“Ninja descendant Ikkyuu learns baseball, uses superhuman skills to lead team to championship despite initial ignorance.”
Ikkyuu-san
一球さん
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Ninja descendant Ikkyuu learns baseball, uses superhuman skills to lead team to championship despite initial ignorance.
High school student Ikkyuu Sanada 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, Ikkyu, 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)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 127 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 16h 56m approx
- Published Apr 1975 – Nov 1977
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M60023 catalog