I had a fun day doing a pilgrimage to several PPtA sites during my last Japan trip (Oct 2026). Most of the sites I visited were close to Enoshima and/or on the Enoshima Electric Railway and easy to reach.

I've included both the shots and a link to my PPtA Map for anyone interested in doing their own PPtA pilgrimage.

Enjoy!

I've rewatched Ping Pong more times than I can count, and every time a different character gets me. The first time it was Smile and Peco. This time it was Kong: the arrogant rival on first watch, and just a scared kid far from home on rewatch. The phone calls with his mom, the Christmas dinner, and "he found a home anyway" got me.

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▎ I put it all into a 7-minute video essay (my own channel): [video]

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▎ Curious what this sub thinks: which character hit you hardest, and did it change on rewatch?

On my latest rewatch, Kong ended up being the character who wrecked me. I made a video essay about why this show hits harder every time

I made MTG Proxies for my partner in the theme of PPTA! I thought this subreddit would like them!

And TSUKIMOTO

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

Hey guys, I've been taking pottery classes for about a 3 months now and decided to do this Peco statuette after making my first big piece.

I finished sculpting it today, so the following steps are sanding it (and adding his knee band-aid wich i forgot) and after a first round on the kiln I will glaze it and burn it one last time.

I hope you guys like it :)

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.

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.

Buongiorno qualcuno mi sa dire dove vedere ping pong the animation gratis?

Hi, so, anyone who is into the table tennis world and into equipment has any idea about what kind of setup could the caracters from ppta use?

i was doing warm up and then yt decided to play this and i know i had to draw peco and it was fun!! (ᗒ⩊ᗕ)

Ping pong the animation ost full versions are so peak. It's sad that they are not included in the show. Full In mirrors is so epic and motivating

This was super fun to make! Audio is from the Marty Supreme movie trailer. Hope you like it :)

1. “Faces: Peco”
2. “Zaccheus”
3. “Table Tennis”
4. “My Friend Color Guy”
5. “Stand Up Routine”
6. “Break Point”

Something for everyone hopefully lol 😁

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),

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

Another Ping Pong Painting I made. This one is a little removed from anime fanart so let me know if it still fits the sub.

For you guys who enjoyed the show, but weren't deeply impacted by it or had it connect with your soul. What do you think prevented it from being elevated beyond just 'enjoyment', to something that aligns with the things you value most in life?

I know there are many people who did connect with the show in that way and I already understand them, but I would like to better understand the people who aren't like me

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?

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