{"product_id":"ping-pong-vol-2-9781974711666","title":"Ping Pong, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eAce high school table tennis players push their passion to the limit in this story of self-discovery, told by Eisner Award winner Taiyo Matsumoto.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings have changed since the last inter-high tournament. Peco has quit the game, and \"Smile\" Tsukimoto's desire to play is gone. Even \"Demon\" Sakuma has been kicked off the Kaio team. But Coach Koizumi isn't going to let all that talent go to waste and launches a plan to get Tsukimoto back on the team and into top condition. Every great athlete needs a great rival to push them past their limits, and Peco and Smile--friends since they were children--must now challenge each other to become the heroes they always dreamed they could be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings have changed since the last inter-high tournament. Peco has quit the game, and \"Smile\" Tsukimoto's desire to play is gone. Even \"Demon\" Sakuma has been kicked off the Kaio team. But Coach Koizumi isn't going to let all that talent go to waste and launches a plan to get Tsukimoto back on the team and into top condition. Every great athl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taiyo Matsumoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974711666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaiyo Matsumoto is best known to English-reading audiences as the creator of \u003ci\u003eTekkonkinkreet\u003c\/i\u003e, which in 2006 was made into an animated feature film of the same name, directed by Michael Arias. In 2007, Matsumoto was awarded the Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, and in 2008 he won an Eisner Award for the English publication of \u003ci\u003eTekkonkinkreet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Taiyo Matsumoto \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47286491316381,"sku":"9781974711666","price":47.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d2e5e914-c91c-48ba-80f1-f564c47f9b15.jpg?v=1760023616","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ping-pong-vol-2-9781974711666","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}