#kazama

It’s so romantic how ping pong isn’t like other sports. It’s only one on one. Not by yourself or with a group, only with one other person. The personal connection between the two players is so important. Every time you play will be different depending on how the other player behaves. That relationship is why Ping Pong has two protagonists and why their connection is so important. They lose so much of themselves when not together and that is why the majority of the series is them finding their way back together. This need for a connection limits people like Kazama that train with robots and lose that human element. He loses sight of what’s important, thinking all there is is winning and representing his team and family. He forgets to represent himself. His moniker ‘Dragon’ fits this lonely imposed isolation perfectly. Isolation is antithetical to the entire sport of ping pong