Ping Pong the Animation

2014

23 min

8.2

Ends at

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.

Genre

Animation, Drama

Seasons

1

Country

Japan

Cast & Crew

Koki Uchiyama

Fukujuro Katayama

Yousei Bun

Shunsuke Sakuya

Subaru Kimura

Yusaku Yara

Masako Nozawa

Movie Poster

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.

  • Koki Uchiyama

  • Fukujuro Katayama

  • Yousei Bun

  • Shunsuke Sakuya

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