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Ping Pong Anime's 'Smile' Character Previewed in TV Ad
posted on by Egan Loo
The "Smile" commercial for the airing and streaming on Thursday.
The ad introduces Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto (voiced by Kōki Uchiyama), a Ping Pong player whose hidden talents are awakened. He holds his racket "shakehand" style and uses the "chop" stroke. "When the times get tough, a hero will always appear."
Ping Pong Club at their high school and are both very talented at the sport. However, Smile's quiet personality keeps him from being able to win against Peco. The club's teacher takes notice of Smile's talent and works to change his attitude toward the sport.
The cast includes:
Fukujūrō Katayama as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino
Kōki Uchiyama as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto
Shunsuke Sakuya as Ryūichi "Dragon" Kazama
Subaru Kimura as Manabu "Akuma" Sakuma
Yosei Bun as Kon "China" Wenga
Masako Nozawa as Obaba
Yuusaku Yara as Jō Koizumi
Eriko Kimura as sound director.
This first commercial featuring Smile will be followed by weekly commercials for China, Akuma, Dragon, and Peco.
Thanks to Maxim Firsov and Saeglopur25 for the embedded videos
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