Ping Pong the Animation — Episodes, Where to Watch & Characters

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Watch & episode guide

Episodes

#1The Sound of the Wind is in the WayTwo old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.2014-04-11 · 23m

#2Smile is a RobotCoach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.2014-04-18 · 23m

#3Devoting Your Life to Table Tennis is CreepyAll the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.2014-04-25 · 23m

#4The Only Way to Avoid Losing by Not FightingPeco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.2014-05-02 · 23m

#5Where Did I Go Wrong?Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.2014-05-09 · 23m

#6You Love Table Tennis More Than Anyone Else!!Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.2014-05-16 · 23m

#7Yes, My CoachPlayers, coaches, captains, and their families.2014-05-23 · 23m

#8Enter the HeroSmile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?2014-05-30 · 23m

#9I'm Gonna Go CryIn the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.2014-06-06 · 23m

#10You're a Hero, Aren't You?!Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.2014-06-13 · 23m

#11Blood Tastes Like IronThe final match is on.2014-06-20 · 23m

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Quick facts

Episodes11

Seasons1

StatusFinished

Aired2014

Japanese title: ピンポン THE ANIMATION
Also known as: Ping Pong The Animation, PPTA

Synopsis

"The hero comes. The hero comes. The hero comes. Chant these words in your mind, and I'll surely come to you..." This mantra is what Makoto Tsukimoto repeats as a source of motivation when he fights through the stress of not only grueling ping pong matches, but also in situations of his life. Makoto doesn't fight alone; he and his friend, Yukata Hoshino, nicknamed Smile and Peco respectively, are two boys who have grown up playing ping pong together nearly every day. Peco, brimming with confidence, aims to be the best table tennis player in the world; Smile, on the other hand, shows little ambition. Nevertheless, the two have always stuck together, with a bond built upon their mutual love for this sport. Every year, students from all across Japan gather for the inter-high table tennis competition to achieve national and international stardom. Through intense training and competition, only the very best persevere. From the avant-garde director of Tatami Galaxy, Masaaki Yuasa, Ping Pong The Animation serves a tale of ambition with its fair share of bumps along the way. Whatever the odds, Peco and Smile will face them together. (Source: MAL Rewrite)