Ping Pong the Animation
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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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1Episode 1The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
23 min
Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.
2Episode 2Smile Is a Robot
23 min
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
3Episode 3Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
23 min
All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
4Episode 4The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
23 min
Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.
5Episode 5Where Did I Go Wrong?
23 min
Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
6Episode 6You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
23 min
Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
7Episode 7Yes, My Coach
23 min
Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
8Episode 8The Hero Appears
23 min
Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
9Episode 9Gonna Cry a Bit
23 min
In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.
10Episode 10I Thought You Were the Hero!!
23 min
Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
11Episode 11Blood Tastes Like Iron
23 min
The final match is on.
