6歳までに始めていることが一流の卓球選手になる最低条件と言われている現代において、元メダリストの武嶋はその“常識”を打ち壊せる人物を探していた。そんなとき人との繋がりを求め卓球を始めた深堂縁と出会い、その不純物のないまっすぐな感情に可能性を見出していき――。元メダリストと孤独な少年が紡ぎだす、スポーツ界の“常識”に楔を打ち込むドラマチック卓球史。
In today's world where starting by the age of 6 is considered the
minimum requirement to become a top table tennis player, former medalist
Takeshima sought someone who could break that "common sense." It's at
that moment he meets En Fukado, who started playing table tennis in
search of human connections. Takeshima sees potential in En's pure and
straightforward emotions, untainted by impurities, and thus begins a
dramatic table tennis story where a former medalist and a lonely boy
challenge the "common sense" of the sports world.
