Ping Pong the Animation

All Episodes 2014
TV-14

  • Ended
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  • 2014-04-10T15:00:00Z
  • 23m
  • 4h 13m (11 episodes)
  • Japan
  • Chinese, Japanese
  • Tatsunoko Production + 3 more, Aniplex, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Dentsu
  • Anime, Drama, Donghua
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.

11 episodes

Series Premiere

2014-04-10T15:00:00Z

1x01 (1) The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

Series Premiere

1x01 (1) The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

  • 2014-04-10T15:00:00Z23m

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.

2014-04-17T15:00:00Z

1x02 (2) Smile Is a Robot

1x02 (2) Smile Is a Robot

  • 2014-04-17T15:00:00Z23m

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

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

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

2014-05-08T15:00:00Z

1x05 (5) Where Did I Go Wrong?

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

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

2014-05-22T15:00:00Z

1x07 (7) Yes, My Coach

1x07 (7) Yes, My Coach

  • 2014-05-22T15:00:00Z23m

Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

2014-05-29T15:00:00Z

1x08 (8) The Hero Appears

1x08 (8) The Hero Appears

  • 2014-05-29T15:00:00Z23m

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

2014-06-05T15:00:00Z

1x09 (9) Gonna Cry a Bit

1x09 (9) Gonna Cry a Bit

  • 2014-06-05T15:00:00Z23m

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

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

Series Finale

2014-06-19T15:00:00Z

1x11 (11) Blood Tastes Like Iron

Series Finale

1x11 (11) Blood Tastes Like Iron

  • 2014-06-19T15:00:00Z23m

The final match is on.

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