<ul><li>Title: Ball Up (often stylized as B・ll Up)</li><li>Circle: グループ601 (Group 601)</li><li>Publisher: 沖由 佳雄 (Okuyoshi Yoshio)</li><li>Date of Issue: August 16, 1992 (exactly during Comiket 42, which ran Aug 14–16, 1992)</li><li>Printer: 集成社 (Shuusei-sha)</li><li>Pages: 90.</li></ul><ul><li>The book is effectively a fan-produced love letter to Otama, with the afterword directly stating: “This book is a love letter to Otama and to Ms. Korogi Satomi [Otama’s voice actress].”</li><li>The editor acknowledges that Otama was a universally beloved character within the community and that multiple contributors wanted to celebrate her.</li><li>Contributors also mention they wished to feature other characters like Pururun, but ultimately it became Otama-focused.</li><li>Based on layout and tone, this doujinshi mixes illustrations, short comics, and character tributes rather than being a single long manga.</li></ul>

Ball Up (1992)

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