Series
Ping Pong the Animation
“Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!”
AnimationDrama
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear11 Apr 2014 · 23m · ★ 6.2Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.
2Smile Is a Robot18 Apr 2014 · 23m · ★ 9.3Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
3Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting25 Apr 2014 · 23m · ★ 9.3All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
4The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight2 May 2014 · 23m · ★ 7.6Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.
5Where Did I Go Wrong?9 May 2014 · 23m · ★ 5.8Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
6You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!16 May 2014 · 23m · ★ 5.8Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
7Yes, My Coach23 May 2014 · 23m · ★ 6.8Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
8The Hero Appears30 May 2014 · 23m · ★ 5.8Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
9Gonna Cry a Bit6 Jun 2014 · 23m · ★ 8.8In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.
10I Thought You Were the Hero!!13 Jun 2014 · 23m · ★ 8.2Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
11Blood Tastes Like Iron20 Jun 2014 · 23m · ★ 8.4The final match is on.
Details
- First aired
- 11 Apr 2014
- Last aired
- 20 Jun 2014
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Japanese
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Episodes
- 11
- Votes
- 141 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Koki UchiyamaMakoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
Fukujuro KatayamaYutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
Yousei BunWenge 'China' Kong (voice)
Shunsuke SakuyaRyuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
Subaru KimuraManabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
Yusaku YaraJou Koizumi (voice)
Masako NozawaObaba Tamura (voice)
