| I've watched the first few episodes, and I'm wondering why everyone is saying this show is "unconventional." To me, it seems like an extremely basic sports show, and not even an amazing one at that. I think too many people are taking this show's art/animation style and acting as if the entire show is unique when only the art and animation are. So, what makes this show so unique compared to something better like "Haikyuu!" ? |
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| Even if it is only the art style, that is enough to call the show unconventional. |
| The story is more of a coming of age tale with the sport itself being the subplot which serves to convey the weaknesses in each of the main characters. The art style is considered unconventional to modern anime I guess? But the way the show is animated helps it convey the emotional value a bit better than crisp and clean animation could. If you continue watching you'll understand by the time you get to the end, it's a fun watch :) |
| Yeah like I said, I've only watched a few episodes, so that's definitely a possibility |
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LotsaJello said: I'm a huge fan so if you have any questions about it feel free to ask ^_^Yeah like I said, I've only watched a few episodes, so that's definitely a possibility |
| Haikyuu isn't better, it focuses on the sport to the exclusion of everything else, including comedy, which it has some of but is forgotten soon. Slam Dunk is done better in that aspect, PP is an artistic statement on the other hand. |
SeyfertSep 1, 2018 6:12 AM
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| Ping pong is a sports anime where losing is framed as equally and often more important than winning, and among other things carrys the message that while pursuing our passions is important in getting the most out of life striving to be the absolute best comes at a heavy cost. Very different from the typical sports or shounen anime where winning and getting stronger is basically the entire goal. Ping Pong also uses metaphorical imagery to express the emotional state of its characters. Most sports anime don't. Also the art obviously. The lack of moe elements. And the fact that the characters are not nearly as archetypal as anime characters often are. You don't have to like it but it's pretty undeniably "unconventional". |
simonephone said: Ping pong is a sports anime where losing is framed as equally and often more important than winning, and among other things carrys the message that while pursuing our passions is important in getting the most out of life striving to be the absolute best comes at a heavy cost. Very different from the typical sports or shounen anime where winning and getting stronger is basically the entire goal. Ping Pong also uses metaphorical imagery to express the emotional state of its characters. Most sports anime don't. Also the art obviously. The lack of moe elements. And the fact that the characters are not nearly as archetypal as anime characters often are. You don't have to like it but it's pretty undeniably "unconventional". Yeah it's been a while since I wrote the original message, my opinion of the show definitely changed after I finished. Thanks for the comment, that's actually really helpful and something that I didn't really think that much about. |
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LotsaJello said: simonephone said: Ping pong is a sports anime where losing is framed as equally and often more important than winning, and among other things carrys the message that while pursuing our passions is important in getting the most out of life striving to be the absolute best comes at a heavy cost. Very different from the typical sports or shounen anime where winning and getting stronger is basically the entire goal. Ping Pong also uses metaphorical imagery to express the emotional state of its characters. Most sports anime don't. Also the art obviously. The lack of moe elements. And the fact that the characters are not nearly as archetypal as anime characters often are. You don't have to like it but it's pretty undeniably "unconventional". Yeah it's been a while since I wrote the original message, my opinion of the show definitely changed after I finished. Thanks for the comment, that's actually really helpful and something that I didn't really think that much about. Thanks, sorry if I sounded kind of snippy was in a bad mood at the time. Glad to hear you've come around to ping pong |
| reading this thread, looks like lots of people like it because of the character drama and the coming of age stuff, as if Touch didn't do that back in the 80s (won't even mention Attack no1 from 1969) with an uglier art style and mediocre animation. Probably this is just a rehash and new people here think it's so original and all that stuff. Maybe I'll give it a try, if it's even a quarter as good as Touch, that'd be great |
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