The Ping-Pong Club · Episode 9: First Love & The Loser’s Community
First Love & The Loser’s Community
1995-05-3125 min
The underfunded ping pong club was forced to join the baseball team's training camp last year, but ended up being ball boys. This year, Mr. Shibazaki tries to make amends by bringing the boys to an inn in the mountains for their training camp. The inn is owned by Mr. Shibazaki's friend, Mr. Uehara, who happens to be a monkey. However, the inn seems to have more facilities for baths than ping pong.
1The Six School Boys & The Wicked Teacher’s Evil Plot1995-04-0525 minThis episode introduces the members of the Ping Pong Club. The teacher in charge of the girls ping pong club tries to take over the boys training room.2The Half-Baked Men & Revenge of the Worms1995-04-1225 minThe teacher of the girls ping pong club (Mr. Tachikawa) tricks the teacher of the boys club (Mr. Shibazaki) into giving the training room to the girls. The boys are not happy with this and fight back to reclaim the training room with some devious tricks of their own.3The Maeno Germ & A Seductive Snob1995-04-1925 minThe boys without a training room of their own, end up picking up trash in the schoolyard. Takeda and Kinoshita get invited to play with the girls but the other boys are left out. In the end Mr Tachikawa takes pity on them and lets the boys club play a match against the girl to win back their training room.4The Purchase & Hot Summer1995-04-2625 minAfter losing the game to win back their training room, the boys go about to find Mr. Tachikawa's weakness. After finding out that he has a crush on Miss Tachibana, the boys plan to make a sexy video of her so they can strike a deal with Mr. Tachikawa.5Training Camp & The Curse of Takeda1995-05-0325 minA girl suddenly comes to the training room asking for Maeno. She tells him that she likes him but Izawa, jealous of Maeno, ruins any hope of a relationship. Maeno vows revenge on Izawa. The next time a girl comes to the training room asking for Izawa, Maeno is ready for some revenge.660 Years of Ping Pong Experience & The Burning Spirit1995-05-1025 minMr Shibazaki get a new manager for the club. It turns out to be a girl that Takeda knows from his childhood, Kyoko Iwashita. A few days later they get the news that they have to play against the favorite in the coming championship. Kyoko thinks of a plan to motivate the club.7Inachu Vs. Kishichu & What Ever Happened To The Sex Ticket?1995-05-1725 minThe team discovers that Maeno has used the remainder of the club's new ping pong balls for a very non-ping-pong-related purpose. The team pools money to purchase new balls and uses paper-rock-scissors to select who will actually go and make the purchase. However, Izawa expresses concern as Maeno was the one randomly selected.8Love and Comedy Pt. 1 & 21995-05-2425 minIt's the height of summer, and very hot. The club decides to go for a swim in the school pool. The captain of the girls swimming team lets them in, but has ulterior motives.9First Love & The Loser’s Community1995-05-3125 minThe underfunded ping pong club was forced to join the baseball team's training camp last year, but ended up being ball boys. This year, Mr. Shibazaki tries to make amends by bringing the boys to an inn in the mountains for their training camp. The inn is owned by Mr. Shibazaki's friend, Mr. Uehara, who happens to be a monkey. However, the inn seems to have more facilities for baths than ping pong.10Dress-Up Dolls & Ultra Tanabe1995-06-0725 minWhile at the inn, Takeda wakes up in the middle of the night from a nightmare only to come face to face with the ghost of a woman confuses Takeda with her former lover, Yaguchi. According to Uehara, Takeda is the spitting image of Yaguchi, a man who had intended to commit double suicide with the woman, but chickened out. Takeda decides to make a trip up the mountain and offer incense to the ghost.11Winning the Lottery Pt. 1 & 21995-06-1425 minThe club decides to have some fun watching college girls at a public swimming pool when Mr. Shibazaki arrives on a bicycle and offers the boys a chance to play ping pong against ""grown-up girls"". The boys happily accept, but the Beauty Mamas are not quite the ping pong club the boys expected.12Shibazaki’s Plan & Survival1995-06-2125 minThe boys seem to have lost hope of winning their upcoming tournament, but Kyoko offers them an incentive they can't ignore. Reinvigorated, the boys practice harder than ever. But when Maeno plays poorly against Kyoko, who is just a ping pong beginner, Kyoko accuses him of dragging the rest of the team down. Humiliated, Maeno decides to enlist the help of Mrs. Kishimoto.13Friendship & My Dearest Little Tsutomu1995-06-2825 min14Saturday Hare & The Wimp1995-07-0525 min15The Outcast & Shorty1995-07-1225 min16Project: Doctor Maeno Pt 1 & 21995-07-1925 min17Maeno Finds Happiness & Maeno Sheds His Skin1995-07-2625 min18Parter? Pt 1 & 21995-08-0225 min19The Unfortunates & May I have it?1995-08-0925 min20A River & Retirement1995-08-1625 min21Loan King & Flaming Perverts1995-08-2325 min22The Invasion & Into the Big Sky1995-08-3025 min23I’ve Got Guts & A Dramatic Photo!1995-09-0625 min24Fake Drunkard & Takeda Fondles1995-09-1325 min25Wanted: Pt 1 & 21995-09-2025 min26Dandy Principal & The Drifters1995-09-2725 min
The Ping-Pong Club★ 65%Synopsis
Inaho Jr. High's Boys Ping Pong Club has only 6 members, the club minimum. Takeda is your average nice guy. Kinoshita is good looking and popular with girls. Unfortunately, the rest are branded as losers. Tanabe is too foreign, while Tanaka is petite and perverse. Maena and Izawa are truly deviant, and their crazed antics have earned the team some powerful enemies. In spite of their differences, the team needs to work together to retain their practice room and club status. (Source: Anime News Network)
Characters & Voice Actors
TakedaMain
Tsutomu TakayamaJP
Hiromi IzawaMain
Takumi YamazakiJP
MaenoMain
Kousuke OkanoJP
Kyouko IwashitaMain
Sakura UeharaJP
TanakaMain
Yasuhiro TakatoJP
Tanabe GorouMain
Masato AmadaJP
Yuusuke KinoshitaMain
Susumu KasedaJP
Rika AbeSupporting
Kaoru ShimamuraJP
Noriko SoumaSupporting
YukanaJP
KitouSupporting
Yuuko KobayashiJP
Youko TachibanaSupporting
Yuuko NagashimaJP
Rie HoujouSupporting
Kaoru ShimamuraJP
Staff
Minoru FuruyaOriginal Creator
Masami HataDirector
Sukehiro TomitaScript
Sukehiro TomitaSeries Composition
Sukehiro TomitaPlanning
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