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Princess Nine

Princess Nine
★ 4.8/10•1998•24m•TV-PG•Animation•Drama
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Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 8, 1998

Episodes

Episode 1 - Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15!E124m

Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15!

As Ryo Hayakawa arrives home from school, the local baseball team begs her to finish pitching their game.

Apr 8, 1998

Episode 2 - A Baseball Team at a Prestigious Girls' School?E224m

A Baseball Team at a Prestigious Girls' School?

The chairwoman at the Kisaragi School for Girls has determined that there will be a girls' baseball team and that they will go to Koshien within three years. Ryo is offered one of the scholarships issued to build this team.

Apr 15, 1998

Episode 3 - In My Father’s FootstepsE324m

In My Father’s Footsteps

Ryo is accepted into Kisaragi School but worried about leaving her mother to run the Oden bar by herself.

Apr 22, 1998

Episode 4 - Welcome, Seira!E424m

Welcome, Seira!

Coach Kido has been told that one of their recruits, Seira Morimura, has refused to join the team.

Apr 29, 1998

Episode 5 - Wave Motion Swing!E524m

Wave Motion Swing!

Coach Kido goes to the Oden bar and shows Ryo a tape of a baseball player with a famous batting technique called the Wave Motion Swing.

May 6, 1998

Episode 6 - Catch This!E624m

Catch This!

None of the players can catch Ryo's pitches and so a search for a catcher begins.

May 13, 1998

Episode 7 - We Need You, Izumi!E724m

We Need You, Izumi!

With only two more girls needed to complete the team, Ryo asks Izumi to join and is greeted with scorn.

May 27, 1998

Episode 8 - The Future on the LineE824m

The Future on the Line

Izumi searches for the identity of the mysterious man but gets no answers from her mother's butler or from Coach Kido.

Jun 3, 1998

Episode 9 - Winners & LosersE924m

Winners & Losers

The day of the contest has arrived. Izumi is near defeat but Ryo can't keep thinking about why she hates her so much.

Jun 10, 1998

Episode 10 - The Kisaragi Nine!E1024m

The Kisaragi Nine!

The girls are playing against a junior high team but they are still short one player. The coach introduces Nene in a player's uniform so that they can compete.

Jun 17, 1998

Episode 11 - Aim for Koshien!E1124m

Aim for Koshien!

Keiko appeals her case to the board directly so that they may let the girls play but is refused again.

Jun 24, 1998

Episode 12 - One Hundred PitchesE1224m

One Hundred Pitches

In order to get Rinkai High to play them, Keiko told the papers that they must be afraid of their pitcher's magic ball.

Jul 1, 1998

Episode 13 - The Girl StratagemE1324m

The Girl Stratagem

The day of the game has arrived. In order to get an advantage over the other team, the girls use their femininity to get to a quick lead.

Jul 8, 1998

Episode 14 - Lightning BallE1424m

Lightning Ball

Ryo is losing confidence in herself but her teammates continue to do their part in the field.

Jul 15, 1998

Episode 15 - ScandalE1524m

Scandal

With the notoriety of the girls' win, a report digs up information on Ryo's father which begins a scandal.

Jul 22, 1998

Episode 16 - ExileE1624m

Exile

Ryo knows that she is to be expelled and the team dissolved and so she heads out to her father's hometown.

Jul 29, 1998

Episode 17 - VisionsE1724m

Visions

Hiroki arrives at the orphanage but learns that Ryo is hospitalized after she rescued the kids.

Aug 5, 1998

Episode 18 - The GiftE1824m

The Gift

The Parents' Association has been calling for the baseball team to be dissolved and Principal Mita agrees.

Aug 12, 1998

Episode 19 - Hearts & DiamondsE1924m

Hearts & Diamonds

Coach Kido announces that he has decided to make Ryo the team captain. She learns that Hiroki's birthday is coming up and decides to make him a present.

Aug 19, 1998

Episode 20 - Back in TrainingE2024m

Back in Training

The girls head out to begin their intensive training camp before preliminaries start.

Aug 26, 1998

Episode 21 - I Hate You, Takasugi!E2124m

I Hate You, Takasugi!

After Izumi's call, Hiroki pays a visit to her to make sure everything is all right.

Sep 2, 1998

Episode 22 - You’re Not Alone, Yuki!E2224m

You’re Not Alone, Yuki!

Yuki, brooding over her missing Fifi-chan, remembers how she helped to win the championship in junior high only to be ostracized by her teammates.

Sep 9, 1998

Episode 23 - Beauties vs, the BeastsE2324m

Beauties vs, the Beasts

The Kisaragi Girls have drawn a dirty-playing team for their first game.

Sep 16, 1998

Episode 24 - The KissE2424m

The Kiss

The Kisaragi Girls are beating everyone they come up against. Hiroki's grandfather comes to the Oden bar and talks to Ryo.

Sep 30, 1998

Episode 25 - Field of Broken DreamsE2524m

Field of Broken Dreams

It has come down to the semi-finals and it's the Kisaragi girls' team against the boys' team. Ryo is having problems focusing after seeing Hiroki and Izumi kiss.

Oct 7, 1998

Episode 26 - Shine, Princess Nine!E2624m

Shine, Princess Nine!

With two outs and the bases loaded at the top of the ninth inning, it's Koharu's bat. Before she goes out Nene shows her a fax from her father that has the Kanji for Wind on it.

Oct 14, 1998

Actors

Naomi Nagasawa

Naomi Nagasawa

Hikaru Yoshimoto (voice)

Akiko Yajima

Akiko Yajima

Koharu Hotta (voice)

Mami Kingetsu

Mami Kingetsu

Izumi Himuro (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi

Ayako Kawasumi

Yuki Azuma (voice)

Rumi Kasahara

Rumi Kasahara

Kanako Mita (voice)

Mayumi Izuka

Mayumi Izuka

Yoko Tokashiki (voice)

Kokoro Shindô

Mao Daidoji (voice)

Miki Nagasawa

Miki Nagasawa

Ryo Hayakawa (voice)

Taeko Kawata

Taeko Kawata

Nene Mori (voice)

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii

Shinsaku Kido (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Hiroki Takasugi (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Shino Hayakawa (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Keiko Himuro (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Hidehiko Hayakawa (voice)

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Tetsuya Iwanaga

Seishiro Natsume (voice)

Kyoko Hikami

Kyoko Hikami

Seira Morimura (voice)

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