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Sakamichi no Apollon
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Ping Pong the Animation
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Sakamichi no Apollon and Ping Pong the Animation feature two bespectacled protagonists, Kaoru and Smile who are taciturn and withdrawn but have a skill and passion brought out by catalyst characters Sentarou and Peco.
Sakamichi's common theme may be Jazz and Ping Pong's ping pong however, it's not about the topic itself, it's about people, their ambitions, their challenges, their relationships with others, and why they play.
Both these animes have a certain theme (Ping Pong for one, Jazz for the latter), but focus rather on the characters, their relations toward each other and their evolution, than on the main theme itself.
The MCs have lots of common points.
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Despite differences, Kids on the Slope mirrors Ping Pong by being about the same thing. Behind the facades of ping pong and jazz music, both deal with relationships and the difficulties associated with them. They are both very honest in their approach toward the content. They differ, mainly, in their approach. Kids on the Slope is much more conventional, while Ping Pong, being directed by Yuasa, arguably has more style. Both are masterpieces, but Ping Pong is definitely more distinguishable of the two series.
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