Ping Pong the Animation
TV anime20141 season11 episodesOriginal: mangaTaiyo Matsumoto
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, they find that the game, and how they see it, has changed. Peco, brimming with confidence and energy, wants to be the best in the world, but the reserved Smile has little fighting spirit and doesn't want to sacrifice others' happiness just to win, despite his innate talent. As the two grow, and experience the ups and downs of the sport – and life – they try to figure out exactly who they really are and what drives them to play.
Where does Ping Pong the Animation continue after the anime? For each finished season, see whether there is a confirmed place to start reading, whether starting from the beginning is safer, and whether the original story is complete.
Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 11
The anime expands the manga climax’s childhood scenes to include all the main characters.
Start over · Ping Pong, Vol. 1
VIZ MediaEnglishPaperback
The anime tells the whole story. To read the original, start from the first volume.
Where it stops:
Original · Manga
Ping Pong
ピンポン
Taiyo MatsumotoShogakukanCompleted5 volumes
- JapaneseShogakukan3 volumes so farsince Jul 2012
- EnglishVIZ Media2 volumes so farsince May 2020
- FrenchDelcourt/Tonkam2 volumes so farsince Feb 2019
- SpanishECC Ediciones5 volumesJul 2016 – Nov 2016
All volumes
Before you read
The original manga is complete in 5 volumes, according to Shogakukan.
Shogakukan: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 3.
Delcourt/Tonkam: The French edition is at Vol. 2.
ECC Ediciones: The Spanish edition is at Vol. 5.
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