Cross Game
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When Koh was eleven years old, he lived a quiet and peaceful life, delivering sporting goods for his family's store and batting frequently at the Tsukishima Batting Center. Though Koh had no interest in baseball, he started the play the sport anyways after a series of events, much to the delight of his best friend, the beautiful Wakaba Tsukishima. However, soon life dealt Koh a tragic turn, changing him forever. Now, years later, Koh attends Seishuu Academy and is soon pulled back into the world of baseball. Alongside Wakaba's talented sister, Aoba; old friend and fighter Nakanishi; and plenty of new teammates and companions, Koh will once more pick up the pitcher's mitt and see if he has what it takes to be a champion.
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Hajime no Ippo
Alt titles: Fighting Spirit
Ippo Makunouchi is a loser. He has no friends, he spends his free time helping his mom with work, and he's constantly being beaten up by bullies. But that all changes when one day he's saved from another beating by Takamura, an up-and-coming boxer. Soon, Ippo turns his life around with a passion for the newly discovered sport, but his new lifestyle is far from easy! Before he can even dream of becoming champion, he'll have to overcome a slew of fierce rivals and learn what 'dedication' really means.
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add recBoth Cross Game and Hamime no Ippo have amazing character development which allows you to relate to the characters even if you aren't a boxer/baseball fan. Both have a fantastic plot, combined with the appeal of competitive sports, making a wonderful story! Finally, I didn't feel as if there were very many "filler" episodes in either anime (although Cross Game is only at 15 episodes at the moment). Enjoy!
Touch
Identical twins Tatsuya and Kazuya may look the same, but it's the younger Kacchan that everyone is interested in. As an excellent baseball player who is popular with all the girls and friends with all the guys, it's no wonder their childhood friend Minami prefers him over the slobby and less social Tacchan. In life, however, the path to true love and success is never an easy one -- a lesson the two boys will learn through a mix of sporting events, love triangles, typical school worries and a number of other painful and challenging situations...
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add recWhile these two series were made by the same author and share very similar (almost identical) character dessigns, there are some clear differences between them that make them both enjoyable. Touch is a series made during the 80's by Adachi that enjoyed a huge popularity rating (+20% at its peak). It depicts a story writen by a younger author, very fresh and sometimes idealistic. On the other hand, Cross Game tells us a similar story writen by the now much more experienced author (it was writen during the late 2000's). The story and character development is much more compact, and Adachi makes every second of the series count. In any case, if you liked any of these you may as well watch the other
Eyeshield 21
Sena was always a weak child, constantly having to run away from bullies; so much, that he became good at it. Now, as a teenager, Sena’s skill at running has become so impressive that the diabolical mastermind of the school football team notices his talent and recruits him. Yet to keep his privacy intact and his dangerous hobby a secret from his overprotective childhood friend Mamori, Sena is forced to develop a secret identity: the ace running back, Eyeshield 21! But the world is full of talented rivals, and Sena has a long way to go until he can reach the top...
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add recBoth animes are about team sports. In addition there is the same rivalry between main character and "ace" of another big shot team. Altough Cross Game has an romantic theme whereas Eyeshield 21 is more of a comedy I'm sure that you will enjoy both animes just as much.
Major Season 1
Goro Honda is a little boy who is obsessed with baseball. As a child, he watches his father, a professional baseball player, be removed from the Blue Oceans’ main team due to a shoulder injury that left him unable to pitch again. However, since his son looks up to him more than anyone else in the world of baseball, Goro's father decides that he can't quit just yet (as pitching is not the only way to be able to play baseball!). With his father's shining example, Goro decides to never give up as well, working his way into the Japanese Little League as a force to be reckoned with!
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add recBoth are about really talented pitchers, whose main power is really fast straight.
In both cases there's tragedy at the beginning of the anime, concerning a very important person to main character. Death of that person strongly influence hero through out the whole course of series, and makes them more focused on baseball.
Also in both animes there is tomboyish heroine, who also plays baseball and who slowly becomes attracted to main hero.
Ookiku Furikabutte
Alt titles: Big Windup!
- TV (25 eps)
- 2007
Ren Mihashi is a timid pitcher with problems; he has no self esteem or confidence, due to the relentless bullying of his once teammates, and is reluctant to play baseball again. However, at Ren's new school, Nishiura Prefectural High, he finds himself picking up the mitt once more. Along with the help of alumni-turned-coach Maria Momoe, tough but supportive Yuuto Sakaeguchi, and the rest of his teammates, Ren will regain his confidence and show the game of baseball who's the boss yet again!
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add recBecause these two series are about baseball, it might bbe easy to just say that if you liked one you will like the other, but it is not so simple. In fact, there are some powerful differences between the two. Touch is a very romance/slice of life focused series, where the baseball is not as important as the other two. Ookiku Furikabutte on the other hand uses the whole baseball team as a vehicle to develop its characters. +70% of the series is about baseball. However, and this is very important, both series got a very strong coming of age, maturing and character development theme, which is where they connect (other than the baseball).
