despite dealing with a topic as serious as your daughter being beaten. Thematically, the work is equally weak. There's no reflection whatsoever on violence, justice, or trauma; everything is reduced to a simplistic logic of "getting stronger" and "overcoming adversity" in the style of a shonen manga, effectively stripping the initial aggression of any moral weight. Overall, "Fly, Daddy, Fly" is an extremely childish and ridiculous work, a shonen manga about fighting against your daughter's abuser—something in pretty bad taste, honestly. It's completely naive and convenient. A forgettable read that I wouldn't recommend to anyone looking for good writing.
