おおきく振りかぶって（８）

おおきく振りかぶって [Ookiku Furikabutte] #8

by Asa Higuchi

全国高等学校野球選手権埼玉大会。西浦(にしうら)高校が1点ビハインドで迎えた9回表の攻撃。ここで点を取れなければ試合終了。しだいに桐青(とうせい)ナインは、いつもどおりの初戦の終わりをイメージし始める。一球たりとも目が離せない、全員1年生の新設野球部・西浦と、強豪・桐青の熱くて長い「夏の初戦」が、ついに決着！

Genres: Manga, Sports

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 23, 2007

About the author

Asa Higuchi (Japanese name: ひぐち アサ) is a Japanese manga artist, born in 1970 in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture (now part of Saitama City). She graduated from Saitama Prefecture's prestigious Urawanishi High School and Hosei University's department of psychology, with a major in sports psychology. During her high school days, she was a member of her school's softball team, which would go on to be an inspiration in her work Ōkiku Furikabutte as well as her high school which is featured in detail (the school now advertising the manga and anime on their website).

In 1998, Higuchi won noted seinen manga magazine Afternoon's Shiki competition with her work Yuku tokoro. It was noted for the unique relationships shared by its characters and was subsequently published in the August issue of the magazine, thus marking her debut as a manga artist. She is currently working on Ōkiku Furikabutte, which has spanned 32 volumes to date and being serialized in the monthly Afternoon. It won the 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2006, and the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007

Reviews

[Hiromi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought pitcher is alone and have heavy responsibility. These are my image for pitcher, before I read this manga. In this volume, team member call out to Ren Mihashi from behind him during his desperate situation. This voice was reaching him and he threw a complete game.
On the other hand, I learned high school baseball is very cruel because they have to win all the game. If they lose the game, they can't go to the Koushi-en.

[anne⁷ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Pimplop · Rating 4 out of 5]

QUÉ TOMO MÁS PRECIOSO 😭😭😭