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Ping Pong the Animation

Ping Pong the Animation

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

20148.11 Season11 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Taiyō Matsumoto
Written by Taiyō Matsumoto, Masaaki Yuasa
Produced by Yohei Shintaku, Yuka Okayasu
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)

Fukujuro Katayama

Fukujuro Katayama

Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)

Yousei Bun

Yousei Bun

Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)

Subaru Kimura

Subaru Kimura

Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Jou Koizumi (voice)

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Obaba Tamura (voice)

Themes & Keywords

ping pongsportshigh schoolcoming of agespiritualitybromancebased on mangaseinenanimeself reflectionprodigytable tennis

About Ping Pong the Animation

Ping Pong the Animation is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of ping pong, sports, high school, coming of age, spirituality, bromance. Created by Taiyō Matsumoto, it stars Koki Uchiyama, Fukujuro Katayama, Yousei Bun. 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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