Ping Pong the Animation

A coming-of-age sports anime centered on childhood friends Peco and Smile, tracing the talent, defeat, and renewal of high-school players who stake their lives on table tennis.

Genre:: スポーツ / 青春 / ドラマ
Medium:: Anime

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Ping Pong the Animation — Timeline12 events

Elementary-school yearsMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco introduces Smile to table tennis

The isolated Makoto Tsukimoto is invited into table tennis by his childhood friend Yutaka Hoshino. Their bond as Smile and Peco begins, along with Smile's faith in a waiting hero.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第1話風の音がジャマをしているCh. — Official Episode 1 synopsis. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）幼なじみ卓球出会い小学生時代回想

First year of high school — springMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco and Smile meet Chinese exchange student Kong Wenge

Katase High players Peco and Smile scout Tsujido Academy and meet Chinese exchange student Kong Wenge. Peco challenges him confidently but is shut out, confronting an overwhelming gap in ability.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第1〜2話風の音がジャマをしている／スマイルはロボットCh. — Official Episodes 1–2 synopses. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）孔文革（チャイナ）辻堂学院留学生完敗高校1年春

First year — before the Inter-High qualifiersMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Koizumi begins training Smile

Katase coach Jo Koizumi recognizes the talent of the emotionally restrained Smile, who will not play seriously even against Peco. He separates the friends and begins developing Smile as a competitor.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第2話スマイルはロボットCh. — Official Episode 2 synopsis. ↗

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月本誠（スマイル）小泉丈星野裕（ペコ）特訓才能師弟高校1年インターハイ予選前

First-year Inter-High prefectural qualifiersMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco and Smile fall in their first prefectural qualifiers

Peco loses to Kaio Academy's Manabu Sakuma and confronts the fact that his childhood peer has surpassed him. Smile also loses his match with Kong Wenge, giving the friends very different defeats.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第3〜4話卓球に人生かけるなんて気味が悪い／絶対に負けない唯一の方法は闘わない事だCh. — Official Episodes 3–4 synopses. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）佐久間学（アクマ）孔文革（チャイナ）インターハイ予選敗北挫折高校1年県予選

First year — after the qualifiersMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco quits while Smile rapidly improves

His confidence broken by defeat, Peco abandons practice and quits table tennis. Smile continues training under Koizumi, developing an efficient game that turns him into a formidable player.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第5〜6話どこで間違えた？／おまえ誰より卓球好きじゃんよ!!Ch. — Official Episodes 5–6 synopses. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）小泉丈引退成長特訓高校1年県予選後

First year — winterMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco returns to table tennis under Obaba

Realizing that he loves table tennis more than anyone, Peco asks Obaba of Tamura Table Tennis Club to help him start over. He begins harsh training to rebuild his body and technique.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第7話イエスマイコーチCh. — Official Episode 7 synopsis. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）田村（オババ）復帰再起特訓高校1年冬

Second-year Inter-High prefectural qualifiersMajorOfficialSource confirmed

A transformed Peco and Smile enter the qualifiers again

The next year's prefectural qualifiers begin with a rebuilt Peco and a Smile transformed by Koizumi's training. They advance through opposite sides of the bracket toward a final where each awaits the other.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第8話ヒーロー見参Ch. — Official Episode 8 synopsis. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）インターハイ予選再挑戦成長高校2年県予選

Second-year qualifier quarterfinalMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco defeats Kong Wenge

Peco earns a rematch with Kong Wenge, who had shut him out the year before. His improved fast attack and resilient spirit carry him past that crushing defeat and into the semifinal.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第9話少し泣くCh. — Official Episode 9 synopsis. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）孔文革（チャイナ）再戦勝利雪辱高校2年県予選準々決勝

Second year — before the qualifier semifinalsNotableOfficialSource confirmed

Smile defeats Sanada as Akuma confronts Dragon

Smile defeats Kaio's Masayuki Sanada to reach the semifinal. Meanwhile, the retired Akuma visits Ryuichi Kazama and presses the burdened Dragon about what truly drives him.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第9話少し泣くCh. — Official Episode 9 synopsis. ↗

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月本誠（スマイル）真田昌幸佐久間学（アクマ）風間竜一（ドラゴン）県予選勝利対話高校2年準決勝前

Second-year qualifier semifinalMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco defeats Dragon

Despite pain in his knee, Peco challenges the dominant champion Dragon in the semifinal. His joyful, uninhibited play wins the fierce match, topples the champion, and sends him to the final.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第10〜11話ヒーローなのだろうが!!／血は鉄の味がするCh. — Official Episodes 10–11 synopses. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）風間竜一（ドラゴン）準決勝王者撃破ヒーロー高校2年県予選準決勝

Second-year qualifier finalMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Peco and Smile meet in the qualifier final

After waiting for each other since childhood, Peco and Smile finally meet in the final. Smile welcomes the return of his hero with a grin, and the friends enjoy the game beyond its result.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第11話血は鉄の味がするCh. — Official Episode 11 synopsis. ↗

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星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）決勝幼なじみヒーロー高校2年県予選決勝

Several years laterMajorOfficialSource confirmed

Each player continues along his path with table tennis

Years later, Peco plays professionally overseas while Smile teaches children at Tamura Table Tennis Club. Kong and Dragon follow their own paths, and the bonds forged through table tennis endure.

Vol.TVアニメピンポン THE ANIMATION 第11話血は鉄の味がするCh. — Official Episode 11 synopsis and its epilogue. ↗

星野裕（ペコ）月本誠（スマイル）孔文革（チャイナ）風間竜一（ドラゴン）後日談プロ選手指導者数年後

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