Ping Pong the Animation
Ping Pong the Animation streams on Crunchyroll — a bold, arthouse sports masterpiece that looks and feels like nothing else. Don't let the rough-edged art fool you: it's one of the most acclaimed anime of its era.
About
Smile and Peko are childhood friends on their high school table tennis team — Peko loud, cocky, and overflowing with swagger, Smile quiet and withdrawn, hiding real talent behind a mask of indifference. When a demanding coach spots Smile's gift, both boys are pushed toward a reckoning with why they play and what they're actually willing to give to the game. Adapted from Taiyo Matsumoto's manga in a raw, sketch-like visual style, it uses table tennis as a lens on identity, friendship, and the gap between talent and heart. It's brisk, brilliant, and quietly devastating.
Information
- Japanese
- ピンポン THE ANIMATION
- Premiered
- April 11, 2014
- Episodes
- 11
- Duration
- 23 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- tatsunoko production co., ltd.
- Source
- Manga
- Themes
- primarily teen cast, angst, drama, japanese production, present, slice of life
FAQ
It streams on Crunchyroll, which carries the complete series.
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