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The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

author：The fire cloud evil god Bai Xiaosheng

Recently, I have taken stock of the three pinnacles of Japanese sports comics: "Baseball Heroes", "Soccer Boys", and "Slam Dunk"!

Yesterday, I happened to see Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha win the men's and women's singles championships in the 2022 WTT World Cup finals! Once again, the glory of the national ball was maintained!

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

About the comics on the theme of table tennis, I have no impression of domestic works, in 2007 CCTV produced a "Ping Pong Whirlwind", in 2008 Shanghai produced "Ping Pong Young", many people may not have seen it, and there is a "White Lightning" that has not yet been released, you can pay attention to it if you are interested.

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

So what is the anime of Japanese table tennis?

In the eyes of the Japanese, table tennis is divided into five levels: the difficulty of table tennis is divided into five levels: easy, medium, difficult, extremely difficult, and Chinese. According to statistics: the three major events of table tennis have produced a total of 138 gold medals since the 21st century (16 Olympic Games, 68 World Table Tennis Championships, 54 World Cup), China won 127, accounting for 92%, and other countries won a total of 11, accounting for 8%. In fact, Japan is also a table tennis power, but China's strength is supergod and radiant, which eclipses Japan. (Guess who these people are?) The answer is revealed at the end of the article! ）

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Japan has also produced many good players in recent years, such as Chinese relatively favorite female table tennis players Ai Fukuhara, Yoshizumi Ishikawa, Miyu Hirano, Misei Ito (except for this person), and more disgusted male table tennis players Mizutani Hayabusa, Niwa Koki, Tomokazu Zhang and so on. The Japanese love for the sport of table tennis, no less than our China, can be clearly reflected in the comics, Japan has currently serialized more than twenty table tennis comics, including the following works:

"Japanese Style Direct Shooting!" by Elementary School Hall! ", "Three Star", "Ping Pong";

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Shueisha "Phoenix Butterfly on the Table", "P2! Play Ping-Pong", "Full Motivation";

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Kodansha's PINKYU, Go! Inaka Billiard Club";

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Akita Shoten "Billiards King Dash", "Junior Racket";

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Among them, "Ping Pong" created by Matsumoto Taiyo, the elementary school hall, has the highest achievement, and in 2014 it was produced by Ryunoko Studio into 11 episodes. This work is called an "unpopular masterpiece", and the Douban score is as high as 9.5 points.

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

The story of "Ping Pong" takes place in the same place as "Slam Dunk", both in Kanagawa Prefecture, through the bond and struggle of two table tennis teenagers, Hoshino Yu and Makoto Tsukimoto, showing the charm and youth of table tennis.

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand
The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

The work introduces a Chinese player character Kong Wenge, when making the cartoon, an elite player from China appears, and it is rare to find a Chinese voice actor Wen Yexing to dub, which is rare in Japanese cartoons, maybe the original Chinese language is more suitable for powerful Chinese players! This Chinese player looked down on Japanese table tennis skills very much, and wanted to return to China to play, he once accurately commented on Japanese players: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand, why should you compete with me on the same stage?

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

"Ping Pong" has a very peculiar art style, and the characters look a bit ghostly, but they do have a special charm and are highly recommended to watch.

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand
The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

In 2002, the anime was adapted into a live-action film, with Yosuke Watsukasa and Shinjin Iura, playing Hoshino Yukazuki and Tsukimoto Makoto, respectively, and Hong Kong actor Lee Chan-sen playing Kong Wenge.

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

Reveal the first three great demon kings in the article: Liu Guoliang, the commander of the Fat Man Empire who does not understand balls, Zhang Jike, the fierce tiger of the Sleepy Immortal Empire, and Zhang Yining, the strongest queen of the Great Demon King!

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand
The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand
The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

These characters are from the Japanese game "Girl Table Pong Story", and the protagonist is the genius table tennis girl "Ai-chan" Ai Fukuhara!

The rare unpopular god "Ping Pong" in Japanese comics: You are weak in your backhand and weak in your forehand

I hope that China will also create some excellent sports animation, which may affect a generation!

The three pinnacle works of Japan's sports comics previously inventoried:

One of the three pinnacles of Japan's three sports comics: Elementary School Hall Pillar "Baseball Heroes"

The pinnacle of Japan's three major sports comics: "Soccer Boy" that has been serialized

The third of Japan's three major sports manga: just the right "Slam Dunk"

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