Table tennis belongs to our national ball, in China has always been very popular, up to fifty or sixty or seventy years old to eleven or twelve years old basically will play table tennis, our national table tennis level can be said to be world-class, perennial on the Olympic stage to win the championship, basically invincible, even in the film and television, the author does not dare to write low The strength of Chinese table tennis. Today, the anime recommended by Xiao Yi to his friends is "Ping Pong", a sports type anime with a Douban score of 9.5, this anime is from Japan, and it is very good in terms of painting style and table tennis details.
Ping Pong is a television anime series produced by Japanese animation company Ryunoko Studios, based on the sports manga of the same name by Matsumoto Daiichi. The film aired on Fuji TV's "noitaminA" slot from April 10 to June 19, 2014, with 11 episodes. Broadcast exclusively on Chinese mainland by Bilibili.
Synopsis: Katase High School freshmen "A-bian" Hoshino Hiroshi (voiced by Fukushiro Katayama) and "Laughing Grandpa" Tsukimoto Makoto (voiced by Aung-kee Uchiyama) are friends from the same table tennis dojo. Ah Bian has a flamboyant personality, loves to talk and laugh, and because he has full confidence in his skills, he does not pay attention to the same period and predecessors of the table tennis department at all. In contrast, Xiao Ye is introverted and calm, and does not seem to have any strong desire to win, and subconsciously he prefers to be unnoticed like a robot. In anticipation of the upcoming high school league, Koizumi, a table tennis consultant (voiced by Yusaku Yara), selected Tsukimoto for training. At the same time, the nearby Tsujido Gakuin High School transfers the Chinese player Kong Wenge (Wen Yexing), who was kicked out of the national team, who is arrogant and arrogant, and does not pay attention to the Japanese players under the technology. On the other hand, neptune College High School, which is full of masters, is also poised to prepare for the next competition.
To be honest, this anime is really good, watching the first episode made my blood boil.
Netizens who have seen it comment on this animation:
1. Jittery lines, wonderful ping-pong world
When I first saw "Ping Pong", it is estimated that many people will notice the very characteristic jittery lines. There will even be people who release Kong Cultural Revolution-style ridicule. This line is used, first of all, as a tribute to the original. Matsumoto's original manga was originally a world of small curves and a unique style. Secondly, this kind of line that looks like graffiti is not low in technology. Instead of using straight lines when styling characters, use the curves of ballpoint strokes. Stylized at the same time, it greatly increases the difficulty of accurate styling. It can be said that painters who do not have certain skills cannot control this style at all. Shintaka Ito, the painting supervisor of this work, does not know how much time it took to revise the original painting of the newcomer. This is not only not a graffiti for children, but also a tall technology.
And because of the use of such lines, the dynamics and space of the characters in Ping Pong have become extremely peculiar. The silhouette of the character is no longer rigid and stable, as if the line gives freedom of expression. The jitter line of the background seems to blend into the entire distorted background. All exaggerations and deformations look so natural, so "real".
2, the focus is not on painting, but on the atmosphere
For example, the moment Kong Ye serves the ball, the camera gives a slight elevation angle. This kind of camera character will look taller and more powerful. Then the wave, the urgency here is obvious. The ball then bounces off the table and the camera moves backwards. You can carefully appreciate the rhythm of this pinball and camera movement, and you will find that it basically matches the rhythm of the swing. The prolonged lag time of the ball flying will give people a sense of "floating". This creates a rhythmic beauty as a whole.
However, even if the ball is stuck in the air, it needs to move forward at a certain speed to maintain the overall dynamic feeling of the picture. At this time, the manufacture of a sense of distance is very important. Because of the existence of distance, the process of ball flight is more convincing. Yuasa's finishing touch here is to stretch the table exaggeratedly, objectively creating a "distance". Of course, as a reference for the flight of the ball, the original painter did not forget the acceleration line on the table.
From the above analysis, we can see that an ordinary serve action has indeed become more attractive after yuasa's lens interpretation.
In addition to the adjustment of the lens angle and space, Yuasa adopted a similar manga storyboarding style when dealing with some scenes. He divides the picture into equal parts, representing the flow of time in order from right to left. Or cut the screen into small pieces to represent the situation of different characters at the same time.
This kind of performance technique is very flattering, on the one hand, it brings in the atmosphere of the original work, the original party head is blue in the sky; on the other hand, it saves money and labor, the transition action does not need to be painted, and the original painter laughs happily.
In addition, while restoring the design style and performance, Yuasa also deliberately added some descriptions that were not in the original work, such as "the hero in the heart of the laughing master" and "the summer in the heart of the river", which also made the image of the character more plump. Even passers-by who appear on the scene and leave the scene immediately have their own youth.
3. Genuine Chinese voice actors! Important and authentic parts
"Is it so hard to find a serious Chinese voiceover?" Before the broadcast of "Ping Pong", everyone also took it for granted that Kong Wenge's voice would definitely use Japanese.
However, Masaaki Yuasa's supervision gave the audience, especially the Chinese audience, a huge surprise. The two voice actors invited by "Ping Pong" are Mr. Wen Yexing, a Chinese voice actor in Japan, and Mr. Cheng Bo, a veteran voice actor of Liaoyi. As soon as the golden mouth opened, the technique was shocking. For a time, "you are not refined with your backhand, weak with your forehand" has become a popular buzzword on the Internet.
In the work, if you want to show a down-to-earth sense of reality, the details are often the most important. Mr. Yuasa obviously noticed this, so he worked hard to invite professional Chinese voice actors. It not only increases the persuasiveness of "the role is Chinese", but also closes the distance with Chinese audiences.
This 9.5 rating sports genre anime is worth a look. Today's anime recommendation is here, if you think it is good to give a attention and praise!!