Ping Pong the Animation (2014)

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

Original title: ピンポン THE ANIMATION

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.

Ping Pong the Animation

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as Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)

Fukujuro Katayama

Fukujuro Katayama

as Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)

as Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

as Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)

as Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)

as Jou Koizumi (voice)

as Obaba Tamura (voice)

Takanori Hoshino

Takanori Hoshino

as Oota (voice)

Takayuki Nakatsukasa

Takayuki Nakatsukasa

as Koeda (voice) as Student (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Tournament Staffer B (voice) as Tsujidou Club Member A (voice) as Kaiou Club Member A (voice) as Student C (voice)

as Takamura (voice)

as Wenge's Coach (voice)

as Sanada (voice)

Mitsuki Nishida

Mitsuki Nishida

as Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino as a Child (voice)

Akihiko Ishizumi

Akihiko Ishizumi

as Taku Kazama (voice)

as Yamada (voice) as Student A (voice)

as Ryuu 'President' Kazama (voice)

as Nekota (voice)

Takahiro Shimada

Takahiro Shimada

as Michio Tamura (voice)

as Katase Club Member B (voice) as Chief referee (voice) as Student B (voice) as Student A (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

as Katase Club Member A (voice) as Student B (voice) as Student A (voice)

as Yurie (voice)

as Hama-chan (voice) as Player (voice)

Hiromu Satomura

Hiromu Satomura

as Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto as a Child (voice)

as Egami (voice)

as Kimura (voice)

Kenichi Hoshino

Kenichi Hoshino

as Head Referee (voice) as Tournament Staffer A (voice)

as Katase Club Member C (voice) as Iida (voice) as Student D (voice)

as Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma as a Child (voice)

as Mrs. Koizumi (voice)

Takuya Masumoto

Takuya Masumoto

as Kaiou Club Member B (voice)

Takahiro Miyamoto

Takahiro Miyamoto

as Dotechin (voice)

as Tsujidou Academy Advisor (voice)

as Kong's Mother (voice)

as Emiko (voice)

as Mori (voice)

as Norio (voice)

as Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama as a Child (voice)

Hidetoshi Akutsu

Hidetoshi Akutsu

as Child B (voice) as Child A (voice)

as Piiko (voice)

as Tsujidou Club Member B (voice)

as Student E (voice)

as Announcer (voice)

as Akuma's Father (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

as Woman (voice)

as Girl (voice)

as Peco's Younger Brother (voice)

as Muko (voice)

Masayuki Haruhara

Masayuki Haruhara

as Child B (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

1x1

The wind makes it too hard to hear
1x2

Smile is a robot
1x3

Staking your life on table tennis is revolting
1x4

The only way to be sure you won't lose is to not fight
1x5

Where did i go wrong?
1x6

You love this sport more than anyone!!
1x7

Yes, my coach
1x8

The hero appears
1x9

Gonna cry a bit
1x10

I thought you were the hero!!
1x11

Blood tastes like iron

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