“Gorou idolizes his father Shigeharu, who overcomes injury to switch from pitcher to batter, inspiring Gorou's Little League dreams.”
Major S1
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Synopsis
Gorou idolizes his father Shigeharu, who overcomes injury to switch from pitcher to batter, inspiring Gorou's Little League dreams.
Gorou Honda, a little boy obsessed with baseball, has always admired his father, Shigeharu. Wishing to follow in his father's footsteps, Gorou dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. In turn, his son's starry-eyed admiration encourages Shigeharu to keep persevering, despite his late wife's death and his unsatisfying position on the second-string team Blue Ocean. Unfortunately, an elbow injury forces Shigeharu off the team, and he falls into despair. However, after an offhand joke from his childhood friend, Shigeharu reevaluates his choices and decides to keep playing, leaving behind his prime position as pitcher and taking up the bat. Now motivated more than ever, Gorou works hard to carve his way in the Japanese Little League.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 37 sampled reviews
What 37 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.59 · some divergence
5.1 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 4.0
↓ 1.19
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Nov 2025
- 10 “This show is dangerously addictive—I literally could not stop watching and lost a week and a half of my life in one sitting. While that compulsive grip is a testament to its storytelling power,...”
- 8 “The series captures the raw thrill of baseball through athletes who lay everything on the line purely for love of the game, and Goro’s single-minded determination fires up everyone around him....”
- 9 “An addictive, tear-jerking ride: the gripping plot keeps you constantly guessing “what’s next,” while the protagonist stands out as one of the best—never frustrating and repeatedly moving me to...”
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- Format 26 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 50m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2004 – May 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0591 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
- NHK Enterprises Producer
- Shogakukan Productions Producer