History Manga / Teppu

* HugeSchoolgirl: Natsuo, at 5'10". She enjoys it, though. People who are taller than her piss her off a little.

** [[spoiler:Curbstomp Battles seem to be the name of the game with G-Girl. Sanae and a new character, Pac Duna, win their first fights incredibly easily as well. In-universe the number of quick knock outs is treated as incredibly surprising.]]

* SchoolgirlLesbians: It's heavily implied that Sanae's friend Mai has a crush on her. At one point Mr. Kanno flat out says this is the case, causing Mai to blush and claim that it's not what it looks like.

* FoeYay: [[LesYay Yuzuko and Natsuo, easy.]]

* LesYay: Sanae's karate club member Ganeko has a crush on her, slipping into saying '[[{{Bokkuko}} boku]]' while telling her of her feelings.

Besides Natsuo and Yuzuko, there's also, Sanae Sawamura, Natsuo's old rival, Ringi Cordeiro, Yuzuko's exchange sister from Brazil, Kotani Karin, Natsuo's super-butch MMA instructor, Kirido Haruka, a student at Karin's dojo, Mario Cordeiro, Ringi's father, and Risuke Takenaka, Karin's old mentor, plus a handful of other minor characters.

* MoralityPet: To an extent, Kei for Natsuo, who appears to be Natsuo's only friend.
* PerpetualFrowner: Natsuo's default expression is a frown. Smiles are reserved for insults or anticipation of a challenge.

* TrainingFromHell: Absurd (yet realistic!) levels of physical training are what make Yuzuko and Ringi such good fighters, and Natsuo, while considered by many to be pretty strong, is told point-blank by Karin that she'll need to go through a lot more conditioning if she ever intends to seriously participate in MMA.

* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler: Natsuo vs. Hisako Sogabe in the first round of the G-Girl tournament. A good chunk of the chapter is spent talking up Hisako's strength, stamina, and the fact that she's a VERY dangerous opponent. Natsuo knees her in the face and wins the fight within seconds of the match starting.]]

** And Mario Cordeiro, though it's uncertain how much of it is putting on a show to promote interest in women's MMA, and how much of it is genuine contempt towards Risuke Takenaka.

A {{Seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Oota Moare, serialized in a small magazine ''Good! Afternoon.'' Although it's been running since 2008, at the time of writing, late 2011, there have been only 14 ~40 page chapters (and it's a regular feature in the magazine), due being a '''''trimonthly publication'''''. It has a lot in common with ''{{Airmaster}}'', which also features a tall schoolgirl who excels at sports as the main character and largely avoids fanservice, although [[{{Airmaster}} Maki]] is much less a sadistic bitch and more a ShrinkingViolet. Also, ''Teppu'' is very realistic, while ''Airmaster''... isn't.

* Abusive Brother: The explanation for why Natsuo acts the way she acts. May have something to do with how she, the younger sister, saved her brother from bullying in middle school. Might have also turned him into a shut-in.

* {{Moe}}: Miyako Togami who spends most of her time fretting nervously that she's not very good and seems genuinely surprised to win an award. Even star JerkAss Natsuo at least has the decency to congratulate her.

* MartialArtsDoNotWorkThatWay: Averted big-time. In terms of the niche, one of the most realistic ones around.

* {{Fanservice}}: None. It's ''excellent.''

* BoringInvincibleHero: Natsuo has lost twice, both times against Yuzuko, and fully expected to the second time, though she didn't anticipate how badly she was going to get beaten. Her first "real" fight was won easily, and she kicks everyone's ass at anything that isn't MMA. All of this greatly disappoints her.

A {{Seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Oota Moare, serialized in a small magazine ''Good! Afternoon.'' Although it's been running since 2008, at the time of writing, late 2010, there have been only 10 ~40 page chapters (and it's a regular feature in the magazine), due being a '''''trimonthly publication'''''. It has a lot in common with ''{{Airmaster}}'', which also features a tall schoolgirl who excels at sports as the main character and largely avoids fanservice, although [[{{Airmaster}} Maki]] is much less a sadistic bitch and more a ShrinkingViolet. Also, ''Teppu'' is very realistic, while ''Airmaster''... isn't.

* NeedsMoreLove: Not very well known. Probably for fair reasons, the art isn't that good and it's on a very slow schedule, and "realistic martial arts manga with a jerkass female main character and no fanservice" likely doesn't have much draw to a lot of people.

A {{Seinen}} {{manga}} series written by Oota Moare, serialized in a small magazine ''Good! Afternoon.'' Although it's been running since 2008, at the time of writing, late 2010, there have been only 10 ~40 page chapters (and it's a regular feature in the magazine). It has a lot in common with ''{{Airmaster}}'', which also features a tall schoolgirl who excels at sports as the main character and largely avoids fanservice, although [[{{Airmaster}} Maki]] is much less a sadistic bitch and more a ShrinkingViolet. Also, ''Teppu'' is very realistic, while ''Airmaster''... isn't.

* TheAce

* BloodKnight: Natsuo, full stop. She's only ever happy when challenged in some sport. Too bad she's too good at them all.
* BoringInvincibleHero: Natsuo has lost twice, both times against Yuzuko, and fully expected to the second time, though she didn't anticipate how badly she was going to get beaten. Her first "real" fight was won easily, and she kicks everyone's ass at anything that isn't MMA. All of this greatly disappoints her.

* JerkAss: Very up front about it, too. Oh, and also Karin, Natsuo's teacher, though it manifests somewhat differently.