ping pong (manga)
Ping Pong is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto about table tennis. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 1997. The story follows high schoolers and childhood friends Peco and Smile, compete in the national table tennis tournament where they face talented players from all over the country.
It was adapted into a 2002 live-action film. An anime television series adaptation called Ping Pong the Animation produced by Tatsunoko Production and Science SARU, directed by Masaaki Yuasa was aired on Fuji TV's noitamina block between April and June 2014. It was notable for using rotoscoping, rather than more conventional anime art styles.
Characters
- Tsukimoto Makoto, "Smile"
- Hoshino Yutaka, "Peco"
- Kong Wenge, "China"
- Kazama Ryuuichi, "Dragon"
- Kazama Yurie
- Sakuma Manabu, "Akuma"
- Koizumi Jou, "Butterfly Joe"
- Tamura Obaba
- Tamura Michio
- Kazama Ryuu
