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TV series

Ping Pong the Animation

Original title: ピンポン THE ANIMATION

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

2014 · TV-14 · 1 season · 11 episodes

8.2

TMDB audience score
142 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 4h 13m to watch every episode. An estimate: 11 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 23 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Crunchyroll
  • Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

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  • Apple TV Store

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Main cast

  • Koki Uchiyama
    Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Fukujuro Katayama
    Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Yousei Bun
    Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Shunsuke Sakuya
    Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Subaru Kimura
    Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Yusaku Yara
    Jou Koizumi (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Masako Nozawa
    Obaba Tamura (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Takanori Hoshino
    Oota (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Takayuki Nakatsukasa
    Student C (voice)
    10 episodes

  • Mitsuaki Hoshi
    Takamura (voice)
    9 episodes

  • Tei Ha
    Wenge's Coach (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Kenji Hamada
    Sanada (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Mitsuki Nishida
    Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino as a Child (voice)
    8 episodes

  • Akihiko Ishizumi
    Taku Kazama (voice)
    7 episodes

  • Shohei Shimada
    Student A (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Shinji Ogawa
    Ryuu 'President' Kazama (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Kenta Ohkuma
    Nekota (voice)
    6 episodes

  • Takahiro Shimada
    Michio Tamura (voice)
    5 episodes

Seasons