S01 E012014-04-11 / 23 MIN
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.
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KOKI UCHIYAMAMakoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
FUKUJURO KATAYAMAYutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
YOUSEI BUNWenge 'China' Kong (voice)
SHUNSUKE SAKUYARyuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
SUBARU KIMURAManabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
YUSAKU YARAJou Koizumi (voice)
PING PONG THE ANIMATION
20148.2 RATING1 SEASON11 EPISODESANIMATION
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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SEASONS & EPISODES
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S01 E01
S01 E022014-04-18 / 23 MIN
SMILE IS A ROBOT
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
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S01 E032014-04-25 / 23 MIN
STAKING YOUR LIFE ON TABLE TENNIS IS REVOLTING
All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
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S01 E042014-05-02 / 23 MIN
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.
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S01 E052014-05-09 / 23 MIN
WHERE DID I GO WRONG?
Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
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S01 E062014-05-16 / 23 MIN
YOU LOVE THIS SPORT MORE THAN ANYONE!!
Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
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S01 E07
S01 E082014-05-30 / 23 MIN
THE HERO APPEARS
Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
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S01 E092014-06-06 / 23 MIN
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.
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S01 E102014-06-13 / 23 MIN
I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE HERO!!
Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
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