Ping pong. Vol. 1

A fast paced read with some nail biting moments. You get all of the sound effects of shoes squeaking on the floor (Kweek! Skrik!) as well as the sound effects of the ping pong ball hitting the table and paddle (the pak, pok.) You also get to "hear" the roar of the crowds -- Waah! Yaah! A good graphic Leggi tutto

Matsumoto's cartooning is masterful and his grip on characters sublime.

I remember seeing the film of Ping Pong back in 2002 - just after I came back from a trip to Japan. I remember liking it a lot, there was something about the use of this odd indoor sport, heavy on reaction timing and stylistic quirks, that bought out the exaggerated extremes in the personalities of

This was a hard one to judge. Basically it's about a genius who's great at Ping Pong but has no real ambition to do it. Feels like it's not that important. However, his best friend loves Ping Pong and is good but not nearly as good. He learns that soon as he sees his friend excel at it. Smile is the Leggi tutto

3.5

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You have Smile and then you have all the other table tennis players. Peco is determined, wanting to be the best, but he's not nearly as obsessed as some of the others.  Demon (Manabu) and Dragon (Ryuichi) are more focused, bordering on obsessed with being the best.  Lastly, there's Wenge.  Disgraced, Leggi tutto