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Yakyuukyou no Uta

Studio: Nippon Animation , Studio Jack
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

Against her insistence, Yūki is drafted by the Tokyo Mets as the first woman player in the baseball league.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Baseball

Captain (TV)

Studio: Eiken , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

The original is an impressive sports manga featuring not heroes, but common boys, and the story depicts the growth of Sumiya 2 junior high school baseball team (the successive captains and players) in downtown Tokyo. Takao Taniguchi, who was a substitute player of the second team of Aoba Gakuin, a prestigious junior high school in the baseball world, but he transferred to Sumiya 2 and he became the captain of the baseball club. After steady training, the team try to do a final game in the regional preliminaries, against Aoba Gakuin.

Tags: Baseball

Ookiku Furikabutte

Also known as Big Windup!.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , TBS , Aniplex , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Movic , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

After a falling out with his middle school team, Mihashi enters Nishiura high school with no social skill, a warped opinion of himself, and every intention to quit baseball. The newly formed Nishiura baseball team, however, needs a pitcher, and they welcome him. Most enthusiastic is Abe, a domineering catcher with his own game issues.

And so a battery every bit as complementary as it is dysfunctional is formed. If they can figure out how to work together, they might be the answers to each other's problems-and the team might be able to win.

Tags: Baseball , School Club , Primarily Male Cast , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Bullying , Cheerleading

Bats & Terry

Studio: Sunrise , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sports

Bats & Terry are the two tough guys in the school. They don't take crap from anyone, not even teachers. They will fight anyone necessary, and will defend strangers (especially pretty girls) from danger. They're good at it too. Some people are in terror of them, and some love them.

When they rescue one especially pretty girl from a gang they fight over her, but it's all friendly and they both recognize that she has some scars. The police hassle them and yet admire them when they break up the gang.

Oh, and they're the star pitcher and catcher for the high school baseball team!

Tags: Baseball , Motorcycles , Delinquents , School , Shounen

Ikkyuu-san

Studio: Tokyo Animation Film , Fuji TV , AUDIO PLANNING U , Nippon Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

High-school student Ikkyuu knows nothing about baseball, but his talents are recognized by the manager of the baseball club, and he takes up this enchanting sport. While his ignorance of the game leads him to make many mistakes, Ikkyuu - who is in fact a descendant of ninja - displays his superhuman abilities and leads the team to the High School Baseball Championships.



Tags: School , Baseball

Kyojin no Hoshi

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Yomiuri TV , Tokyo Movie , Studio Jack , YTV , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge.



Tags: Baseball , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast

Play Ball

Also known as Play Ball.

Studio: Eiken , Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

Taniguchi Takao was a good baseball player when he was in junior high. But he broke his finger and couldn’t play baseball anymore. When he became a high school student, he always stood alone after school looking sadly at the baseball ground. Looking at him, Aiki, a captain of a soccer club invited him to his team. He hadn’t played soccer, but he was a good athlete and diligent, soon, he become so a good player as to be chosen a regular member. However, Aiki noticed that Takao couldn’t give up baseball and he made Takao join the baseball club. At first, he couldn’t adapt himself to the surroundings. Their easy-going attitude was far from what he used to do. However, being influenced by Takao’s earnestness, gradually, their attitude began to change. (from AniDB)

Tags: Shounen , Baseball

Shouri Toushu

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Based on Umeda Youko's novel.

Note: Although their opponents were fictional, team members of the Chunichi Dragons were based on the real-life team. Hoshiyama, depicted as the manager of the Dragons, was a real-life sports commentator at the time.

Tags: Baseball