A new teaser PV trailer and visual have been revealed for the Ping Pong Girls -Senko no Kanata e donghua animated series, which will be screened theatrically in Japan as a compilation film on May 16, 2025. The web animated series contained six episodes from July 20, 2024 to August 17, 2024, running for 17 minutes each. It is also known by its Chinese title Baise Shandian or by its alternate English title White Lightning.
The teaser trailer highlights the main Japanese voice cast (whose name spellings are not officially confirmed) that include:
- • Shiina Natsukawa as Zhang Luoyi
- • Sora Amamiya as Lu Wang
- • Momo Asakura as Li Xintong
- • Haruka Tomatsu as Ding Xiao
In addition, Natsukawa, Amamiya, and Asakura will be present at a joint stage in the Aniplex booth on March 23, 2025 at AnimeJapan 2025.
Ni Jiafei (Meng Qi Shi Shen: Zaijie Liangyuan) directed the donghua series and co-wrote the screenplay with Lax and Ke Zha. Xiangzhi is credited with the original character designs, while Luo Yibei was in charge of the series character designs. HuaMei Animation handled the animation production.
The main story centers on a young athlete Zhang Luoyi, who was born into a family of table tennis players. After losing a very important match that would have allowed her entry into the professional league, she left table tennis behind to start a new life. She moves to a distant high school in northeastern China, where she meets several new friends such as honor student Lu Wang, table tennis nerd Li Xintong, and troublemaker Ding Xiao.
Source: Ping Pong Girls Official Twitter, Official Website, Natalie
This article has been partially translated from Japanese into English using Google translate.
