Ping Pong

ピンポン Manga

Informações adicionais

Format MANGA
Status Finished
Start date Apr 15, 1996
End date Jun 23, 1997
Average score 84/100
Popularity 12137
Favorites 807
Genres Drama
Psychological
Sports

Tags

Table Tennis 98%
Centers around the sport of table tennis (also known as "ping pong").
Coming of Age 90%
Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
Seinen 87%
Target demographic is adult males.
Male Protagonist 80%
Main character is male.
Philosophy 80%
Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
Tragedy 79%
Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
Coastal 79%
Story prominently takes place near the beach or around a coastal area/town. Setting is near the ocean.
School Club 75%
Partly or completely set in a school club scene.
Teacher 75%
Protagonist is an educator, usually in a school setting.
Primarily Male Cast 71%
Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
School 71%
Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
Language Barrier 50%
A barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.
Primarily Teen Cast 46%
Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
Bullying 40%
Prominently features the use of force for intimidation, often in a school setting.
Urban 40%
Partly or completely set in a city.
Time Skip 20%
Features a gap in time used to advance the story.

Sinopse

Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka “Peco” Hoshino have been playing table tennis since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game has changed. Seeing potential in them that they themselves don’t fully realize, the coach recruits them for the school team. Bringing out their best will mean challenging the top players from rival schools in the summer tournament, including an ace Chinese exchange student who almost made the Olympic team. With the pressure on, can Smile and Peco take the heat and make it into the finals?

(Source: VIZ Media)