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Ping Pong: The Animation eps 1–11 (complete) + BD extras
This... was quite different to what I was expecting.

I'd consider myself a pretty big Masaaki Yuasa fan, but I could just never get on the wavelength of this. In every episode, I could never seem to follow the flow of events well enough to ever second-guess where things might go next. The characters' motivations, insecurities and hang-ups also remained a puzzle to me, and I felt like I was supposed to somehow already know these things about them even though they hadn't been covered in the story. I really didn't feel like I knew the characters any better come series' end than I did before even watching.

A sports anime where it's difficult to find anyone to root for is a difficult prospect, and this is to all intents and purpose a sports anime. I... think.

[USER=4137]@Patient-X[/USER]: I'll be fascinated to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to watching it, bud.

I reckon it'll also be interesting to compare this to Vexille director Fumihiko Sori's live-action film, which I also own, on DVD.

Plus:
Yuru Camp episodes 5+6
Can't seem to go wrong with this.

<blockquote data-quote="Neil.T" data-source="post: 517476" data-attributes="member: 4160">Ping Pong: The Animation eps 1–11 (complete) + BD extrasThis... was quite different to what I was expecting.I'd consider myself a pretty big Masaaki Yuasa fan, but I could just never get on the wavelength of this. In every episode, I could never seem to follow the flow of events well enough to ever second-guess where things might go next. The characters' motivations, insecurities and hang-ups also remained a puzzle to me, and I felt like I was supposed to somehow already know these things about them even though they hadn't been covered in the story. I really didn't feel like I knew the characters any better come series' end than I did before even watching. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />A sports anime where it's difficult to find anyone to root for is a difficult prospect, and this is to all intents and purpose a sports anime. I... think. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😅" title="Grinning face with sweat&nbsp; &nbsp; :sweat_smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f605.png" data-shortname=":sweat_smile:" />[USER=4137]@Patient-X[/USER]: I'll be fascinated to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to watching it, bud. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I reckon it'll also be interesting to compare this to Vexille director Fumihiko Sori's live-action film, which I also own, on DVD.Plus:Yuru Camp episodes 5+6Can't seem to go wrong with this. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neil.T, post: 517476, member: 4160"] [B]Ping Pong: The Animation[/B] eps 1–11 (complete) + BD extras This... was quite different to what I was expecting. I'd consider myself a pretty big Masaaki Yuasa fan, but I could just never get on the wavelength of this. In every episode, I could never seem to follow the flow of events well enough to ever second-guess where things might go next. The characters' motivations, insecurities and hang-ups also remained a puzzle to me, and I felt like I was supposed to somehow already know these things about them even though they hadn't been covered in the story. I really didn't feel like I knew the characters any better come series' end than I did before even watching. :confused: A sports anime where it's difficult to find anyone to root for is a difficult prospect, and this [I]is[/I] to all intents and purpose a sports anime. I... think. 😅 [B][USER=4137]@Patient-X[/USER]: [/B]I'll be fascinated to hear your thoughts on this when you get around to watching it, bud. :) I reckon it'll also be interesting to compare this to Vexille director Fumihiko Sori's live-action film, which I also own, on DVD. Plus: [B]Yuru Camp[/B] episodes 5+6 Can't seem to go wrong with this. :) [/QUOTE]