“Underdog middle-school ping-pong team, sparked by transfer prodigy Koyori, aims to win nationals after Oudou Academy's fall.”
Scorching Ping Pong Girls
灼熱の卓球娘
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Synopsis
Underdog middle-school ping-pong team, sparked by transfer prodigy Koyori, aims to win nationals after Oudou Academy's fall.
In the world of Japanese ping pong, a mighty king has fallen. An underdog team suddenly breaks the indomitable Oudou Academy's nine year winning streak, creating a power vacuum as players everywhere are given hope that they too can reach the national tournament. Suzumegahara Middle School is home to a small-time team: Hanabi Tenka, who has a rapid attack style; Hokuto Itsumo, who can predict the ball's most likely path; Agari Kamiya, famous for her signature backhand smash; vice-captain Mune Oomune, who has an aggressive playstyle; and team captain Kiruka Ushirode, who possesses an impenetrable defense. Despite their skill at ping pong, the team has never made it further than the local city tournaments. But everything changes when transfer student Koyori Tsumujikaze arrives in town. Filled with an intense love of the game, she quickly makes a name for herself as another top player on the team. Koyori's positive attitude towards ping pong lights a fire in each of the girls' competitive hearts, and together they embark on a mission to win the national tournament.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 21 sampled reviews
What 21 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.52 · some divergence
4.8 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.0
↑ 1.14
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Sep 2024
- 10 “MY HEART WAS RACING THE ENTIRE TIME DOKI DOKI HMMMMMM art is rare but this is art better than ping pong the animation akari is the new smile if i could go to nationals with these girls I would...”
- 8 “I thoroughly enjoyed this light-hearted anime's mini-adventures about ping-pong throughout its short run, finding it served as the perfect weekly break show with appealing effects that attracted my...”
- 8 “I marathon-watched the entire series in one night and found it a pleasant surprise, with fun, quirky characters who work well together, a tight focus on ping pong that avoids filler, and a...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2016 – Dec 2016 Fall 2016
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11297 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- AT-X Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Memory-Tech Producer
- Studio Mausu Producer
- DIVE II Entertainment Producer
- Avex Pictures Producer
- Children's Playground Entertainment Producer
- BS TV Tokyo Producer
- FuRyu Producer