Karakter & Staf — Ping Pong the Animation

Makoto Tsukimoto

Utama

Male

Smile is a member of the Katase High table tennis club, along with his best friend Peco. Unlike the other members of the club, Smile thinks of the sport as a job or a way to pass time. He does not try to enjoy it for fun and often lets less able players beat him out of consideration for their feelings. The other members of the club nicknamed him Smile because he never does.

Kouki Uchiyama

Yutaka Hoshino

Utama

Male · Umur 16 · Gol. darah O

Peco is a member of the Katase High table tennis club, along with his best friend Smile. Unlike his friend, Peco is very charismatic and has a real passion towards Ping Pong. Peco dreams of becoming the Ping Pong world champion, and claims that he'll move to Europe to start playing professionally after he graduates.

Fukujurou Katayama

Wenge Kong

Pendukung

Male

Wenge Kong (nicknamed China by everyone else) is an extremely skilled table tennis player who travelled to Japan to start anew after he was kicked out of his home team in China. Originally his intention was to beat the local hero 'Dragon', but he finds new worthy opponents after meeting Peco and Smile.

Yousei Bun

Ryuichi Kazama

Pendukung

Male

Kazama is captain of the powerful table tennis club of the Kaiou Gakuen academy. He has also won the Inter-High for the second consecutive year. He has a stoic personality and devotes everything to table tennis.

Shunsuke Sakuya

Manabu Sakuma

Pendukung

Male

Demon is a childhood friend of Peco's and a member of the Kaio Academy table tennis club. Despite being Peco's friend, Demon is also his rival.

Subaru Kimura

Jou Koizumi

Pendukung

Male

Mr. Koizumi is the Katase High School Table Tennis club advisor. He recognizes Smile's gift and ability towards the sport and so vows to train him. When Mr. Koizumi was younger he was considered to be the best table tennis player in Japan, and was nicknamed 'Butterfly Joe' because of his extraordinary skills. Mr. Koizumi states that Smile reminds him of his younger self. He is also an English teacher.

Yuusaku Yara

Obaba

Pendukung

Female

Obaba is an old chainsmoking woman who acts as Peco's mentor. She also owns the local table tennis dojo Tamura of which Peco and Smile are frequent visitors. She is close friends with Jou Kozoimi since her youth, when both were renowned table tennis players.