Ping Pong the Animation — Season 1
11 episodesFirst aired 11 April 2014
E1The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
6.2Apr 201423m
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.
E2Smile Is a Robot
9.3Apr 201423m
Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.
E3Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
9.3Apr 201423m
All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.
E4The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
7.6May 201423m
Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.
E5Where Did I Go Wrong?
5.8May 201423m
Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.
E6You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
5.8May 201423m
Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.
E7Yes, My Coach
6.8May 201423m
Players, coaches, captains, and their families.
E8The Hero Appears
5.8May 201423m
Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?
E9Gonna Cry a Bit
8.8Jun 201423m
In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.
E10I Thought You Were the Hero!!
8.2Jun 201423m
Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.
E11Blood Tastes Like Iron
8.4Jun 201423m
The final match is on.