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Takumi Harada is an extremely gifted baseball pitcher. Upon entering junior high school, Takumi moves to a town situated in the mountains due to his father's job transfer. There, he meets a new classmate Go Nagakura, a catcher who is able to get Takumi's most powerful pitches. Takumi and Go both join the school's baseball team where they develop a firm friendship and grow as individuals through their battery.

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Production

Zero-G, Fuji Television Network, Aniplex, KADOKAWA, Kyoraku Industrial Holdings, Kansai Television, dentsu

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 15, 2016

Last Aired

September 23, 2016

Networks

Fuji TV, Iwate Menkoi Television, Sakuranbo TV

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Day They Met
E1
The Day They Met
Air date: 2016-07-15
Takumi Harada, a pitcher, meets Go Nagakura, a catcher. Will Go be able to catch Takumi's fast ball?
The Bank of a Pond
E2
The Bank of a Pond
Air date: 2016-07-22
Seiha wants to play baseball while Takumi says he can't., but Seiha and Go are enjoying a game of catch. Takumi gets angry and throws the ball in the woods behind the shrine, and Seiha doesn't come home that evening.
Dispute
E3
Dispute
Air date: 2016-07-29
Takumi begins attending Nitta Higashi Junior High and signs up with Coach Tomura to be on the baseball team. However, he also draws the ire of the Vice-Captain Nobunishi over something trivial. Tomura sees Takumi pitch on his first day of practice, and he tells Takumi to cut his hair. Takumi refuses, so Go responds by...
Standing on the Ground
E4
Standing on the Ground
Air date: 2016-08-05
Takumi goes home and finds out that Tomura is his grandfather Youzo's former student. Takumi doesn't like that the upperclassmen have ended practice early because it started raining, This leads them to begin harrassing Takumi. Meanwhile, Tomura goes to visit Youzo after experiencing Takumi's pitches for himself from the batter's box.
Incident in the Locked Room
E5
Incident in the Locked Room
Air date: 2016-08-12
After finishing practice, Takumi is ganged up and beaten by a few of his teammates inside the dark equipment room. Go is the one who finds him laying there, so he brings Takumi back to his home to treat and spend the night. But the school soon learns of the incident, and the baseball team must face their punishment.
Challenging a Strong Team
E6
Challenging a Strong Team
Air date: 2016-08-19
Tomura tries catching for Takumi. They resume their regular baseball team activities, but Takumi acts defiantly even to Tomura. Tomura proposes an exhibition game with Yokoteni Junior High, but the principal tells him no. However, the captain Kaionji devises a plan.
Time for a Showdown
E7
Time for a Showdown
Air date: 2016-08-26
Takumi didn't pitch as hard as he could against Yokoteni Junior High's slugger Kadowaki, leaving Go with mixed feelings. Meanwhile, Kadowaki visits his teammate Mizukaki and tells him that he wants to play an unsanctioned game with Nitta Higashi. Mizukaki is interested in Kadowaki's enthusiasm, however...
The Autumn of Endings
E8
The Autumn of Endings
Air date: 2016-09-02
Mizukaki tilts Takumi and Go's battery off their game. What's more, they offend Yokote's coach, and the game itself is called off. Go and Takumi's teammates try to help them patch things up between them, but they can't be persuaded.
Throwing Home
E9
Throwing Home
Air date: 2016-09-09
Kadowaki and Mizugaki find themselves playing some backyard baseball with the Nitta Higashi first years. Seiha is the pitcher. Everyone is enjoying this unexpected get-together. Later, Kaionji visits the baseball team for the first time in a while and stands in the batter box to experience Takumi's surprising pitches.
That Day Again
E10
That Day Again
Air date: 2016-09-16
Kadowaki and Mizugaki are in a disarray, Kaionji and the other seniors graduate, and the Nitta Higashi baseball players are all doing voluntary practice to prepare for their rematch. Go tells Takumi that he is going to continue playing catcher. Spring has arrived for the Nitta Higashi Junior High and Yokoteni Junior High students.
Their Spring
E11
Their Spring
Air date: 2016-09-23
The last Sunday of March, the day of their rematch with Yokoteni Junior High finally arrives. Tomura, Youzo, Seiha, and even the principal have come to watch. The game is being played underneath the early cherry blossoms. Takumi throws Kadowaki the first pitch, the man who has been waiting for this moment for so long.

Cast

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Takumi Harada (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Kō Nagakura (voice)

Yui Fujimaki

Seiha Harada (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Shūgo Kadowaki (voice)

Ryohei Kimura

Ryohei Kimura

Shunji Mizugaki (voice)

Yuuichirou Umehara

Yuuichirou Umehara

Kazuki Kaionji (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Keita Higashidan (voice)

Kaito Ishikawa

Kaito Ishikawa

Fumito Sawaguchi (voice)

Shuta Morishima

Shuta Morishima

Eiji Nobunishi (voice)

Hozumi Goda

Hozumi Goda

Makoto Tomura (voice)

Soma Saito

Soma Saito

Nobuhiro Yoshisada (voice)

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