This is my perspective coming from someone who has played the sport competitively - I'm sort of disappointed. I think that table tennis on its own is a very interesting sport as long as it's done well; you dont need an mc with some unheard of illness to try and draw people in.
Table tennis is a very technical heavy sport. In order to improve fast you need proper coaching, and Im telling you right now, the chances of a complete beginner gaining perfect technique purely by watching is zero. Another vital component of table tennis is spin. This manga has zero mention of what proper form is (this is essential for beginners) and never touches on what spin even is. Later on the mc plays against the third year who very clearly topspins the ball. A beginner will not be able to keep that ball in play, they probably wouldn't even be able to return the serve. Table tennis is not just about pure speed and power. It's so much more complex than that and I think the element of spin is something unique to table tennis which is part of what makes it so interesting. I could go on but Ill stop there lol
2021-02-20 17:13 marked
Very unrealistic - Rant from a former competitive player