Rough is a romance/sports story by the great Mitsuru Adachi, and this time he seems to have been inpired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Yamato Keisuke, a promising freestyle swimmer, and Ninomiya Ami, a talented diver, are the offsprings of two rival families owners of confectionery shops.

Two generations ago, Grandfather Ninomiya came up with an idea for an owl-shaped cake, but Grandfather Yamato quickly raised to the challenge and thought of a similar cake - but in Yamato's the owl had ears. Because they're priced the same, Yamato's extra ears were crucial, and that made the business of the Ninomiya confectionery suffered. Grandfather Ninomiya then fell ill worrying about his shop. Before his death, his last words were "I was killed by the Yamatos", and since that moment the two families have been sworn rivals.

Rough manga filled with everyday humor that always makes me laugh. I personally suggest u to read this (in case you never read it)

Politics are dirty, but it’s hard to change it. One you jump into political stream, you have 2 choices: to go with the flow or stick to your idealism.

The fact is people seem to be easier going with the flow than protecting his dignity. It means doing dirty stuffs like corruption and nepotism become technical knowledge.

This reality shocks Kunimitsu. Raised as a tough guy by single mother, he’s been dreaming to change Japan! His firsr step stone is being a politician assistant. He had to fight a lot of people who underestimate a high school graduate like him.

But, the bigger problem is his boss financial condition. If this Meyer to be can’t get money to apply for election, his opponent would win easily. Kunimitsu knows that his superior is wise and honest, that’s why he tries all he can to support the good politician!

This politic manga ends in volume 27