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EPISODE GUIDE

Season 1

11 episodes

EPISODE 01

The Wind Makes It Too Hard to Hear

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.

23 min

EPISODE 02

Smile Is a Robot

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

23 min

EPISODE 03

Staking Your Life on Table Tennis Is Revolting

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

23 min

EPISODE 04

The Only Way to Be Sure You Won't Lose Is to Not Fight

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

23 min

EPISODE 05

Where Did I Go Wrong?

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

23 min

EPISODE 06

You Love This Sport More Than Anyone!!

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

23 min

EPISODE 07

Yes, My Coach

Players, coaches, captains, and their families.

23 min

EPISODE 08

The Hero Appears

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

23 min

EPISODE 09

Gonna Cry a Bit

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

23 min

EPISODE 10

I Thought You Were the Hero!!

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

23 min

EPISODE 11

Blood Tastes Like Iron

The final match is on.

23 min