Name: Ping Pong, Vol. 1
Price: 460.00 ZAR
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Author: Taiyo Matsumoto
ISBN: 9781974711659

Type

Physical Book

Author

Taiyo Matsumoto

Publisher

Viz Media

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

520

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 16.0 x 3.8 cm

Weight

0.88 kg.

ISBN13

9781974711659

Edition No.

Synopsis "Ping Pong, Vol. 1 "

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?

Taiyo Matsumoto

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Taiyō Matsumoto es un mangaka japonés nacido en Tokio en 1967, reconocido por su estilo visual experimental y su enfoque narrativo introspectivo. Su obra se caracteriza por romper con las convenciones del manga comercial, combinando influencias del cómic europeo con una fuerte carga emocional. Alcanzó notoriedad con títulos como Tekkonkinkreet y Ping Pong, donde explora la psicología de sus personajes a través de trazos expresivos y composiciones poco convencionales.

A lo largo de su carrera ha consolidado un catálogo diverso que incluye obras como Sunny y Tokyo These Days, esta última a veces referida como Tokyo Days. Su trabajo ha sido ampliamente reconocido en Japón, destacando premios como el Shogakukan Manga Award, lo que reafirma su influencia en el medio. Matsumoto es considerado un autor de culto, admirado por su capacidad de retratar la soledad, la infancia y la vida urbana desde una perspectiva profundamente humana.

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