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“Hyuma Hoshi, aspiring Giants pitcher, battles rivals and high expectations to surpass his injured father's legacy.”
Kyojin no Hoshi
巨人の星
7.06
4,412 rank · 3,865 viewers · 8 favorites
Drama
Sports
Team Sports
Shounen
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Hyuma Hoshi, aspiring Giants pitcher, battles rivals and high expectations to surpass his injured father's legacy.
The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge. (Source: Wikipedia)
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mode 8
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- 8 “Introduction: This is the one anime that every Japanese person must watch for sake of their 'common knowledge.' Although this is not very popular in the United States and other countries, due to...”
- 10 “Essentially this series is a story about a boy and his father, their relationship and struggle they share together during the youth of the boy. It is also about the relationship that someone can...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 1968
TMS Entertainment.
in association with
Tokyo Movie Shinsha · Yomiuri Telecasting
- Format 182 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 75h 50m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1968 – Sep 1971 Spring 1968
- Source Tv media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-4316 catalog
Produced by
- Tokyo Movie Shinsha Producer
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer