Ping Pong the Animation

Simply Wonderful! An emotional coming of age story that tugs at all the right strings without being overbearing, accompanied by stylish animation and a superb soundtrack. Highly recommended!

The animation is definitely jarring at first, but I grew to appreciate it. More importantly, the characters and their stories are done really well. There’s no true hero or villain—just different people trying to understand the point of it all, whether that’s the meaning of life, ping pong, winning, or losing. Overall, it’s a surprisingly relatable story.

S1: 9/10

It's much more epic than it sounds. Seriously.

Great portrait of coming of age and finding meaning and identity. I just wish they would have skipped the Harry Potter-style ending of "what happened to everyone in the end"

I like the story and I'm a big fan of the 2002 film but I really really was not a fan of the animation style and it took me a while to get into the anime because of that.

I love how seriously this takes competitive table tennis, how carefully crafted the characters are, Masaaki Yuasa's aesthetic, and that catchy tune