TV series

Ping Pong the Animation

Original title: ピンポン THE ANIMATION

2014 · Ended

Overview

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.

Cast

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Koki UchiyamaMakoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto (voice)

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Fukujuro KatayamaYutaka 'Peco' Hoshino (voice)

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Yousei BunWenge 'China' Kong (voice)

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Shunsuke SakuyaRyuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama (voice)

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Subaru KimuraManabu 'Demon' Sakuma (voice)

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Yusaku YaraJou Koizumi (voice)

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Masako NozawaObaba Tamura (voice)

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Takanori HoshinoOota (voice)

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Takayuki NakatsukasaTsujidou Club Member A (voice), Kaiou Club Member A (voice), Reporter (voice), Tournament Staffer B (voice), Student (voice), Koeda (voice), Student C (voice)

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Mitsuaki HoshiTakamura (voice)

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Tei HaWenge's Coach (voice)

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Kenji HamadaSanada (voice)

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Mitsuki NishidaYutaka 'Peco' Hoshino as a Child (voice)

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Akihiko IshizumiTaku Kazama (voice)

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Shohei ShimadaYamada (voice), Student A (voice)

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Shinji OgawaRyuu 'President' Kazama (voice)

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Kenta OhkumaNekota (voice)

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Takahiro ShimadaMichio Tamura (voice)

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Yuma UchidaKatase Club Member B (voice), Student A (voice), Chief referee (voice), Student B (voice)

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Tasuku HatanakaStudent B (voice), Student A (voice), Katase Club Member A (voice)

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Ayako KawasumiYurie (voice)

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Shinya HamazoeHama-chan (voice), Player (voice)

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Hiromu SatomuraMakoto 'Smile' Tsukimoto as a Child (voice)

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Kenjiro TsudaEgami (voice)

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So NozawaKimura (voice)

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Kenichi HoshinoTournament Staffer A (voice), Head Referee (voice)

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Yuya TamakiKatase Club Member C (voice), Iida (voice), Student D (voice)

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Takumi IkezawaManabu 'Demon' Sakuma as a Child (voice)

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Una SaharaMrs. Koizumi (voice)

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Takuya MasumotoKaiou Club Member B (voice)

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Takahiro MiyamotoDotechin (voice)

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Sho KoneriTsujidou Academy Advisor (voice)

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Ryu KenKong's Mother (voice)

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Keiko DomonEmiko (voice)

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Yuusuke SudaMori (voice)

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Soichi AbeNorio (voice)

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Waku SakaguchiRyuuichi 'Dragon' Kazama as a Child (voice)

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Hidetoshi AkutsuChild A (voice), Child B (voice)

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Airi OhtsuPiiko (voice)

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Yu SekiTsujidou Club Member B (voice)

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Yohei ShintakuStudent E (voice)

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Akira FukuzawaAnnouncer (voice)

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Hiroki GotoAkuma's Father (voice)

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Haruka ShiraishiWoman (voice)

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Shiho KokidoGirl (voice)

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Yasuyo TomitaPeco's Younger Brother (voice)

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Erina KuritaMuko (voice)

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Masayuki HaruharaChild B (voice)

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TMDB ID: 60811 ↗
First aired: 2014-04-11
Last aired: 2014-06-20
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 23 min
Genres: Animation, Drama
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience8.2/10142 votes

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Age ratings

16Switzerland (CH)

ab 16 Jahren

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (13)

16Switzerland (CH)

ab 16 Jahren

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

MAustralia (AU)

Recommended for mature audiences; M-rated content may only be broadcast between 8:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day, and additionally between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on schooldays.

14Austria (AT)

Freigegeben ab 14 Jahren

14+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 14 and older. May contain strong violence and strong profanity, and depictions of sexual activity as long as they are within the context of a story.

15+Czech Republic (CZ)

Suitable for persons aged 15 years and over.

K16Finland (FI)

Not allowed air before 9:00 p.m., not recommended for children under 16.

16Hungary (HU)

Programs not recommended for teens and children below the age of 16, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content. A yellow circle with the number 16 written inside is used for this rating.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

B-15Mexico (MX)

Designed for ages 15 and up (allowed only between 19:00 and 05:59).

15Norway (NO)

Only allowed during the period 21.00 – 05.30.

16Poland (PL)

Deviant social behaviour, world filled with violence and sexuality, simplified picture of adulthood, display of physical force, especially in controversial social context (against or by parents, teachers, etc.), immoral behaviour without ethic dilemma, putting the blame on the victim, excessive concentration on material possessions.

15Romania (RO)

Programmes not recommended for teens and children below the age of 15, may contain more intensive violence and sexual content.