Anime like Gurazeni

Battery

Also known as BATTERY the animation.

Studio: Zero-G , KADOKAWA , Dentsu , Aniplex , Fuji TV , KYORAKU , Kansai TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Asano's novels revolve around Takumi Harada, a young man who moves to a mountain town in Okayama prefecture during the spring break before he enters middle school due to his father's job transfer. Takumi is a pitcher, and after the moves he loses faith in his own talent, when suddenly his classmate Gou Nagakura appears in front of him. Gou has a strong desire to form a "battery" (a combination of a pitcher and catcher) with Takumi.



Tags: Primarily Male Cast , Baseball , Rural , Bullying , Male Protagonist , School Club , Coming of Age

One Outs

Also known as One Outs.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Sports

The story begins when Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the fictional Lycaons in Japan's Pacific League, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and bring himself out of a slump. There, he meets Toua Tokuchi, a 134-kmph (83 miles per hour) pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Out." At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen (about US$46,000) for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen (US$460,000) for every point he gives up.



Tags: Baseball , Gambling , Philosophy , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Athletics , Blackmail

Ballpark de Tsukamaete!

Also known as Catch Me at the Ballpark!.

Studio: EMT Squared , CyberAgent , TV Tokyo , AT-X , Kodansha , BS Nittele , Ray , EMT Squared
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

To escape his tiring job, weary Murata finds escape at a nearby baseball stadium. While the games are thrilling, it’s Ruriko, the gyaru as cold as the beer she serves but secretly a sweetheart, who keeps him coming back. As her first regular, Murata discovers the warmth behind her frosty demeanor, and their hilarious, heartwarming encounters light up the ballpark and maybe even their hearts.



Tags: Ensemble Cast , Work , Seinen , Baseball , Iyashikei , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist

TRIBE NINE

Also known as Tribe Nine.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Akatsuki , Bandai Namco Arts , Docomo Anime Store , Funimation , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sci-Fi , Sports

In Neo Tokyo, disillusioned youth form tribes that battle each other in an intense game called Extreme Baseball. One night, two kids – Haru Shirogane and Taiga – meet the strongest XB Player Shun Kamiya. Haru and Taiga join Shun's group, the Minato Tribe, to play this cutthroat game against a mysterious man who has begun taking control of all the tribes. Can they defeat him before it’s too late?



Tags: Baseball , Cyberpunk , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Ensemble Cast , Delinquents , Gore , Tragedy , Twins , Super Power , Heterosexual , Revenge