MICHELLE: Seinen sports manga from Taiyo Matsumoto?! I mean, it’s gotta be Ping Pong this week for me! SEAN: Ping? Pong! ANNA: Totally psyched for Ping Pong! KATE: Since the pandemic began we’ve been in virtual agreement about our pick of the week, so I thought I’d shake things up with a contrarian suggestion. Alas, this week’s pickings are mighty slim; I’m having a hard time imagining myself choosing Saki the Succubus Hungers Tonight or Campfire Cooking in Another World over… well, just about anything, let alone one of the weirdest, coolest sports manga of the last twenty years. I guess that’s my long-winded way of saying put me down for a copy of Ping Pong, too. ASH: Ping Pong is one of my most anticipated releases for the year,...
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