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Hiroyuki Ariyoshi raved about the manga “Draft King” as “insanely interesting” on his radio show broadcast September 20, saying “if you like baseball, you should absolutely read it” — and the comment became a talking point on 5ch. Rather than debating the recommendation itself, the thread quickly spiraled into the site’s perennial argument over “what’s the best baseball manga,” with users bringing up classics like “Captain,” “Play Ball,” “Dokaben,” and “Abu-san,” all the way to “4-ban Third,” a one-shot drawn by Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama. Some doubted Ariyoshi’s “influence,” while others who actually read the free chapters said it was “the first time I’ve ever agreed with Ariyoshi” — reactions were split.
Sun, Sep 20, 9:31 PM
Comedian and TV personality Hiroyuki Ariyoshi (52) appeared live on JFN’s “Hiroyuki Ariyoshi’s SUNDAY NIGHT DREAMER” (Sundays 8:00 PM) on the 20th, where he talked about a manga he called “insanely interesting.”
When the popular manga “Draft King” came up, Ariyoshi spoke passionately: “It’s insanely interesting. If you like baseball, you should absolutely read it. You’ll find yourself desperately waiting for the release date.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Waste of a click opening this.
Grandpa, is that you?
If you're a baseball fan you already know that title — no point recommending it at this stage.
hands down 'Kattobi!! Doji'.
Not the 'our real battle starts now' cop-out ending.
Didn't 'Dokaben' and 'Abu-san' actually finish properly?
'Raipachi-kun'
What about 'Suna no Eikan' (Glory in the Sand)?
called '4-ban Third' (Cleanup Hitter, Third Base).
first time I've ever agreed with Ariyoshi on anything.
what a letdown.
Also 'Ace,' drawn by Takahashi-sensei of Captain Tsubasa fame.
Like the car industry did, the baseball world should pressure Shigeno into drawing a sequel.
Shigeno didn't want to stop — Kodansha was the one that cut it short and told him to draw a car manga instead, which became 'MF Ghost'
If you're going to pressure anyone, it should be Kodansha.
That one was actually good.
once you start you can't stop.
I liked 'Dreams.'
Basketball: stuff like 'Slam Dunk'
Volleyball: only 'Kogyo Aika Volley Boys'
'Haikyuu!!' is a volleyball manga, old man (lit. "Showa uncle").
'Namida no Volleyball' (Volleyball of Tears)
I stopped reading partway through.
It's in the middle of the Koshien finals right now.
It's Magoroku Ball!
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
It’s not unusual for Hiroyuki Ariyoshi’s celebrity endorsements to get picked up by the media, and on 5ch this kind of “celebrity raves about it” article tends to draw skeptical reactions before people even engage with the content — questions like “does this actually work” or “isn’t this just a paid promo.” True to form, this thread saw comments like “he’s got no influencer effect,” while others who actually read the free chapters posted favorable impressions, so reactions were mixed. The other recurring thread was that the conversation drifted away from evaluating “Draft King” itself and into the site’s standard “what’s the best baseball manga” comparison. Users cited everything from Showa- and Heisei-era staples like “Captain,” “Play Ball,” “Dokaben,” and “Abu-san,” to the recently popular “Haikyuu!!,” to Gosho Aoyama’s one-shot “4-ban Third” — a wide-ranging exchange that shows just how deep the baseball manga genre runs.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “What manga is Hiroyuki Ariyoshi raving about as ‘insanely interesting’? ‘If you like baseball, you should absolutely read it’.”
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