bluapapilio | Manga Check-in: "Ookiku Furikabutte" vol. 1 ch.1+omake

I debated a lot before finally decided to start over from the beginning.

Between the anime and manga I remember a fair amount but I cant remember where it was at baseball wise, and I feel it loses some of the emotional aspect of the highs and lows if I cant remember the details of who've they've gone up against so far.

I stopped at volume 12 or thereabouts last. Not like it's a hardship to reread, it'll be really nostalgic tbh. But man, I forgot how long the chapters are!!! Back then they were divided in parts when translated because they were so long. It's crazy to me that Oofuri isn't licensed.

Chapter 1: Momoe's so cute!! I forgot Hanai was against her being the manager in the beginning. He'd rather have no baseball than a girl manager. Of course she makes him change his mind by squashing a bunch of pomelos in her hands.

Mihashi will never not tug at my heartstrings. You can understand Abe too though so while you wish he'd be a little more patient with Mihashi, he's not intentionally being mean, he's just struggling to understand him on top of having his own issues.

Abe's sparkling face at Mihashi's special throws is frickin' hilarious and adorable.

It must take a lot of courage to follow a catcher's signs knowing you're the vehicle of whether you win or lose... In Mihashi's case, it also gives him a way to place the power in Abe's hands because he's too insecure to have any confidence in himself.

Abe: 'He knows. Without my signs, he'd have just been a slow pitcher. I'll have to just keep using him like a puppet I guess...'

Omake: Aw, Chiyo saw Momoe crushing the pomelos and swinging the bat around and briefly got scared of becoming manager. So glad she got over it (through the power of confusion lol 'they must be tastier when you squeeze them by hand')

I took so many screenshots for chapter 2 I have to make a new post. 😂🙏