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The Ping Pong Club (Japanese: 行け!稲中卓球部, Hepburn: Ike! Inachū Takkyū-bu; lit.'Go! Inachū Middle School Ping-Pong Club') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1993 to 1996, with its chapters collected in 13 tankōbon volumes. It is about the dysfunctional members of a middle school ping-pong club.

The Ping Pong Club was adapted by Grouper Productions into a 26-episode anime television series. It was licensed in North America by Central Park Media.

The Ping Pong Club manga has had over 25 million copies in circulation. In 1996, the manga won the 20th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category.

Plot

The series focuses on an unconventional ping-pong club whose members show greater interest in lewd humor than athletic competition. When Kyōko Iwashita becomes the club's manager, she attempts to redirect the team's focus toward actual ping-pong, despite constant distractions and the members' lack of discipline.

Characters

Maeno (前野)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Okano(Japanese); James Carter Cathcart (as Jimmy Zoppi) (English)
Maeno is the de facto leader of the Ping Pong Club, known for his eccentric demeanor and pride in his physique, particularly his backside. Despite his peculiar and often perverse behavior, he unexpectedly attracts female attention, as well as the admiration of his close friend Izawa.
Hiromi Izawa (井沢 ひろみ, Izawa Hiromi)
Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki(Japanese); Buddy Woodward (English)
Izawa, a chivalrous but sometimes pervert boxing fan, models his shoulder-length hair after Ashita no Joe protagonist Joe Yabuki. He often plays female roles in games with Maeno, despite their close friendship. Izawa opposes Maeno's romantic pursuits, even impersonating a woman to interfere.
Takeda (竹田)
Voiced by: Tsutomu Takayama(Japanese); Crispin Freeman (as Mark Percy) (English)
Takeda is one of the Ping Pong Club's most attractive members, recognized for his bowl-cut hairstyle with short bangs. Kyōko harbors a strong romantic interest in him, which culminates in an incident where he touches her breasts while Maeno, Izawa, and Tanaka hide naked in a locker.
Yūsuke Kinoshita (木之下 ゆうすけ, Kinoshita Yūsuke)
Voiced by: Susumu Kaseta(Japanese); Wayne Grayson (as Hans Brikfeice) (English)
Kinoshita is one of the Ping Pong Club's most attractive members, sporting shoulder-length hair and widespread popularity among female students. His composed demeanor makes him a frequent object of admiration, though Maeno and Izawa once manipulate his appearance by dressing him as a woman, leading Tanaka to pursue him. In the English adaptation, he speaks with a relaxed, surfer-like accent.
Tanaka (田中)
Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato(Japanese); Gil Goujons (English)
Tanaka, a diminutive yet notorious figure in the Ping Pong Club, comes from a family historically associated with peculiar obsessions. He frequently becomes an unwitting participant in Maeno and Izawa's antics and habitually addresses female crushes as "Mommy".
Gorō Mitchell Tanabe (田辺・ミッチェル・五郎, Tanabe Mitcheru Gorō)
Voiced by: Masato Amada(Japanese); Dan Green (as Jack Bean) (English)
Tanabe, a biracial Japanese-American, stands out with his blond hair and blue eyes. Kind-hearted and compassionate, he frequently assists others, particularly his close friend Tanaka. Despite his gentle nature, he struggles with severe body odor, which only pool disinfectant has proven effective against.
Kyōko Iwashita (岩下 京子, Iwashita Kyōko)
Voiced by: Sakura Uehara(Japanese); Sharon Becker (as Cookie D'Goodie) (English)
Kyōko serves as the Ping Pong Club's strict manager, appointed by the principal to curb her rebellious tendencies. She endures the team's persistent advances with barely restrained patience. During a crucial tournament, she motivates the underperforming team by offering a provocative reward—a pass entitling the best player to unrestricted access to her body for a month—which drives them to reach the city finals.
Chiyoko Kamiya (神谷 ちよこ, Kamiya Chiyoko)
Voiced by: Nanami Kurosaki(Japanese); Kayzie Rogers (as Paula Brown) (English)
A shy transfer student develops romantic feelings for Kinoshita and joins the Ping Pong Club to attract his attention. Seeking to improve her skills, she naively chooses Izawa as her instructor. Izawa, who fantasizes about dominating an obedient female student, quickly exploits his position of authority over her.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, The Ping Pong Club was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1993 to 1996.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes, released from November 6, 1993,[3] to February 6, 1997.[4]

Volumes

Anime

A 26-episode (consisting of two segments each) anime television series adaptation, animated by Grouper Productions, was broadcast in Japan on TBS from April 6 to September 28, 1995.[16]

In North America, the series was licensed by Central Park Media and released under their Software Sculptors label. The series had first a sub only release on VHS starting in 1999.[17] It was later released with an English dub on five DVDs, starting from the fourth volume, released on October 9, 2001;[18] the fifth volume was released on December 11, 2001,[19] and the first to third DVDs were released from August 13 to December 3, 2002.[20][21][22] A DVD box collection was released on December 3, 2002.[23]

Episodes

Recepción

El manga ha tenido más de 25 millones de copias en circulación. [ 24 ] En 1996, el manga ganó el 20.º Premio Kodansha de Manga en la categoría de manga general. [ 25 ]

Referencias

  1. ↑ Chapman, Paul (20 de febrero de 2016). "La comedia escatológica 'Ping Pong Club' regresa al formato de vídeo doméstico japonés con una caja conmemorativa del 20.º aniversario" . Crunchyroll . Archivado del original el 7 de diciembre de 2021. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  2. ↑「稲中」着ぐるみ前野＆井沢がぬいぐるみに. Comic Natalie (en japonés). Natasha, Inc. 8 de julio de 2014. Archivado del original el 7 de diciembre de 2021. Recuperado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  3. 1 2ヒミズ（１）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 20 de agosto de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  4. 1 2ヒミズ（１３）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  5. ↑ヒミズ（２）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  6. ↑ヒミズ（３）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  7. ↑ヒミズ（４）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  8. ↑ヒミズ（５）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  9. ↑ヒミズ（６）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  10. ↑ヒミズ（７）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  11. ↑ヒミズ（８）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  12. ↑ヒミズ（９）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  13. ↑ヒミズ（１０）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  14. ↑ヒミズ（１１）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  15. ↑ヒミズ（１２）(en japonés). Kodansha . Archivado del original el 7 de septiembre de 2004. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  16. 1 2行け! 稲中卓球部Base de datos de artes mediáticas (en japonés). Agencia de Asuntos Culturales . Archivado del original el 7 de diciembre de 2021. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  17. ↑ "Lanzamientos de vídeo de febrero" . Central Park Media . Archivado del original el 9 de febrero de 1999. Consultado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  18. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (9 de octubre de 2001). "Ping Pong Club Vol. #4: Loser's Club (de 0)" . AnimeOnDVD . Archivado del original el 24 de abril de 2005. Recuperado el 7 de diciembre de 2021 .
  19. ↑Beveridge, Chris (December 20, 2001). "Ping Pong Club Vol. #5: Rots in Hell". AnimeOnDVD. Archived from the original on September 18, 2002. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  20. ↑Beveridge, Chris (August 24, 2002). "Ping Pong Club Vol. #1: Make Way For (of 0)". AnimeOnDVD. Archived from the original on March 5, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  21. ↑Beveridge, Chris (November 5, 2002). "Ping Pong Club Vol. #2: Love & Comedy (of 0)". AnimeOnDVD. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  22. ↑Beveridge, Chris (December 21, 2002). "Ping Pong Club Vol. #3: Goes Too Far". AnimeOnDVD. Archived from the original on April 27, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  23. ↑"The Ping Pong Club DVD Collection". Central Park Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006.
  24. ↑「BeeTV」内のBeeマンガで、累計発行部数2500万部の超人気ギャグマンガ『行け！稲中卓球部』（原作：古谷実／講談社刊）と、おかざき真理原作の、フジテレビ月9ドラマにもなった人気コミック「サプリ」が2010年9月20日（祝・月）より配信スタートすることが決定した。. Animate Times (in Japanese). September 17, 2010. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  25. ↑Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 16, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.