Ping Pong the Animation
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | ピンポン THE ANIMATION |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Apr 11, 2014 [10 years 9 months ago] |
| Ended: | Jun 20, 2014 [10 years 7 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | ANIDB |
Two long-time friends Smile and Peco are both members of the ping pong club at their high school and are both very talented at the sport. However, Smile's quiet personality keeps him from being able to win against Peco. The club's teacher takes notice of Smile's talent and works to change his attitude toward the sport.
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Episode 1: The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-04-11
Spring. The Hatase High school gymnasium. Table tennis club adviser Koizumi Jo notices a cut-man with glasses on the team.
He is one of the up-and-comers who joined the team this year, Tsukimoto Makoto (Smile).
Meanwhile, the other up-and-comer Hoshino Yutaka (Peco) is swindling a man at Obaba's Tamura Table Tennis Hall.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 2: Smile Is a Robot
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-04-18
Peco is shocked when he gets skunked by "China" a.k.a. Kong Wenge.
Meanwhile, Koizumi tells Smile not to play with Peco anymore.
Koizumi instructs Smile to overcome his lack of competitive spirit by the Inter High.
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Episode 3: Staking Your Life On Table Tennis Is Revolting
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-04-25
The Inter-High preliminaries begin as though swallowing the hopes of every player.
If Peco defeats his noisy quarterfinal opponent, he'll remain in the top 4 and advance to nationals. Peco's quarterfinal opponent is Sakuma AKA "Akuma".
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 4: The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-05-02
Smile loses his match against Smile. After watching the game, Koizumi expresses his rage, saying, "A guy who doesn't even want to win shouldn't treat the game like a joke!" Seeing his fury, Obaba asks Koizumi if Smile reminds him of himself 50 years ago.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 5: Where Did I Go Wrong?
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-05-09
After winning the Inter-High, Dragon goes on to win the Junior Olympics singles, and makes his triumphant return. At a press conference after his return, Dragon clearly states Kaio's need for players on Tsukimoto's level. Dragon's statement creates subtle waves in the Kaio Academy team.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 6: You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-05-16
Having quit table tennis, Peco hangs around Tamura Table Tennis Hall eating snacks.
Meanwhile, Smile polishes his skills with Koizumi in order to win, causing discord between himself and his teammates.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 7: Yes, My Coach
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-05-23
Smile is finally scouted by Kaio. Dragon declares, "Keep playing in this dumpy environment and your talent will rot." After attempting to persuade Smile, as Dragon heads home, he recalls painful memories from his past. Meanwhile, Peco decides to make a comeback and Obaba works him hard.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 8: The Hero Appears
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-05-30
Peco practices among college students at the training center in preparation for the Inter-High preliminaries. When Koizumi learns from Obaba that Peco is still playing table tennis, he registers Peco for the event.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 9: Gonna Cry a Bit
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-06-06
Peco beats China. However, the defeated China felt refreshed. Joining Smile, the new Peco who appeared on Katase High's team becomes the talk of the town in the blink of an eye. While rumors of Kaio's crisis run out of control, Dragon recalls his father while in the bathroom.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 10: I Thought You Were the Hero!!
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-06-13
Peco and Dragon's match is about to begin. Dragon is surprised when he handles Peco's racket. Peco dauntlessly smiles and tells Dragon he bought it to play with him. It is a reverse penhold racket.
Source: crunchyroll
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Episode 11: Blood Tastes Like Iron
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2014-06-20
Relentlessly working his injured knee, Peco beats Dragon. The upset sends shock running through the gymnasium. The final match pits Katase High's Peco against Smile.
Source: crunchyroll
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