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Matsumoto Taiyo - Ping Pong Vol. 1 - Paperback
Matsumoto Taiyo - Ping Pong Vol. 1 - Paperback
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Description: Ace high school table tennis players push their passion to the limit in this story of self - discovery told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. Makoto Smile Tsukimoto doesn t smile even though he's got a natural talent for playing ping pong. As one of the best players in school all hopes are on him to win the regional high school tournament but winning is not what Smile really wants to do. Will the fierce competition to be number one bring out his best or drive him away from the game? Ping Pong is Taiyo Matsumoto's masterwork reflection on friendship and self - discovery presented here in two volumes featuring color art the bonus story " Tamura" and an afterword by the original Japanese series editor. Translated by Michael Arias director of Tekkonkinkreet. Makoto Smile Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka Peco Hoshino have been playing table tennis since they were kids but as they enter high school they find that the game has changed. Seeing potential in them that they themselves don t fully realize the coach recruits them for the school team. Bringing out their best will mean challenging the top players from rival schools in the summer tournament including an ace Chinese exchange student who almost made the Olympic team. With the pressure on can Smile and Peco take the heat and make it into the finals?
Title: Ping Pong Vol. 1
Author(s): Matsumoto Taiyo
Publisher: Viz Media Subs. Of Shogakukan Inc
Barcode: 9781974711659
Pages: 520 Pages
Publication Date: 5/19/2020
Series: Ping Pong
Category: Graphic Novels: Manga
Description: Ace high school table tennis players push their passion to the limit in this story of self - discovery told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto. Makoto Smile Tsukimoto doesn t smile even though he's got a natural talent for playing ping pong. As one of the best players in school all hopes are on him to win the regional high school tournament but winning is not what Smile really wants to do. Will the fierce competition to be number one bring out his best or drive him away from the game? Ping Pong is Taiyo Matsumoto's masterwork reflection on friendship and self - discovery presented here in two volumes featuring color art the bonus story " Tamura" and an afterword by the original Japanese series editor. Translated by Michael Arias director of Tekkonkinkreet. Makoto Smile Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka Peco Hoshino have been playing table tennis since they were kids but as they enter high school they find that the game has changed. Seeing potential in them that they themselves don t fully realize the coach recruits them for the school team. Bringing out their best will mean challenging the top players from rival schools in the summer tournament including an ace Chinese exchange student who almost made the Olympic team. With the pressure on can Smile and Peco take the heat and make it into the finals?
Title: Ping Pong Vol. 1
Author(s): Matsumoto Taiyo
Publisher: Viz Media Subs. Of Shogakukan Inc
Barcode: 9781974711659
Pages: 520 Pages
Publication Date: 5/19/2020
Series: Ping Pong
Category: Graphic Novels: Manga
