Introduction: The Olympic Games have made table tennis competitions hot again, this issue, let's talk about a classic table tennis theme animation.
With the hot discussion of the Olympic table tennis competition, I am reminded of a two-dimensional world of table tennis theme animation - "Ping Pong".
When you think of Ping Pong, you will think of supervising Masaaki Yuasa. Netizens who are familiar with Masaaki Yuasa will be impressed by his strange painting style and wide-angle lens style, and his unique imagination and feeling make the work have an uninhibited and yearning for freedom. This sports anime "Ping Pong", supervised and directed by Daijin Yuasa, also has a "Yuasa" style.
Produced by the animation company Dragon's Son Studio, Ping Pong was first broadcast in 14 years, and the content is not too long, with 11 episodes.
Matsumoto's original manga "Ping Pong" is a very stylish work, composed of small curves and a unique drawing style, but in fact, the technical content of this line like random graffiti is not low. Without a painter with a certain skill, it is difficult to control this style.
But also because of this alternative style of painting, many people missed this sports anime.
The story of "Ping Pong" tells the story of the table tennis road of two members of the table tennis department of Katase High School, "A-bian" Peko (Hoshino Yu) and "Laughing Ye" Smile (Tsukimoto Makoto). Although these 2 partners who grew up together have talents in table tennis, their personalities are completely different, which also determines their subsequent growth paths.
"Ah Bian" has a flamboyant personality, self-sustaining talent, high self-esteem, and informal personality, and is known as a self-confidence. The smiling "Laughing Master" was once invited by "Ah Bian" to play together in the table tennis dojo "Tamura" when he was a child. Although "Xiao Ye" has strong technology, he has not been able to defeat "Ah Bian".
The story of "Ping Pong" has an impressive plot at the beginning, that is, the match between "Ah Bian" vs Kong Yekong, a Chinese student, who was during the Cultural Revolution. Kong Ye used a fluent Chinese to say a very classic sarcastic quote, and the footage of this passage is also quite classic. In order to surprise the Chinese audience, Masaaki Yuasa also invited voice actor Wen Yexing from China.
Let's take a look at this classic plot:
"You're weak with your backhand! Forehand is not refined! Loose footsteps! Unresponsive! None of the movements are decent!! Do you still want to compete with me on the same stage? Make your dreams! ”
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The ending of this game is obvious, "Ah Bian" was abused, but the person who really interested Kong Ye was "Xiao Ye". He was the first to see the talent of "Laughing Master". With the follow-up "Laughing Grandpa" being aroused in the game fighting spirit, "Laughing Grandpa" began to shine in the ping-pong league, and even almost killed Kong Ye.
"Ah Bian" is different from "Laughing Grandpa", "Ah Bian" is self-confident and talented, neglects to exercise on weekdays, loses miserably in the league, and even gives up the idea of playing table tennis. In contrast, although Kong Ye also lost the game, Kong Ye did not put down his body in the failure, and seriously integrated into the environment to be angry and strong.
Masaaki Yuasa's "Ping Pong" tells a story of youth growth that belongs to the ping-pong teenager and belongs to the sports struggle, in this anime, whether it is "Laughing Grandpa", or "Ah Bian", or Kong Ye, Ryuichi Kazema, each of them has their own thinking and persistence, and they all have their own unique ping-pong road.
So, do you like "Ping Pong" as a work? This article is the original debut of "White Man", the picture comes from the network, and the invasion and deletion apologize!