Ping Pong the Animation(2014)
AnimationDrama
First Air Date: 2014-04-11
Average Runtime: 23m
Rating: 8.1
Votes: 134
Seasons: 1
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 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.
Keywords
ping pongsportshigh schoolcoming of agespiritualitybromancebased on manga
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Season 1
Episodes: 11E01
The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
Air Date: 2014-04-11
Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling...
E02
Smile Is a Robot
Air Date: 2014-04-18
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
E03
Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
Air Date: 2014-04-25
All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
E04
The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
Air Date: 2014-05-02
Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his ...
E05
Where Did I Go Wrong?
Air Date: 2014-05-09
Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
E06
You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
Air Date: 2014-05-16
Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
E07
Yes, My Coach
Air Date: 2014-05-23
Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
E08
The Hero Appears
Air Date: 2014-05-30
Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
E09
Gonna Cry a Bit
Air Date: 2014-06-06
In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lot...
E10
I Thought You Were the Hero!!
Air Date: 2014-06-13
Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
E11
Blood Tastes Like Iron
Air Date: 2014-06-20
The final match is on.
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