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The Best Episodes of Ping Pong the Animation

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The Best Episodes of 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,...

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  1. 9.1/10(293 votes)

    #1 - I Thought You Were the Hero!!

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    S1:E10

    Peco and Dragon tackle the question of whether only birds can fly.

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  2. 9.1/10(278 votes)

    #2 - Blood Tastes Like Iron

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    S1:E11

    The final match is on.

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  3. 8.6/10(221 votes)

    #3 - The Hero Appears

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    S1:E8

    Smile, Peco, Dragon, and China begin another prefectural qualifier. Will the results be different this year?

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  4. 8.6/10(222 votes)

    #4 - Gonna Cry a Bit

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    S1:E9

    In the third round, Dragon has an unexpected visitor, Sanada questions himself, and Peco scares lots of people in lots of ways.

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    Director:Ryota Itoh
  5. 8.3/10(230 votes)

    #5 - Smile Is a Robot

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    S1:E2

    Coach Koizumi has started working Smile hard, and he definitely doesn't appreciate the extra attention.

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    Director:Hideki Ito
  6. 8.3/10(222 votes)

    #6 - Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

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    S1:E3

    All the teams gather at the prefectural qualifiers, and China gets to play Smile at last.

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  8. 8.3/10(228 votes)

    #7 - You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

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    S1:E6

    Five athletes have five very different Christmas Eves, and Peco gets a wake-up call.

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  9. 8.0/10(216 votes)

    #8 - The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

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    S1:E4

    Peco learns a hard lesson from someone he never took seriously enough, and then we finally see how Dragon earned his name.

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  10. 7.9/10(250 votes)

    #9 - The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(210 votes)

    #10 - Where Did I Go Wrong?

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    S1:E5

    Dragon's obsession with Smile prompts Akuma to do something rash.

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  12. 7.7/10(206 votes)

    #11 - Yes, My Coach

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    S1:E7

    Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

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    Director:Ryota Itoh

Best Episodes Summary

"I Thought You Were the Hero!!" is the best rated episode of "Ping Pong the Animation". It scored 9.1/10 based on 293 votes. Directed by Eunyoung Choi and written by Masaaki Yuasa, it aired on 6/13/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Blood Tastes Like Iron".