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Series

Ping Pong the Animation

2014 · 1 season · 11 episodes · Ended · Fuji TV

Animation, Drama

TMDB 8.2 · 136 votes

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Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!

Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto and his friend Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino have been playing table tennis together since they were kids, but as they enter high school, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed. Peco, brimming with confidence and energy, wants to be the best in the world, but the reserved Smile has little fighting spirit and doesn't want to sacrifice others' happiness just to win, despite his innate talent. As the two grow, and experience the ups and downs of the sport – and life – they try to figure out exactly who they really are and what drives them to play.

Episodes

  • S01E01The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear2014-04-1123m

    Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.

  • S01E02Smile Is a Robot2014-04-1823m

    Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.

  • S01E03Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting2014-04-2523m

    All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.

  • S01E04The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight2014-05-0223m

    Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.

  • S01E05Where Did I Go Wrong?2014-05-0923m

    Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.

  • S01E06You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!2014-05-1623m

    Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.

  • S01E07Yes, My Coach2014-05-2323m

    Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

  • S01E08The Hero Appears2014-05-3023m

    Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?

  • S01E09Gonna Cry a Bit2014-06-0623m

    In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.

  • S01E10I Thought You Were the Hero!!2014-06-1323m

    Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.

  • S01E11Blood Tastes Like Iron2014-06-2023m

    The final match is on.

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