Review of Ping Pong the Animation

Ping Pong the animation is an 'oddity'. Rarely we come across animes which are animated so differently. And this difference is what made it so enjoyable and refreshing. Story The story is about Peco(Hoshino) and Smile(makoto);two childhood friends who are always together. Both of them play Ping Pong and are really good at it. Peco dreams of becoming the world champ but he has a swollen head and skips practice believing he is invincible. On the other hand Smile just plays Ping Pong just for killing time. Both are a stark contrast to each other. Peco has a happy go lucky attitude while Smile is a silent boy whois often depicted as a robot withno emotions. He is called
'Smile' because he never smiles(Well its not the real reason;but i don't intend to spoil anything.Smile used to be
bullied as child and it was Peco who always used to save him. The story focuses on their development both as a player
and a human being.

Characters
There are a lot of interesting characters like Kazama, the coach(who speaks English every now and then),The old lady
at the ping pong shop who taught Peco to play Ping Pong, Sakuma(thier childhood friend),Wong(The Chinese player) and
even though its a small series all of them are given short backstories which makes us feel for them and connect with them.
The character development feels a bit paced but it is completely understandable considering it has only 11 episodes

Animation
Now this is the talking point of this anime. This anime's art is ; in plain words 'Awesome'. It is unique to Ping Pong!
The characters , the background are animated in stark contrast to present adaptations. At first it threw me off and I almost
decided to quit watching the series but I am glad I didn't do so because once you start watching the series you understand
the beauty and uniqueness it possess. I loved the how the characters as well as the background was animated. There are no
big eyed girls or the usual coloured hair characters!! They are animated much more realistically.

Sound
Well the opening seemed okay to me but it was the ending that commanded my complete attention! Its really good.
Every matches have different background music which fits perfectly with the mood and the characters. Overall the sound
was good.

Enjoyment
To be honest I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I never expected it to be so good. And I can understand if people stay
away from this series due to its art but those people will regret not having watched such a great anime! I am sure grateful
I gave it a try. So folks don't hesitate just watch this!!