“The hero transcends logic. The hero overturns what we thought we knew and drives away the darkness. He’s so uncomplicated… And he shines, bright and joyous.” So says Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto, the [...]
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Unlike its predecessor, Ping Pong volume 2 places much more emphasis on tournaments and friendship — and even faked me out as to who the main central character is! Yes, while both Tsukimoto and [...]
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Sports may not be my favorite type of manga, but I’ve read quite a few of them over the years. But I didn’t expect one to open with a kid licking the blood off his hand as another watches and narrates [...]
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Adachi Sakura and Shimamura Hougetsu, are friends and partners in crime, skipping class to play ping pong together. The way the ball is volleyed back and forth, the subtle tapping sound it makes when [...]
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MICHELLE: Seinen sports manga from Taiyo Matsumoto?! I mean, it’s gotta be Ping Pong this week for me! SEAN: Ping? Pong! ANNA: Totally psyched for Ping Pong! KATE: Since the pandemic began we’ve been [...]
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VR Ping Pong Pro One-O-One Games Sports PSVR   PSVR is suffering when it comes to quality sports titles.   The platform has plenty of great titles across multiple genres, but there aren’t really any [...]
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There is likely to be a lot of Masaaki Yuasa’s work in decade top tens, especially if they include films (which mine does not). Beginning with The Tatami Galaxy in 2010, Yuasa had a remarkable decade [...]
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Well folks, the moment has finally come. We have arrived at a simultaneously joyous and somber day, as we treat ourselves to the very last episode of Scorching Ping Pong Girls. This thrilling tale of [...]
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Hello everybody, and welcome back for another episode of Scorching Ping Pong Girls! This week, we’ll finally be… wait, that was last episode. Koyori and Kururi played out their long-hyped match, [...]
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The preliminary matches have all been concluded, and the record stands at two matches to our brave and gallant heroes, and two matches for our fiendish, nefarious villains. After their enemies [...]
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Buckle up folks, we’re watching some goddamn Ping Pong Girls. Our last episode of taut table tennis tension managed to stuff two full matches into twenty minutes, as Hokuto’s close defeat at the hands [...]
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You folks ready for some Scorching Ping Pong Girls? Alright, that’s what I like to hear. Our last episode saw the long-awaited commencement of the team’s brutal, no-holds-barred (practice) match [...]
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Settle in everybody, we’re watching more Scorching Ping Pong Girls! After a long run of match-filled episodes introducing the main team, Ping Pong Girls slowed down for the first time last episode, [...]
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Alright folks, gather round, gather round. Lower your paddles and set your ping pong balls at rest. The hour is nearly upon us, and already the machine gun clatter of balls against boards can be heard [...]
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Hell yes folks, we’re back to Scorching Ping Pong Girls! Among the many excellent shows you readers are currently steering me through, Scorching Ping Pong Girls is almost certainly the most dedicated [...]
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A podcast about anime we could have been nostalgic for but for the curse of geography. This episode we are joined by Bradley Meek to discuss Mospeada from 1983, G Gundam from 1994 and Ping Pong Club [...]
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Hell yeah folks, we’re watching Scorching Ping Pong Girls! It has been a ridiculously long time since we last explored an episode of this one – so long, in fact, that I no longer have any idea what [...]
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It’s time for another episode of Scorching Ping Pong Girls! The show’s second episode was a big step up from the premiere, offering a very satisfying match, some nice animation highlights, and plenty [...]
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Alright, let’s get right back to Scorching Ping Pong Girls! The show’s premiere was mostly just fine, succeeding well enough as a genre setup, but not really excelling in terms of either its [...]
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It’s time to embark on a new project! Scorching Ping Pong Girls is a recent enough production that I actually watched its first episode for the preview guide way back when it aired, and while I [...]
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