Ping Pong the Animation (2014)

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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Koki Uchiyama
Koki Uchiyama
as Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
Fukujuro Katayama
Fukujuro Katayama
as Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
Yousei Bun
Yousei Bun
as Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)
Shunsuke Sakuya
Shunsuke Sakuya
as Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Subaru Kimura
as Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Yusaku Yara
as Jou Koizumi (voice)
Masako Nozawa
Masako Nozawa
as Obaba Tamura (voice)
Takanori Hoshino
Takanori Hoshino
as Oota (voice)
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
as Koeda (voice) as Student C (voice) as Tournament staffer B (voice) as Tsujidou club member A (voice) as Reporter (voice) as Student (voice) as Kaiou club member A (voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshi
Mitsuaki Hoshi
as Takamura (voice)
Tei Ha
Tei Ha
as Wenge's coach (voice)
Kenji Hamada
Kenji Hamada
as Sanada (voice)
Mitsuki Nishida
Mitsuki Nishida
as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino (young) (voice)
Akihiko Ishizumi
Akihiko Ishizumi
as Taku Kazama (voice)
Shohei Shimada
Shohei Shimada
as Yamada (voice) as Student A (voice)
Shinji Ogawa
Shinji Ogawa
as Ryuu "President" Kazama (voice)
Kenta Ohkuma
Kenta Ohkuma
as Nekota (voice)
Takahiro Shimada
Takahiro Shimada
as Michio Tamura (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Yuma Uchida
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)
Ayako Kawasumi
Ayako Kawasumi
as Yurie (voice)
Hiromu Satomura
Hiromu Satomura
as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto (young) (voice)
Shinya Hamazoe
Shinya Hamazoe
as Hama-chan (voice) as Player (voice)
Kenjiro Tsuda
Kenjiro Tsuda
as Egami (voice)
So Nozawa
So Nozawa
as Kimura (voice)
Kenichi Hoshino
Kenichi Hoshino
as Head referee (voice) as Tournament staffer A (voice)
Yuya Tamaki
Yuya Tamaki
as Iida (voice) as Katase Club member C (voice) as Student D (voice)
Takumi Ikezawa
Takumi Ikezawa
as Manabu "Demon" Sakuma (young) (voice)
Una Sahara
Una Sahara
as Mrs. Koizumi (voice)
Takuya Masumoto
Takuya Masumoto
as Kaiou club member B (voice)
Takahiro Miyamoto
Takahiro Miyamoto
as Dotechin (voice)
Sho Koneri
Sho Koneri
as Tsujidou Academy advisor (voice)
Ryu Ken
Ryu Ken
as Kong's mother (voice)
Keiko Domon
Keiko Domon
as Emiko (voice)
Yuusuke Suda
Yuusuke Suda
as Mori (voice)
Soichi Abe
Soichi Abe
as Norio (voice)
Waku Sakaguchi
Waku Sakaguchi
as Ryuuichi "Dragon" Kazama (voice) (young)
Hidetoshi Akutsu
Hidetoshi Akutsu
as Child A (voice) as Child B (voice)
Airi Ootsu
Airi Ootsu
as Piiko (voice)
Yu Seki
Yu Seki
as Tsujidou club member B (voice)
Yohei Shintaku
Yohei Shintaku
as Student E (voice)
Akira Fukuzawa
Akira Fukuzawa
as Announcer (voice)
Hiroki Goto
Hiroki Goto
as Akuma's father (voice)
Haruka Shiraishi
Haruka Shiraishi
as Woman (voice)
Shiho Kokido
Shiho Kokido
as Girl (voice)
Yasuyo Tomita
Yasuyo Tomita
as Peco's little brother (voice)
Erina Kurita
Erina Kurita
as Mūko (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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