Review of Ping Pong the Animation
Excuse me my grammar may be horrid. I originally just play games everyday, yet i noticed on youtube that Funimation posted a promo for this anime. This was unnatural to me because Funimation usually post more moe/ecchi anime. After watching the promo I decided to check out the anime and slowly got hooked into to the greatness that is this anime. The story follows two main characters, Peco and Smile, and follows them on their journey of playing table tennis. Other major support characters are met(Akuma, Kong, and Kazama) during this journey, there are other minor support characters but these five characters are the main focus aroundthe series. Each character has their own motives for playing ping pong, some being for the pure enjoyment of the sport, others for seeking fame and so forth. Some of these characters can start out as people you would hate or despise yet as the series progresses you understand the background of these characters and why they truly play the sport. Also as the story moves on the characters mature being more respectable to each other and likeable to the audience. Overall the development for these characters, and even minor characters, is amazing and is an element that makes this series enjoyable. The story is also good yet if it wasn't for this group of characters and possible replace with a more generic bunch then it would be less enjoyable.
The art for this anime is amazing. The unique art style caught my eye and made me want to watch this anime. The art style pays respect to it's source material and does it well, the animation can at some times be funky yet when the anime needs to be good, it looks great.
The music for this series is probably one of the most enjoyable soundtracks i have heard since watching other animes such as Deathnote or Cowboy Bebop. The music captures each scene greatly and at no point I have complained about it.
Overall this anime is probally one of the best animes of the spring season and an extremely enjoyable anime I have watched in a long time. I would be happy to re-watch this anime, it still feels incredible to watch after the 5th viewing.