Review of Ping Pong the Animation

𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚. Nowadays, it's uncommon to find many shows or studios prepared to take chances. I've been desiring retro stuff because so much of the anime business has shifted toward fan service to fans. Anything that has the potential to wow me with its originality and unconventional presentation. Ping Pong The Animation is that "something" because to its unorthodox aesthetic, superb character development, symbolism, and sporadic bursts of brilliant dry comedy. And also because it has been rotting in my watchlist for a long time now craving to be seen. It's less of a sportsanime and more of a psychological anime with an essence of sports in it. The sport is merely a template. It isn't a key to the show's success. It's the questions that the characters ask that make the show more interesting. Even before you can reflect or answer keeping in mind your own identity, a more bigger question comes up.

Most sports anime show that hard work and teamwork are a key to success. This show shows us the harsh reality of how that's not always true. There comes a time when the show tells us the story of 5 characters parallel. It's the viewer who decides which one to call success. In the final episodes, you will find yourself rooting for each one of them. At least I couldn't choose one. The plot and the art are just the icings, the show's true strength lies in the characters.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝟰.𝟱/𝟱
𝗔𝗿𝘁: 𝟱/𝟱
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝟱/𝟱
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝟱/𝟱
𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝟰.𝟱/𝟱
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝟱/𝟱