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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,...
Genres:AnimationDrama
Network:Fuji TV
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Season 1

  • The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear
    7.9/10232 votes
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    The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2014

    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.

    Director: Takehiro Kubota

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Smile Is a Robot
    8.3/10214 votes
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    Smile Is a Robot

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2014

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

    Director: Hideki Ito

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting
    8.3/10206 votes
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    Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2014

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

    Director: Masatsugu Arakawa

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight
    8.0/10201 votes
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    The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2014

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

    Director: Fumihiro Ueno

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Where Did I Go Wrong?
    7.8/10196 votes
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    Where Did I Go Wrong?

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2014

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

    Director: Masaki Utsunomiya

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!
    8.3/10213 votes
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    You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2014

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

    Director: Takehiro Kubota

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Yes, My Coach
    7.8/10191 votes
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    Yes, My Coach

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2014

    Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

    Director: Ryota Itoh

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • The Hero Appears
    8.6/10205 votes
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    The Hero Appears

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2014

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

    Director: Ho Pyeon-gang

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Gonna Cry a Bit
    8.6/10207 votes
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    Gonna Cry a Bit

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2014

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

    Director: Ryota Itoh

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • I Thought You Were the Hero!!
    9.1/10273 votes
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    I Thought You Were the Hero!!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2014

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

    Director: Eunyoung Choi

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa

  • Blood Tastes Like Iron
    9.1/10256 votes
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    Blood Tastes Like Iron

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2014

    The final match is on.

    Director: Masaaki Yuasa

    Writer: Masaaki Yuasa