Takujo no
Ageha Chapter 1 Story & Art by Itsuki Furuya Review
From the
publisher: “If you had any doubts about a ping pong manga, you can table your
doubts because this one's got a hilarious spin. It'll have you bouncing from
laughter one minute then slam you with intense competition the next. Get ready
to be served some hilarious manga and have a ball! Just had to get all those
ping pong puns out of the way...now onto the actual manga description. Ririka
Otsuka's the hottest chick in school, but she has a secret—she lives at a table
tennis center! And her grandpa's nuts about the sport, but she could care less!
Enter Ageha Hanazono, a table tennis genius who shows zero interest in sexy
Ririka, much to her chagrin. These two couldn't be more different, but their
paths are linked as they both find out the hard way!”
Despite, or
perhaps due to, the subject matter the first chapter of Takujo no Ageha is a
delightful read! That’s not to say it is perfect; it has its issues. Namely the
poor characterization of the female lead as boy obsessed. This is not even
beginning to cover the fan service which is mercifully kept to a handful of
pages. That being said, the action scenes are slick and the series has enough
of a plot to maintain itself for quite some time. The art is also a positive.
This series looks really nice thus far. It is clear a lot of effort was put
into this debut chapter. So in all I would say read Takujo no Ageha even if you
have an aversion to fan service this series has plenty to offer!
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