Ping Pong the Animation (2014)

04/11/2014 (JP) • 23m

Animation, Drama

Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!

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.

Top Billed Cast

Koki Uchiyama

Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)

11 Episodes

Fukujuro Katayama

Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)

11 Episodes

Yousei Bun

Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)

11 Episodes

Shunsuke Sakuya

Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)

11 Episodes

Subaru Kimura

Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)

11 Episodes

Yusaku Yara

Jou Koizumi (voice)

11 Episodes

Masako Nozawa

Obaba Tamura (voice)

11 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2014 | 11 Episodes

Season 1 of Ping Pong the Animation premiered on April 11, 2014.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Mandarin

Keywords

ping pong

sports

high school

coming of age

spirituality

bromance

based on manga

seinen

anime

self reflection

prodigy

table tennis

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