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Major (2004)
Popularity 32.8
Overview
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards his goal at full speed.
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Top Cast
Showtaro MorikuboGorō Shigeno (voice)
Masakazu MoritaToshiya Sato (voice)
Noriko HidakaChiaki Honda (voice)
Junko NodaMomoko Hoshino (voice)
Fuyuka OnoToshiya Sato (voice)
Mitsuki SaigaCast
Shunsuke SakuyaHideki Shigeno (voice)
Koji OchiaiJoe Gibson (voice)
Yuuko SasamotoKaoru Shimizu (voice)
Daisuke NamikawaJoe Gibson Jr. (voice)
Romi ParkTaiga Shimizu (voice)
Rie KugimiyaDaisuke Komori (voice)
Kaoru SasajimaRyota Sawamura (voice)
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Takao IshiiAndou Director (voice)
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Michihiro TsuchiyaSeries Composition
Riki FukushimaSeries Director
Takuya MitsudaComic Book
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Specials
3 episodes · First aired 2010-12-17
E01
Message
2010-12-17 · 25 min
After fourteen years in the Major League Baseball, Goro returns to Japan because of a surgery that forced him to quit his life as a pitcher.
He prepares to restart his baseball career as a fielder. His family struggles with his decisions; especially his daughter Izumi, who doesn't know enough about her father to understand why he is so absent from their lives.
Goro will stop at nothing until he's in the game once again; everything is now for the sake of the only gift he has to offer his children: Baseball.
E02
World Series: Volume 1
2011-12-16 · 25 min
E03
World Series: Volume 2
2012-01-18 · 25 min
Season 1
26 episodes · First aired 2004-11-13 · ★ 10.0
E01
Goro's Dream and Daddy's Dream
2004-11-13 · 25 min
Five year old Goro practices baseball every day to be like his dad Shigeharu, a pro ballplayer,until he injures his elbow and decides to retire.
E02
Their Friendship
2004-11-20 · 25 min
Goro invites a boy named Toshiya to play catch, reluctant at first, Toshiya comes to love it. Shigeharu vows to make a comeback as a hitter.
E03
I Hate You, Daddy!
2004-11-27 · 25 min
A little league coach is dazzled by Goro's raw talent and teaches him to throw breaking balls. But Shigeharu, fearing injury, won't let him play.
E04
A Birthday One Day Late
2004-12-04 · 25 min
Shigeharu is back on the team as a hitter and, on his best friend and teammate's suggestion, looks to remarry, but he's absent on Goro's birthday.
E05
The Man from the Majors
2004-12-11 · 25 min
Goro is captivated by Joe Gibson, a major league player now playing in Japan. When Shigeharu homers off of him, Goro is beside himself with delight.
E06
Farewell...
2004-12-18 · 25 min
Shigeharu gets beaned by Gibson, but the Blue Oceans go on to win. Goro falls asleep enraptured, but the next day brings anything but joy.
E07
Goro Honda, Age Nine!
2004-12-25 · 25 min
Three years after his father's death, Goro joins the Mifune little league team. The coach welcomes him warmly, but the team has no love for the game.
E08
Team Complete!
2005-01-08 · 25 min
Kaoru Shimizu joins the Mifune team, but they're still two players short. Goro then runs into his classmate Komori, who's being forced to shoplift.
E09
Alone on the Mound
2005-01-15 · 25 min
Komori and Sawamura join the Mifune Dolphins, who now have a full team, but they have to play a game to save the team despite having hardly practiced.
E10
Showdown in the Rain
2005-01-22 · 25 min
Having learned the importance of teamwork, Goro steps up his game and puts down the adult batters, but his own team can't hit the opposing pitcher.
E11
The Team Dad Played On
2005-01-29 · 25 min
The Mifune Dolphins have been reborn. Urged by Coach Ando, Goro goes to observe the top little league team in Japan and runs into his old pal Toshiya.
E12
An Invitation From Gibson
2005-02-05 · 25 min
Gibson, now back in MLB, invites Goro to see him play in San Francisco. Though put off at first, Goro wants to see top-level baseball, so he accepts.
E13
Summer! Baseball! Training Camp!
2005-02-12 · 25 min
The Mifune Dolphins join a training camp during summer break with all the best teams in Japan. Goro runs afoul of another team's heavy hitter.
E14
Reckless Practice Match!
2005-02-19 · 25 min
After Mifune loses a practice game to Kuki Little in part because he can't bring himself to pitch inside, Goro asks Yokohama Little for a game.
E15
The Coach's Feelings
2005-03-05 · 25 min
Goro, determined to beat Yokohama Little, helps Sawamura practice pitching. When Coach Ando sees them at it, he realizes he'd given up on his dreams.
E16
I Quit!
2005-03-12 · 25 min
Ryoko, the girl Goro just met, is a pitcher for Yokohama Little. He invites her to play ping-pong, upsetting Shimizu and keeping her up all night.
E17
Tournament Start!
2005-03-19 · 25 min
Before the fall tournament, Mifune practices at the batting cages. There, they run into the Okamura triplets, who play for their first-round opponent.
E18
Aim for victory!
2005-03-26 · 25 min
The Okamura triplets score a run off Goro with their strategy, and their ironclad defense grinds down Mifune's will, but Shimizu gives them new life.
E19
Mother's happiness
2005-04-02 · 25 min
In round two, Mifune faces Totsuka-Nishi Little, led by ace Kyuta Usami. Goro spots Momoko out with Shigeno and is consumed with dread.
E20
Goro's mistake!?
2005-04-09 · 25 min
Mifune is on the ropes; Goro suddenly gives up a home run, and they can't hit Kyuta's pitch. To make matters worse, Komori sprains his wrist.
E21
This is baseball!
2005-04-16 · 25 min
Sawamura's desperation bunt gets him on base, breaks up Kyuta's perfect game, and rattles the ace. Mifune then closes the gap to one run.
E22
The night before the match
2005-04-23 · 25 min
Mifune draws Yokohama Little in the quarters, but Komori's injury is worse than they thought. With the team needing a new catcher, Shimizu volunteers.
E23
No Intention of Losing!
2005-04-30 · 25 min
Coach Ando throws out his back, so Momoko fills in for him against Yokohama Little. Mifune, overwhelmed by the big stage, commits several errors.
E24
Chase it! Overcome it!
2005-05-07 · 25 min
Toshiya gets Goro to hit into a double play. In the top of the 3rd, as Goro gets shelled again, he uncorks his secret weapon on cleanup hitter Majima.
E25
Everyone together
2005-05-14 · 25 min
The game enters extra innings. Yokohama Little saps Goro's energy with bunts and puts Ryoko in to pitch. Goro's teammates worry about how he'll react.
E26
I Won't Say Goodbye
2005-05-21 · 25 min
Ryoko and Toshiya defy their coach and pitch to Goro. Ryoko puts all her might into her pitch, and Goro musters his last ounce of strength to swing.
