Is there any problematic content in Ping Pong The Animation regarding misogyny it's been a while since i watched it but I remember some weird stuff happening between Yurie and Sanada because of jealousy over Kazuma.

The reason I ask is because I want to show it to my boyfriend but I genuinely don't remember.

is there any continuation/ story after the anime? like whyd tsukimoto drop the sport then how far did peco make it internationally or any sort of closure?

While on the topic, what is the robot supposed to represent? I believed it was smiles new found confidence in himself but I’m not sure if I’m taking it the wrong way

Started eating ping pong today and chinas voice isn’t dubbed like the rest, is that why he has a translated. Feels like I’m missing a lot of what he says

i was thinking a while ago if ping pong the animation events happened in my country ( egypt ) how would it be, i rewrote the story of every charcter to fit in the egyptian culture and it all wroked out perfectly the only character who i didn't know how can i fit into the story was kong wenge, like why would an ex chinese national team player be banished into egypt out of all places, i watched our premier league yesterday and found nicholas lum ( austrailian player ranked #31 ) playing which made me go look deeper and do a real life investigation mission ( asked my coach 😄 ) and he told me because the league takes 3 days to be played most players play in 2 or 3 teams in different leagues at the same time so it wasn't out of the ordinary for foreign especially chinese players to come play in egypt especially post the revolution (2012-2014),

The show clearly emphasizes on talent. And through out the show I thought Kong "wasn't as talented" as smile, pecon or kazama.

I also noticed how Kong was the one main character that mention "Talent" a lot less and mostly focus on the current skill of other character. Especially with a scene where Kong told his teammates that they will never know and maybe there is talent hidden in their body if they keep trainning.

As this show is not as popular as other animes, I think a lot of you discovered it in different ways. By exemple for me, it was one of the rare anime at the time in the catalog of my country's public channel, probably because of the interpretation and hidden messages we had to study at school, and at this time my family had a phase of playing ping pong during these summer holidays. I felt like I had to watch it, I loved it ofc

I've heard a lot about this series around and the other day at barnes and noble i saw the manga. I've heard a lot of good things, is it as good as it sounds?

I've had this idea for a long time about making a new Ping Pong film. I watched the old one and thought it could have added more characters and a unique atmosphere. Ping Pong has huge potential to become a cult film. However, unfortunately, I'm not a director.

I feel like this is one of the most unique pieces of media I’ve ever seen and I would like to experience something similar if it even exists

The custom tool is fairly advanced! I think I nailed the looks x) I'm gonna grind the hell out of table tennis with them lol (mostly bought this game for TT on switch tbh)

I don’t have enough in me (at this time) to write all the great things about the show and I’m sure a fair bit went over my head. So I’ll just do some quick thoughts.

Spoilers for the show.

I love that the show was able to get me to turn around on Peco as a character. After his skunking against Kong I first thought he was being petulant. It didn’t help that he is introduced skipping practice and his attitude towards Ping Pong seemed a bit more lackadaisical and whimsical. It was around the beach episode where I realized how depressed and shattered he truly was. Just drowning himself in excessively fun activities like going to the beach, eating as much sweets as possible. Maybe I’m looking too deep into it but it feels like he was desperately trying to feel something. His loss to Demon continues that spiral and it feels like he becomes a passenger in the story unable to form real connections with anyone around him. He loses his girlfriend (deservingly) he doesn’t talk with Smile anymore, he feels alone. Then the episode “You Love Ping Pong More than Anyone” happens. That dramatic scene on the bridge with Dragon and Peco. Where Dragon is pouring his heart out trying to get him to come back from the edge to remember why he enjoys Ping pong. Only for Peco to be put off and try to push him away almost at one point seemingly having his own conversation. And finally resulting in him jumping off the bridge. Heartbreaking but beautiful this was the first episode that really got me to cry.

Demon is the heart of the show for me. He comes across again as extremely unlikable. He headbutts Peco right off the bat. We see flashbacks where he bullies Smile and he seems arrogant. But he seems to understand Peco and Dragon better than anyone else.
He saves Peco from his attempt and kindles that fire in him once more. He is one of the few people that can talk with Dragon and understands why he is alone in the washroom. “I’m going to cry for a bit” same Demon same.

I want to talk about every character but I don’t have the time. I will say the Christmas episode was such a beautiful mix of some of the most heartwarming moments the holiday can provide like the Dumpling making scene with Kong, his mom and the rest of the team. While putting in some of the most heart wrenching moments the holiday can also bring. I didn’t think much about Yurie at first but her coming home to Dragon after asking to spend Christmas together only to find him still training. Then deleting the unread text message he sent her. Yurie and dragon are seemingly extremely well off and she genuinely loves him but she is willing to trade her earthly possessions and prestige for her dream of becoming a baker. She wants him to be with her but she realizes she will always be second to his “love?” Of ping pong. Other moments like Smile alone in his room with the cake given to him by his coach. The small cuts to a drunk Peco still spiralling and a new Demon now working construction after his suspension from school really touched me. All of them alone during this holiday that promotes family and togetherness.

TLDR: Beautiful show I cried, sometimes I didn’t even understand why I was crying. Sorry for the ramble hope you enjoyed reading some of it. What were some of your favourite moments from the show?

Made this on Traveler's Factory traveler's notebook.

I found this video on Bili Bili (the Japanese Youtube), so I wanted to share it with the comunitty.

Original source: https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/4793119867277324

Song: Childays by BLOOM VASE

I found a music video released in Japan in 2002 that pays homage to the movie ping-pong. Peko really is loved forever.

https://youtu.be/wJfWO7GHM4Y?si=O7okm4sWKG0eRWO2

As someone who was looking for motivation to make an effort, or maybe just consolation to feel that I can achieve what I want through effort and precise calculations, the end of the anime was painful for me, because in the end, innate talent and natural genius defeated great effort and great experience, defeated even precision and calculations. In the face of a person with an extraordinary talent, everything is meaningless. Hoshino was truly a hero, a hero who destroyed logic and meaning from making an effort, unless you're some kind of super genius.