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Ping Pong the Animation
Synopsis
The story
Tsukimoto Makoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Hoshino Yukata (nicknamed Peko). They're both in the table tennis club and are very good at it, though Smile's personality prevents him from winning against Peko. The club teacher however notices Smile's talent and tries to make him gain some sportive tenacity.
DramaPsychologicalSports
Episode guide
11 episodes
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Characters & voices
14 credited
Makoto Tsukimoto
Main
Yutaka Hoshino
Main
Wenge Kong
Supporting
Ryuichi Kazama
Supporting
Manabu Sakuma
Supporting
Jou Koizumi
Supporting
Obaba
Supporting
Kong no Coach
Supporting
Kong no Haha
Supporting
Yurie Kazama
Supporting
Michio Tamura
Supporting
Masayuki Sanada
Supporting
Egami
Supporting
Ota
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Justin Ryan CookProducer (English)
Christopher BevinsADR Director (English)
Taiyou MatsumotoOriginal CreatorTaiyou MatsumotoSpecial Thanks (ep 11)
Masaaki YuasaDirectorMasaaki YuasaScript (eps 1-11)Masaaki YuasaStoryboard (eps 1-11)Masaaki YuasaSeries CompositionMasaaki YuasaEpisode Director (ep 11)
Gen FukunagaExecutive Producer (English)
Masaharu WatanabeKey Animation (ep 8)
Shinya OohiraStoryboard (OP)Shinya OohiraEpisode Director (OP)Shinya OohiraAnimation Director (OP)Shinya OohiraKey Animation (OP)
Shinji HashimotoKey Animation (OP)
Makiko YamanakaColor Coordination (eps 8, 10)Makiko YamanakaFinishing Check (ep 8)Hanako Enomoto2nd Key Animation (ep 11)Takeshi OokoshiIn-Betweens Check (eps 1-3, 6, 8, 9, 11)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama94%
Table TennisTheme-Game-Sport91%
Primarily Male CastCast-Main Cast88%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast86%
SeinenDemographic86%
PhilosophyTheme-Other85%
School ClubSetting-Scene80%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast76%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast73%
RotoscopingTechnical72%
SchoolSetting-Scene62%
TeacherCast-Traits60%
Language BarrierTheme-Other52%
CGITechnical47%
BullyingTheme-Drama46%
CoastalSetting-Scene45%
Community pulse
125.4K members
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Watch status
Current4,296
Planning52,040
Completed64,381
Dropped1,918
Paused2,786
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
Almost a masterpiece and my pick for anime of the year (2014). Guess that speaks volumes on where I stand on this.
@aabir37/64 helpful
Good show. Good hair. Watch for tennis. Stay for Peko. But no really it's a good show.
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