Masaaki Yuasa is one of the most inventive and celebrated anime filmmakers in the world. No two of his projects look alike, whether it's the kinetic spirit of Ping Pong the Animation, the colorful fluidity of The Tatami Galaxy...
By Teresa Navarro
Ping Pong the Animation is a sports anime unlike any you’ve seen before.
While many
beloved series focus on the trials and triumph of a character or ensemble, Masaaki
Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl) dives
deep...
As mentioned earlier this year, Funimation and Crunchyroll have partnered together to give you more anime content by focusing on what we do best. Funimation will dub most of the shows that Crunchyroll has, and Crunchyroll will get most...
This New Release Tuesday, we have two great titles coming out today: Origin: Spirits of the Past, a beautiful and thrilling movie from Studio Gonzo, and Ping Pong the Animation, a fast-paced sports anime with complex characters and a...
We've got a double header weekend (technically, it's a triple header since we'll have a FUNimation booth at Anime Conji in San Diego as well)! While Rojas is off to Seattle for Sakura-Con, Tara, Lauren, and Tim will be...
We've got TWO conventions this weekend, so we're bringing DOUBLE the FUN! We're going bi-coastal, even. Lauren, Tara, and Tim will be heading to Anime Boston, and Rojas flying to Sakura-Con in Seattle. Take a look below for all...
Fresh from Anime Detour, we've got two English cast announcements for you today!
First up, we've got the critically-acclaimed PING PONG THE ANIMATION!
CHARACTER - ACTOR
Yutaka Hoshino/Peco - Aaron Dismuke
Makoto Tsukimoto/Smile - Micah Solusod
Jo Koizumi/Butterfly Joe - Mark Stoddard
Ryuichi Kazama/Dragon -...
We've got the latest titles coming to home video, just announced at the FUNimation Industry Panel at Nekocon! Without further ado, here's the lineup of what you'll soon be able to add to your collection!
FUNimation has acquired the home...
EDIT: We have winners! Please scroll to the bottom to see.
Here at FUNimation we LOVE Ping Pong. We even made a video about how much we love Ping Pong, and how epic we think the sport is. Check it...
