灼熱の卓球娘
Scorching Ping Pong Girls
Ever since their champion was defeated, the world of girls' junior high ping pong has been in turmoil. Koyori is the new smirking transfer student at her junior high and she's ready to shake up girls' ping pong. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 灼熱の卓球娘 (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume |
| English | Scorching Ping Pong Girls |
| Chinese | 灼热乒乓妹 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2016-10-04 → 2016-12-20 (Autumn 2016) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Kinema Citrus |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Sports |
| Themes | Table TennisPrimarily Female CastCute Girls Doing Cute ThingsFemale ProtagonistSchool ClubSchoolTsundereYuriSweatTomboy |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.96 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.08 / 10 |
| Composite | 49.7 |
| On lists | 17,014 |
| Favourited | 223 (1.3%) |
| Completion | 78.1% |
| Drop rate | 9.6% |
| In backlog | 38.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.66 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.07 / 10 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Kinema Citrus | D | 30 of 58 |
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2016 | C | 37 of 120 |
| Year | 2016 | C | 156 of 418 |
| Genre | Sports | D | 259 of 447 |
| Era | Late 2010s | C | 825 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 944 of 1,921 |
| Length | Single-cour | C | 1,251 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 1,684 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 1,689 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,294 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yasuhiro Irie, Kaori, Masaru Satou, Shunya Kimura |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Character design | Ayako Sugimura |
| Original creator | Yagura Asano |
AniList id 21715 · MAL id 33031 · Bangumi 175536 · record updated 2026-08-27