Ping Pong the Animation

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.

Series details

First air date

2014

Last air date

2014

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

11

Episode runtime

23 min

Genres

Animation, Drama

Original language

JA

Origin country

JP

Networks

Fuji TV

Production

Tatsunoko Production, Aniplex, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, dentsu

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