Ping Pong the Animation
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- ピンポン THE ANIMATION
- Release
- April 11, 2014
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 23min/ep
- Rating
- TV-14
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Koki Uchiyama
Makoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)
11 eps.
Fukujuro Katayama
Yutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)
11 eps.
Yousei Bun
Wenge 'China' Kong (voice)
11 eps.
Shunsuke Sakuya
Ryuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)
11 eps.
Subaru Kimura
Manabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)
11 eps.
Yusaku Yara
Jou Koizumi (voice)
11 eps.
Masako Nozawa
Obaba Tamura (voice)
11 eps.
Takanori Hoshino
Oota (voice)
11 eps.
Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Student (voice) / Koeda (voice) / Reporter (voice) / Tournament Staffer B (voice) / Student C (voice) / Kaiou Club Member A (voice) / Tsujidou Club Member A (voice)
10 eps.
Mitsuaki Hoshi
Takamura (voice)
9 eps.
Tei Ha
Wenge's Coach (voice)
8 eps.
Kenji Hamada
Sanada (voice)
8 eps.
