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I haven't finished whatever has been availably translated yet. I just wanted to put my mark on this manga coming from a pool player perspective.

I think the reason why this manga fails is because it tries to make what is essentially a methodical turn based game/sport into a high action sport. Combine that with the main character immediately facing opponents that appear to be super stars, it makes for an incredibly baseless setting filled with over-the-top _impossible_ *trickshots*.

In the real world, you begin playing pool with your friends. You then might join in a league or find a group of competitive individuals who frequent local ... tournaments. To enter a pro level, you need to *exit* this stage and start practicing daily to even have a shot against the top players. The main character (from the first few chapters) has no practice.

What I really hoped for was a manga about pool. But what the author seems to know is highlight reels and trick shots. I've seen sports and board game anime. Pool surprisingly can utilize both categories, but I think it's closer to board game. Even with the sports anime where they do some imaginary shots, there's a base understanding of what the players needs to be good at, like speed, physical build. A special shot makes up for someone's physical characteristics, it can't be that everyone can have every shot available to them. Not to mention the fact that the game is not won off the break shot. Even if you're knowledgeable about pool and know that statement debatable, the manga should *not* make it so the break shot is the one and only shot that matters.

I think the author did not have a grounded understanding of the actual sport. Because of that, he's forced to go into the fantasy realm.