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On 11/04/2010 11:34 PM, B Sellers wrote:
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> I picked up this 3 volume in one 5" x 7.5" x 15/8" from
> Kinokiniya's Manga Shop in Nihon Machi, San Francisco for $19.99+tax
> on Tuesday. The pages are large enough that the graphics and
> text come through clearly.
> I have read a lot of Adachi scanalated manga and felt
> that since I had enjoyed so much I should get this in the paper
> just for the enjoyment I had from his other work.
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> It is definitely worth the price.
> The protagonist start in the 5th grade on their path
> to Koshin. The death that motivates them in various ways is
> of a classmate, a popular girl.
> Her younger sister is inspired to become a girl who
> pitches better than most boys and the hero is inspired by her
> prowess. Oh and there is a Sports store, a coffee shop and
> a batting practice center.
> Then after mourning we end up in the ninth grade
> and the low status Portable team. A mean coach who has
> winning ways but who uses up the young athletes put in
> his care.
>
> This is from Viz Media, published in Japan in
> Shonen Sunday. Author is Mitsuru Adachi, whose previous
> Touch starts with HS student with flashbacks. This book
> too features flashbacks to earlier times before Wataba
> died in a heroic attempt.
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> later
> bliss
Well after the + Tic Neesan I needed something more
solid to look at and started my first re-reading of this series
and the first volume holds up remarkably well.
Adachi is somewhat repetitive in his plot devices
but he writes a solid story around the themes of deep loss,
admirable striving and resistance to oppressive authority.
bliss
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