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The Best Episodes of Ping Pong the Animation Season 1

Every episode of Ping Pong the Animation Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ping Pong the Animation Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Ping Pong the Animation Season 1

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(291 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(275 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(219 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(220 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(228 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(220 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(226 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(214 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(247 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(208 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. 7.8/10(204 votes)

    #11 - Yes, My Coach

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    S1:E7

    Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

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    Director:Ryota Itoh

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"I Thought You Were the Hero!!" is the best rated episode of "Ping Pong the Animation" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 291 votes. Directed by Eunyoung Choi and written by Masaaki Yuasa, it aired on 6/13/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Blood Tastes Like Iron".