Animation•Drama

All Episodes of Ping Pong the Animation

Browse all episodes of Ping Pong the Animation

Binge this in 4h 13m•Peaking at 9.2/10

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,

Airs on

Select Season:

Season 1

7.9/10416 votes
The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2014
Two old friends go to spy on a new table tennis champ at a rival high school, but meanwhile their own team is falling apart.
Director: Takehiro Kubota
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.3/10378 votes
Smile Is a Robot
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2014
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
Director: Hideki Ito
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.4/10363 votes
Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2014
All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
Director: Masatsugu Arakawa
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.1/10348 votes
The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2014
Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.
Director: Fumihiro Ueno
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
7.9/10346 votes
Where Did I Go Wrong?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2014
Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
Director: Masaki Utsunomiya
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.4/10368 votes
You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2014
Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
Director: Takehiro Kubota
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
7.8/10336 votes
Yes, My Coach
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2014
Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
Director: Ryota Itoh
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.6/10375 votes
The Hero Appears
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2014
Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
Director: Heo Pyoung-kang
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
8.7/10373 votes
Gonna Cry a Bit
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2014
In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.
Director: Ryota Itoh
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
9.2/10508 votes
I Thought You Were the Hero!!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2014
Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
Director: Choi Eun-young
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa
9.2/10482 votes
Blood Tastes Like Iron
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2014
The final match is on.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writer: Masaaki Yuasa