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Ping Pong 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.
Aired: Apr 11, 2014 Genre: Animation DramaCasts: Koki Uchiyama Fukujuro Katayama Yousei Bun Shunsuke Sakuya Subaru Kimura Yusaku Yara Masako NozawaProducers: Yohei Shintaku Yuka Okayasu Koji Yamamoto Masuo Ueda Yutaka Ishikawa Yuichi Nakao Yoko MatsuzakiDuration: 23m Rating: 6.6 Country: Japan Production: Tatsunoko Production, Aniplex, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, dentsu
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Episodes
01: The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear02: Smile Is a Robot03: Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting04: The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight05: Where Did I Go Wrong?06: You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!07: Yes, My Coach08: The Hero Appears09: Gonna Cry a Bit10: I Thought You Were the Hero!!11: Blood Tastes Like Iron