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7.4 1 Seasons • 11 Episodes

Ping Pong the Animation - Season 1

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

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.

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)

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.

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