Ping Pong the Animation (2014)
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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.
- Released: 2014-04-11
- Genres: Animation, Drama
- Seasons: 1, 11 episodes
- Episode length: 23m
- Network: Fuji TV
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10 from 138 votes
Top cast
- Koki Uchiyama as Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
- Fukujuro Katayama as Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
- Yousei Bun as Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)
- Shunsuke Sakuya as Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
- Subaru Kimura as Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
- Yusaku Yara as Jou Koizumi (voice)
- Masako Nozawa as Obaba Tamura (voice)
Where to watch Ping Pong the Animation
- United States: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
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