Ping Pong the Animation

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 11

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 w...

Ping Pong the Animation

Episodes(11)

The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

1. The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

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.

Air Date : 2014-04-11

Smile Is a Robot

2. Smile Is a Robot

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

Air Date : 2014-04-18

Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

3. Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

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

Air Date : 2014-04-25

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

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

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

Air Date : 2014-05-02

Where Did I Go Wrong?

5. Where Did I Go Wrong?

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

Air Date : 2014-05-09

You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

6. You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

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

Air Date : 2014-05-16

Yes, My Coach

7. Yes, My Coach

Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

Air Date : 2014-05-23

The Hero Appears

8. The Hero Appears

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

Air Date : 2014-05-30

Gonna Cry a Bit

9. Gonna Cry a Bit

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

Air Date : 2014-06-06

I Thought You Were the Hero!!

10. I Thought You Were the Hero!!

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

Air Date : 2014-06-13

Blood Tastes Like Iron

11. Blood Tastes Like Iron

The final match is on.

Air Date : 2014-06-20

Cast

Koki Uchiyama
内山昂輝

(Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice))

Fukujuro Katayama
片山福十郎

(Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice))

Yousei Bun
Yousei Bun

(Wenge 'China' Kong (voice))

Shunsuke Sakuya
咲野俊介

(Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice))

Subaru Kimura
木村昴

(Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice))

Yusaku Yara
屋良有作

(Jou Koizumi (voice))

Masako Nozawa
野沢雅子

(Obaba Tamura (voice))

Takanori Hoshino
星野貴紀

(Oota (voice))

Takayuki Nakatsukasa
中務貴幸

(Student C (voice))

Mitsuaki Hoshi
Mitsuaki Hoshi

(Takamura (voice))

Tei Ha
Tei Ha

(Wenge's coach (voice))

Kenji Hamada
浜田賢二

(Sanada (voice))

Mitsuki Nishida
Mitsuki Nishida

(Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino (young) (voice))

Akihiko Ishizumi
石住昭彦

(Taku Kazama (voice))

Shohei Shimada
嶋田翔平

(Student A (voice))

Shinji Ogawa
小川真司

(Ryuu "President" Kazama (voice))

Kenta Ohkuma
大隈健太

(Nekota (voice))

Takahiro Shimada
島田岳洋

(Michio Tamura (voice))

Yuma Uchida
内田雄馬

(Student B (voice))

Tasuku Hatanaka
畠中祐

(Katase club member A (voice))

Ayako Kawasumi
川澄綾子

(Yurie (voice))

Shinya Hamazoe
浜添伸也

(Hama-chan (voice))

Hiromu Satomura
Hiromu Satomura

(Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto (young) (voice))

Kenjiro Tsuda
津田健次郎

(Egami (voice))

So Nozawa
野沢聡

(Kimura (voice))

Kenichi Hoshino
星野健一

(Head referee (voice))

Yuya Tamaki
Yuya Tamaki

(Katase Club member C (voice))

Takumi Ikezawa
Takumi Ikezawa

(Manabu "Demon" Sakuma (young) (voice))

Una Sahara
Una Sahara

(Mrs. Koizumi (voice))

Takuya Masumoto
増元拓也

(Kaiou club member B (voice))

Takahiro Miyamoto
宮本崇弘

(Dotechin (voice))

Sho Koneri
こねり翔

(Tsujidou Academy advisor (voice))

Ryu Ken

(Kong's mother (voice))

Keiko Domon
Keiko Domon

(Emiko (voice))

Yuusuke Suda
須田祐介

(Mori (voice))

Soichi Abe
あべそういち

(Norio (voice))

Waku Sakaguchi
坂口湧久

(Ryuuichi "Dragon" Kazama (voice) (young))

Hidetoshi Akutsu
阿久津秀寿

(Child B (voice))

Airi Ootsu
大津愛理

(Piiko (voice))

Yu Seki
Yu Seki

(Tsujidou club member B (voice))

Yohei Shintaku
新宅洋平

(Student E (voice))

Akira Fukuzawa
福澤朗

(Announcer (voice))

Hiroki Goto
後藤ヒロキ

(Akuma's father (voice))

Haruka Shiraishi
白石晴香

(Woman (voice))

Shiho Kokido
古城門志帆

(Girl (voice))

Yasuyo Tomita
冨田泰代

(Peco's little brother (voice))

Erina Kurita
Erina Kurita

(Mūko (voice))

Masayuki Haruhara
春原雅之

(Child B (voice))

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