Series
Big Windup!
AnimationComedyDrama
Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher.
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Seasons & episodes
1True Ace13 Apr 2007 · 25mMihashi a freshman in high-school, and has just transferred to Nishiura High, a school not known for its baseball. But after he gets forced into playing by its new female coach, he befriends the the catcher Abe, who becomes his main supporter in the future.
2A Catcher’s Role20 Apr 2007 · 25mThe baseball team at Nishiura High heads out to a training camp. As everyone is preparing for their first practice match against Mihashi's old school, Abe realizes that the catcher's role is not just on the field but is also to encourage and to protected the pitcher and his well-being.
3Practice Match27 Apr 2007 · 25mThe practice game between Nishiura High and Mihoshi, Mihashi's old school, is about to start. However before the game starts Mihashi loses his confidence and runs behind the club building, Hatake, the catcher from Mihoshi, followed him and begins to harassing him to the point of threatening to break his arm for the lost games in middle-school.
4Play4 May 2007 · 25mMihashi is pitching nicely, outing all of Mihoshi’s batters so far. At the top of the 2nd inning, Tajima easily hits Kanou’s forkball. Kanai tries to compete with Tajima and do the same, but strikes out instead.
5Don't Ease Up!11 May 2007 · 25mWith nice team work, Nishiura is able to score two consecutive runs easily. Meanwhile, tension is rising between Kanou and the rest of his team.
6The Requirements to be a Pitcher18 May 2007 · 25mGoing into the bottom of the 7th inning, Kanou finally goes into detail about how great Mihashi’s control really is, and Mihoshi’s substitute coach comes up with a plan.
7I Want to Play Baseball!25 May 2007 · 25mThrough good teamwork, Nishiura was able to rally and gain back the lead. After winning the game, Mihashi’s old teammates finally acknowledge their mistakes and ask for his forgiveness and to come back.
8Amazing Pitcher?1 Jun 2007 · 25mOn the way to practice, Mihashi meets Sakaeguchi and learns about how in the Senior League, Abe was teamed up with an “amazing pitcher.”
9Past8 Jun 2007 · 25mAbe’s past relationship with Haruna is revealed, showing the circumstances that led Abe to consider Haruna to be the worst pitcher instead of one of the best.
10Steadily15 Jun 2007 · 25mIn order to be able to play two practice games, everyone on the team must be able to play at least two different positions.
11Summer Is Starting22 Jun 2007 · 25mThe Summer National Senior High School Baseball Championship Saitama Tournament is about to start. All in all, 170 schools in the area gathered together in order to draw lots to determine who they would be playing against.
12Cheering Party29 Jun 2007 · 25mDuring practice, the team, with the addition of Hamada, continue to meditate, but this time start to actively train their relaxing reflex to trigger with the presence of a third base runner.
13Summer Game Beginning6 Jul 2007 · 25mThe team has been working hard to prepare for the game against Tosei, to the point that even Shinooka-chan collapses from exhaustion because she had pulled an all-nighter writing a detailed report on Tosei’s battery and batters.
14Challenge!13 Jul 2007 · 25mThe first game of the summer tournament begins. Everyone is present, including the big crowd that Hamada got to come to the game.
15First Point20 Jul 2007 · 25mThe Tosei batters are getting perplexed by Mihashi’s pitching since the balls appear to be easy, but are hard to connect.
16Do Not Underestimate27 Jul 2007 · 25mTosei still does not know what to make of Mihashi’s pitches, and Nishiura is still hanging on. Nishiura had a chance to get another run in, but the Tosei battery once again made Tajima strike out.
17Third Runner3 Aug 2007 · 25mTosei comes back with a counter attack plan, playing to the basics and hitting grounders. Though Nishiura is still hanging onto their lead, they are playing really hard defense.
18Additional Point10 Aug 2007 · 25mAfter getting on base because of a dead ball caused by the rain, Mihashi and the rest of his team work hard in order to get one more run before the inning ends.
19Tosei's Abilities17 Aug 2007 · 25mTosei continue their attack plan, concentrating on hitting Mihashi’s curveball, and manage to get in one run. Nishiura gets into a little mishap, because Mihashi gets a nose bleed, making Abe worry about Mihashi’s condition and whether or not he can pitch.
20Reversal24 Aug 2007 · 25mThough Nishiura is playing a good defense, the lucky breaks that Tosei keep on having make the members of Nishiura seem clumsy.
21One More Point31 Aug 2007 · 25mTajima once again strikes out, but is able to help his teammates successfully steal bases once he enters the coaching box again.
22Defend!7 Sept 2007 · 25mTosei takes several gamble plays and is able to get one more run in to take the lead once again.
23Strictly14 Sept 2007 · 25mNishiura is desperate now to get their batters onto the plates in order to have a chance at winning.
24Conclusion21 Sept 2007 · 25mNow that they have the lead, Nishiura must make sure that they don’t allow any more runs.
25One Victory28 Sept 2007 · 25mAfter the game against Tosei ends, Mihashi is taken home to rest since he has a fever.
Details
- First aired
- 13 Apr 2007
- Last aired
- 25 Jun 2010
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- Japanese
- Network
- TBS
- Episodes
- 38
- Votes
- 20 on TMDB
Cast
Yuichi NakamuraTakaya Abe
Tsubasa YonagaRen Mihashi
Atsushi KisaichiYoshirou Hamada
Chihiro SuzukiYuuto Sakaeguchi
Hiro ShimonoYuuichirou Tajima
Jun FukuyamaKousuke Izumi
Kenichiro SumiFumiki Mizutani
Kisho TaniyamaAzusa Hanai
Makoto YasumuraShouji Suyama
Masaya MatsukazeMotoki Haruna
Risa HayamizuMaria Momoe
Ryohei KimuraShintarou Nishihiro
Takashi HikidaKeisuke Umehara
