Name: Ping Pong the Animation
Genre: Animation, Drama
Rating: 8.1

About this series

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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⭐ 8.1/10 134 votes

Quick facts

First aired

2014

Seasons

Episodes

TMDB Rating

⭐ 8.1/10

Votes

134

Genre

Animation, Drama

Status

Ended

Network

Fuji TV

Language

Seasons & Episodes

S01E01

The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

⭐ 5.2

Apr 11, 2014 23 min

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.

S01E02

Smile Is a Robot

⭐ 9.0

Apr 18, 2014 23 min

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

S01E03

Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

⭐ 9.0

Apr 25, 2014 23 min

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

S01E04

The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

⭐ 7.0

May 2, 2014 23 min

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

S01E05

Where Did I Go Wrong?

⭐ 4.3

May 9, 2014 23 min

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

S01E06

You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

⭐ 4.8

May 16, 2014 23 min

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

S01E07

Yes, My Coach

⭐ 5.7

May 23, 2014 23 min

Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

S01E08

The Hero Appears

⭐ 4.3

May 30, 2014 23 min

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

S01E09

Gonna Cry a Bit

⭐ 8.3

Jun 6, 2014 23 min

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

S01E10

I Thought You Were the Hero!!

⭐ 7.8

Jun 13, 2014 23 min

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

S01E11

Blood Tastes Like Iron

⭐ 8.0

Jun 20, 2014 23 min

The final match is on.

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Cast

Koki Uchiyama

Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimo

Fukujuro Katayama

Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino

Yousei Bun

Wenge 'China' Kong (vo

Shunsuke Sakuya

Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kaza

Subaru Kimura

Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma

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Questions about Ping Pong the Animation

How many seasons does Ping Pong the Animation have?

Ping Pong the Animation has 1 season and 11 episodes total.

What genre is Ping Pong the Animation?

Ping Pong the Animation is a Animation, Drama series.

Who stars in Ping Pong the Animation?

The cast of Ping Pong the Animation includes Koki Uchiyama, Fukujuro Katayama, Yousei Bun, Shunsuke Sakuya, Subaru Kimura.

What is the TMDB rating for Ping Pong the Animation?

Ping Pong the Animation has a TMDB rating of 8.1/10 based on 134 votes.

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