Scorching Ping Pong Girls
Scorching Ping Pong Girls is a Japanese manga about girls who play table tennis. It was written and illustrated by Yagura Asano and began in Shueisha’s Jump SQ.19 magazine on December 19, 2013. When Jump SQ.19 ended in February 2015, the series moved online to Tonari no Young Jump in May 2015 and finished on February 1, 2019, with seven collected volumes.
A continuation, Scorching Ping Pong Girls Reburn!!, started on Takeshobo’s Storia Dash website on April 28, 2023, and has three volumes so far.
An anime adaptation by Kinema Citrus aired in Japan from October 3 to December 19, 2016, with 12 episodes. It was directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hideyuki Kurata, with music by MONACA and character designs by Junko Sugimura. The series aired on TV Tokyo and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is Shakunetsu Switch, performed by the cast, and the ending theme is Bokura no Frontier by Wake Up, Girls!. The anime was released over six Blu-ray and DVD volumes.
In 2023, a one-shot titled Scorching Idol Girls announced that the original manga would return as Scorching Ping Pong Girls Reburn!!, which began serialization on April 28, 2023.
Reviewers for the first episode of the anime gave mixed reactions. Some praised the writing and character dynamics, while others criticized the art and animation, and debated how well the show balanced sports drama with moe elements.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 18:48 (CET).