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“Overworked salaryman befriends lively beer vendor at ballpark, finding solace among fans' heartwarming stories.”
Catch Me at the Ballpark!
ボールパークでつかまえて！
7.12
4,079 rank · 45,566 viewers · 109 favorites
Slice of Life
Sports
Adult Cast
Team Sports
Seinen
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Crunchyroll
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Synopsis
Overworked salaryman befriends lively beer vendor at ballpark, finding solace among fans' heartwarming stories.
For Koutarou Murata, an overworked salaryman, his local ballpark is the only place where he can truly unwind from his arduous daily life. One evening, he is approached by Ruriko, the new lively beer vendor, trying to sell her first drink to him. Koutarou accepts Ruriko's offer, marking the start of their friendship and lots of playful teasing. While Koutarou tries to enjoy baseball to the fullest and Ruriko diligently seeks for more customers, many fans with heartwarming stories of their own come to fill the ballpark and enjoy the space that brings them all together.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 27 viewers settled on.
91%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.47
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.47 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.5
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.48
Running avg · Apr 2025 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This hidden gem of 2025 is a treasure for slice-of-life fans, offering a refreshing adult rom-com that avoids the cringe-worthy, dragged-out tropes of school-based series. While it is a...”
- 8 “It's a good anime to watch if you enjoy slice of life, but unfortunately, it's not really a sports anime. The sports theme is a bit overused for this show, when in reality it focuses more on work...”
- 10 “First of all, as a longtime baseball fan who roots for teams with a tendency to underachieve, this anime just spoke directly to my soul. Seriously, you could replace "Chiba Motorsuns" with "Texas...”
Verbosity
Short · 41%
Medium · 37%
Long · 22%
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – Jun 2025 Spring 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-27542 catalog
Produced by
- CyberAgent Producer
- INSPION Edge Producer