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★ 6.9/10•2016•23m•TV-14•Animation•Drama
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Takumi Harada is an extremely gifted baseball pitcher. Upon entering junior high school, Takumi moves to a town situated in the mountains due to his father's job transfer. There, he meets a new classmate Go Nagakura, a catcher who is able to get Takumi's most powerful pitches. Takumi and Go both join the school's baseball team where they develop a firm friendship and grow as individuals through their battery.

Tomomi Mochizuki · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime23m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJul 15, 2016

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Day They MetE123m

The Day They Met

Takumi Harada, a pitcher, meets Go Nagakura, a catcher. Will Go be able to catch Takumi's fast ball?

Jul 15, 2016

Episode 2 - The Bank of a PondE223m

The Bank of a Pond

Seiha wants to play baseball while Takumi says he can't., but Seiha and Go are enjoying a game of catch. Takumi gets angry and throws the ball in the woods behind the shrine, and Seiha doesn't come home that evening.

Jul 22, 2016

Episode 3 - DisputeE323m

Dispute

Takumi begins attending Nitta Higashi Junior High and signs up with Coach Tomura to be on the baseball team. However, he also draws the ire of the Vice-Captain Nobunishi over something trivial. Tomura sees Takumi pitch on his first day of practice, and he tells Takumi to cut his hair. Takumi refuses, so Go responds by...

Jul 29, 2016

Episode 4 - Standing on the GroundE423m

Standing on the Ground

Takumi goes home and finds out that Tomura is his grandfather Youzo's former student. Takumi doesn't like that the upperclassmen have ended practice early because it started raining, This leads them to begin harrassing Takumi. Meanwhile, Tomura goes to visit Youzo after experiencing Takumi's pitches for himself from the batter's box.

Aug 5, 2016

Episode 5 - Incident in the Locked RoomE523m

Incident in the Locked Room

After finishing practice, Takumi is ganged up and beaten by a few of his teammates inside the dark equipment room. Go is the one who finds him laying there, so he brings Takumi back to his home to treat and spend the night. But the school soon learns of the incident, and the baseball team must face their punishment.

Aug 12, 2016

Episode 6 - Challenging a Strong TeamE623m

Challenging a Strong Team

Tomura tries catching for Takumi. They resume their regular baseball team activities, but Takumi acts defiantly even to Tomura. Tomura proposes an exhibition game with Yokoteni Junior High, but the principal tells him no. However, the captain Kaionji devises a plan.

Aug 19, 2016

Episode 7 - Time for a ShowdownE723m

Time for a Showdown

Takumi didn't pitch as hard as he could against Yokoteni Junior High's slugger Kadowaki, leaving Go with mixed feelings. Meanwhile, Kadowaki visits his teammate Mizukaki and tells him that he wants to play an unsanctioned game with Nitta Higashi. Mizukaki is interested in Kadowaki's enthusiasm, however...

Aug 26, 2016

Episode 8 - The Autumn of EndingsE823m

The Autumn of Endings

Mizukaki tilts Takumi and Go's battery off their game. What's more, they offend Yokote's coach, and the game itself is called off. Go and Takumi's teammates try to help them patch things up between them, but they can't be persuaded.

Sep 2, 2016

Episode 9 - Throwing HomeE923m

Throwing Home

Kadowaki and Mizugaki find themselves playing some backyard baseball with the Nitta Higashi first years. Seiha is the pitcher. Everyone is enjoying this unexpected get-together. Later, Kaionji visits the baseball team for the first time in a while and stands in the batter box to experience Takumi's surprising pitches.

Sep 9, 2016

Episode 10 - That Day AgainE1023m

That Day Again

Kadowaki and Mizugaki are in a disarray, Kaionji and the other seniors graduate, and the Nitta Higashi baseball players are all doing voluntary practice to prepare for their rematch. Go tells Takumi that he is going to continue playing catcher. Spring has arrived for the Nitta Higashi Junior High and Yokoteni Junior High students.

Sep 16, 2016

Episode 11 - Their SpringE1123m

Their Spring

The last Sunday of March, the day of their rematch with Yokoteni Junior High finally arrives. Tomura, Youzo, Seiha, and even the principal have come to watch. The game is being played underneath the early cherry blossoms. Takumi throws Kadowaki the first pitch, the man who has been waiting for this moment for so long.

Sep 23, 2016

Actors

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Takumi Harada (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Kō Nagakura (voice)

Yui Fujimaki

Seiha Harada (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Shūgo Kadowaki (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Shunji Mizugaki (voice)

Yuuichirou Umehara

Yuuichirou Umehara

Kazuki Kaionji (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Keita Higashidan (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Fumito Sawaguchi (voice)

Shuta Morishima

Shuta Morishima

Eiji Nobunishi (voice)

Hozumi Goda

Hozumi Goda

Makoto Tomura (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Nobuhiro Yoshisada (voice)

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