Altair Creator Kotono Kato Launches New Manga Set Match!
The launch marks Kato's first new manga since ending Altair: A Record of Battles in November 2023, and it is set in a different world from that series.
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Kotono Kato, creator of Altair: A Record of Battles, launched a new manga titled Set Match! in Kodansha's Comic Days app on August 7. The manga debuted with two chapters and follows Haruha, a timid girl who joins her school's soft tennis club after seeing an upperclassman she likes, only to face a strict teacher.
Kotono Kato's new manga Set Match! is now serialized in Kodansha's Comic Days app, where it debuted with two chapters on August 7. The story centers on Haruha, a timid girl who is careless with punctuality. At her new school's entrance ceremony, she spots an upperclassman she likes and joins the soft tennis club because of it, only to find the club is led by a teacher strict about punctuality.
Haruha's mood sours as she compares herself to the other club members, until the teacher offers her a piece of advice. Kato announced the launch on her X/Twitter account, noting that the story is set in a different world from Altair: A Record of Battles.
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- Anime News Network News Altair: A Record of Battles' Kotono Katō Launches New Manga