On one of Kinugasa’s (the author of COTE) art books states the reason he didn’t include the Manabu vs Nagumo battle in Y1V11 was due to not having enough space.

I’m making this petition to spread the message that the man Ayanokoji acknowledged as an individual worthy of being equal to Nagumo Miyabi who’s shown much more screentime of his abilities, also deserves courtesy of showing his abilities and why he was held in such high regard.

If you’re a COTE fan that’s read the Light Novel, yes YOU, please spread this to Kinugasa—to the latter that somehow sees this, please don’t neglect a character that’s held this much integrity even in his absence in Y2 especially when there are so many statements of how incredible Manabu Horikita was in volumes such as Y1V2, Y1V4.5, Y1V11.5 etc

I believe all of those elements should be manifested in Manabu in his own volume as soon as possible for a deserved conclusion. 

Many thanks to those who have read and shared this

#SaveManabu 🙏