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Ping Pong the Animation

“Enter the hero! Enter the hero! Enter the hero!”

201423m / epAnimation · Drama

First aired

April 11, 2014

8.2

TMDB Score

82% match · 141 votes

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S01 · E04

The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

Season 1 · May 2, 2014 · 23m

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E01▶

The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

Apr 11, 2014 · 23m

E02▶

Smile Is a Robot

Apr 18, 2014 · 23m

E03▶

Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

Apr 25, 2014 · 23m

E04Playing

The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

May 2, 2014 · 23m

E05▶

Where Did I Go Wrong?

May 9, 2014 · 23m

E06▶

You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

May 16, 2014 · 23m

E07▶

Yes, My Coach

May 23, 2014 · 23m

E08▶

The Hero Appears

May 30, 2014 · 23m

E09▶

Gonna Cry a Bit

Jun 6, 2014 · 23m

E10▶

I Thought You Were the Hero!!

Jun 13, 2014 · 23m

E11▶

Blood Tastes Like Iron

Jun 20, 2014 · 23m

Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.

About the Series

AnimationDrama

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.

First aired: April 11, 2014
Last aired: June 20, 2014
Seasons: 1 season · 11 episodes
Status: Ended
Original language: Japanese
Network: Fuji TV