Review of Ping Pong the Animation

Ping Pong the Animation is a hard anime to sell. Especially if you aren't into the sport of ping pong in the 1st place. That being said, the first 3 to 4 episodes were incredibly boring because the main charachters were dragging the plot around. One, due to his lack of emotion and the other due to too much emotion. The first half is hard to enjoy The 2nd half of the anime is where it truly shines. In the second half you can see some good, not great charachter development. The story becomes more believable, the charachters true motivations cometo light, and it makes everything feel justified. The second half of this series is easy to enjoy, makes you want to root for everyone, and pumps you up as a viewer.

I don't really have a comment about the art because it was consistent throughout. That being said, I'll give the animation staff props for giving us as viewers a unique art style that really fits this anime better than any that it normally would. So, props to that.

The music in this series is almost forgettable. The OP and ED aren't memorable to me at all. The one caveate that I have in regards to the music is the tune that keeps being hummed through out the series. I believe it was called "The Heroes Song." The Heroes song is a delightful, and simplistic piece that gives you as a viewer hope for better days, just like a hero would.

All of that being said. If this series was 2 separate seasons I would have been able to give it a better rating. The reason why I say that is because, the pacing threw me off on the entire series. The first 4 or 5 episodes take place in the span of a year, but then next thing you know episodes 6-11 take place over the course of the 2nd year. If the writers could have made the series a pair of 6 episode runs, I believe it would have been to the benefit of all the viewers.