バッテリー

バッテリー #1

by Atsuko Asano, あさのあつこ, 佐藤 真紀子 (Illustrator)

「そうだ、本気になれよ。本気で向かってこい。――関係ないこと全部すてて、おれの球だけを見ろよ」岡山県境の地方都市、新田に引っ越してきた原田巧。天才ピッチャーとしての才能に絶大な自信を持つ巧の前に、同級生の永倉豪が現れ、彼とバッテリーを組むことを熱望する。『これは本当に児童書なのか!?』ジャンルを越え、大人も子どもも夢中にさせたあの話題作が、ついに待望の電子化！

211 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 1996

About the author

Japanese profile: あさのあつこ

Reviews

[Angel 一匹狼]

This is the first volume in a series (I will pick the next one the next time I go to the library) about a teenager obsessed with baseball. This first volume is about the summer before entering middle school, when he goes to live to a new place and meets another student that will also be a member of the baseball team. It is all sport manga style (this is a novel, though), and the main character is obnoxious and too powerful in this first volume, but it is easy to read, and the world is interesting enough to keep reading and seeing the evolution of the characters.

The best: it is one of those reads where you just keep reading

The worst: the main character is annoying

Alternatives: "Slam Dunk", the best manga ever

6/10

(Japanese; original)

[owlette]

Every sentence was a treasure. Full review coming later.

[Namie]

Pretty good