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Ping Pong Anime's 'Peco' Character Previewed in TV Ad
posted on by Karen Ressler
Fuji TV's Noitamina began streaming its fifth television commercial on Thursday for the Ping Pong television anime series, introducing the character Peco. The anime series will premiere on April 10.
In the video Peco says "You're still 3 generations early to challenge me. I'm a hero! Reaction. Reflex. Speed of sound. Speed of light. When you're in a pinch, give me a shout!"
Taiyo Matsumoto's original manga revolves around two longtime friends Smile and Peco who are both members of the Ping Pong Club at their high school and are both very talented at the sport. However, Smile's quiet personality keeps him from being able to win against Peco. The club's teacher takes notice of Smile's talent and works to change his attitude toward the sport.
The cast includes:
Fukujūrō Katayama as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino
Kōki Uchiyama as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto
Shunsuke Sakuya as Ryūichi "Dragon" Kazama
Subaru Kimura as Manabu "Akuma" sakuma.
Yosei Bun as Kon "China" Wenga
Masako Nozawa as Obaba
Yuusaku Yara as Jō Koizumi
Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, The Tatami Galaxy, Kick-Heart) is directing the television anime at Tatsunoko Productions. Nobutake Ito is designing the characters, while kensuke ushio is composing the soundtrack. Kunio Tsujita serves as the color key artist, and Kevin Aymeric is the art director. The staff also includes Shunsuke Nakamura as director of photography, Kashiko Kimura as editor, and Eriko Kimura as sound director. The band merengue will perform the series' ending theme.
The first three commercials featured Smile, China, Akuma, and Dragon.
