Ping Pong the Animation 2014
“Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!”
★ 8.1/10 TV-14 AnimationDrama 1 seasons · 11 eps Ended
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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.
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Cast
Koki Uchiyama
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
Fukujuro Katayama
Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
Yousei Bun
Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Jou Koizumi (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Obaba Tamura (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Oota (voice)
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Koeda (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshi
Takamura (voice)
Tei Ha
Wenge's Coach (voice)
Kenji Hamada
Sanada (voice)
Episode guide
Season 1 · 11 episodes
- E1 The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear Apr 11, 2014
- E2 Smile Is a Robot Apr 18, 2014
- E3 Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting Apr 25, 2014
- E4 The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight May 2, 2014
- E5 Where Did I Go Wrong? May 9, 2014
- E6 You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!! May 16, 2014
- E7 Yes, My Coach May 23, 2014
- E8 The Hero Appears May 30, 2014
- E9 Gonna Cry a Bit Jun 6, 2014
- E10 I Thought You Were the Hero!! Jun 13, 2014
- E11 Blood Tastes Like Iron Jun 20, 2014