Ping Pong the Animation (ピンポン THE ANIMATION)
Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Yohei Shintaku, Yuka Okayasu
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (2014)
No overview available.
11 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
2014-04-11Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 2: Smile Is a Robot
2014-04-18Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 3: Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
2014-04-25All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 4: The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
2014-05-02Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 5: Where Did I Go Wrong?
2014-05-09Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 6: You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
2014-05-16Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 7: Yes, My Coach
2014-05-23Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 8: The Hero Appears
2014-05-30Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 9: Gonna Cry a Bit
2014-06-06In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 10: I Thought You Were the Hero!!
2014-06-13Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
Runtime: 23 minEpisode 11: Blood Tastes Like Iron
2014-06-20The final match is on.
Runtime: 23 minVideos
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