“Ordinary high schooler Nao is drawn into e-sports by girl Minami, discovering a new world and reconnecting with his past.”
Battle Arena
バトル・アリーナ
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Ordinary high schooler Nao is drawn into e-sports by girl Minami, discovering a new world and reconnecting with his past.
A new sport challenging human limits in the digital world; this is e-sports! Highschooler Nao Narusawa was living an ordinary life, spending his days commuting between school and home. But a beautiful girl called Minami Totsuka shatters his regular routine with a few words: "Interested in gaming?" What Nao, who was as technologically-inclined as a caveman, encountered beyond the monitor was a new door connecting him to the "world," as well as a lost bond from the past! (Source: Kodansha, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Sep 2018 – Jun 2020
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M55747 catalog