The story takes place at the Kitashiro School for the Deaf (called the Fukuri School for the Deaf in the manga), a school for deaf children with rubella, which actually existed in Okinawa Prefecture.

A moving story of overcoming disability and dedicating youth for baseball. Written with deep understanding and love, this work has contributed to the popularisation of sign language.

(Source: Futabasha, translated)

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• Osamu Yamamoto — Story & Art