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“Ninja-descendant Ikkyuu joins baseball team, using superhuman skills to lead them to championships despite knowing nothing about the sport.”

Ikkyuu-san (1978)

一球さん

6.27

9,146 rank · 1,039 viewers · 3 favorites

Sports School Team Sports Shounen

26 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 1978 · Nippon Animation · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Synopsis

Ninja-descendant Ikkyuu joins baseball team, using superhuman skills to lead them to championships despite knowing nothing about the sport.

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. (Source: Nippon Animation)