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Ryo has always enjoyed baseball, and has an incredibly fast pitch to prove it. She is better than any man she knows, yet has never really put her skills to the test; after all, baseball is a “man’s game”... until now! Keiko Himura, the chairman of Kisuragi High, has a goal: to create a team that proves women can play just as well as men -- if not better -- and she has chosen Ryo to be the new team's captain! With 8 more teammates to find, can the girls lead the team to the ultimate victory, to win at the famous stadium Koshien?
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Hiroki TAKASUGI | heart unheart |
jp. Takehito KOYASU
en. Vic MIGNOGNA
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Izumi HIMURO | heart unheart |
jp. Mami KINGETSU
en. Monica RIAL
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Ryo HAYAKAWA | heart unheart |
jp. Miki NAGASAWA
en. Hilary HAAG
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Shinsaku KIDO | heart unheart |
jp. Kouji ISHII
en. Andy MCAVIN
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Hikaru YOSHIMOTO | heart unheart |
jp. Nao NAGASAWA
en. Cynthia MARTINEZ
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The Four Lords of Havoc have one terrible goal – to awaken the god Anthrasax and recreate the world. To stop them, Yoko, a maiden of Metallicana, awakens the ancient wizard Dark Schneider from within a 14-year old boy by bestowing upon him her virgin kiss. The only problem now is that the most chaotic, lecherous wizard in history resides inside the body of an innocent child. Even worse, he’s determined that neither hydras nor minotaurs should stand between him and his dream to conquer everyone and take the women for himself… all of which is less than convenient when trying to save the world!
Both series embody their genre stereotypes so perfectly and enthusiastically that they practically make fun of themselves. Great to watch with your friends and laugh.
One thousand years after the Giant Warriors caused an apocalyptic event known as the seven days of fire, humans are living in constant fear of the Toxic Jungle. This ever-spreading forest is filled with poisonous plants and gigantic monstrous insects; even the very air is deadly. Nausicaa is the kind and wise princess of a small, peaceful country known as the Valley of the Wind, which has so far avoided the spread of the forest. One night a large airship containing one of the Giant Warriors crashes into the valley. The following day soldiers from the powerful nation of Tolmekia invade the Valley of the Wind to reclaim and revive the warrior. As the only one who truly believes that there is a way for humans to live alongside the insects, Nausicaa must find a way to stop the war that now threatens her people and protect the Toxic Jungle before the Tolmekians burn it to the ground.
Both Nausicaa and Ryo are girls that are put in positions traditionally reserved for men. Both are self-confident, strong, loveable young women who sometimes doubt themselves, but come through for the people that depend on them in the end.
Meet Ryoma Echizen, the cocky prince of tennis. He comes to Japan from America where he is known as the Prince of Tennis – but that is no surprise considering he is the son of the former tennis pro, Nanjiroh Echizen, otherwise known as the Samurai! Upon transferring to the school Seishun Gakuen, he meets the regulars of the tennis club, and becomes the first freshman to become a regular; but he has a lot to learn yet about being a tennis star. Ryoma, along with the rest of his teammates, aspire to win the Nationals; but first, they must defeat the other teams which stand in their way!
Prince of Tennis is simmilar to Princess nine in the aspect of athleticism and tournament while finding friends and hardship through the juvenile age.
The year is 1925 and Japan is still a country with socially backwards views, particularly on women's rights. One young girl named Akiko Ogasawara decides to fight for equality in her own way - by forming a girls' baseball team! She soon enlists her good friend Koume Suzukawa, and it's now up to the two of them to put together a team of like-minded and spirited young ladies. Under the able and enthusiastic tutelage of English teacher Miss Garland, the girls will need to bond closely, learn well and practice hard if they are to stand their ground against boys' teams and show a misogynistic society exactly what they're made of... while having some fun in the process.
There both tales about girls playing baseball. Both of the heroines are going up against stereotypes and other odds. Taishou Yakyuu Musume is has a more older setting, and Princess Nine is a bit more modern, but if you like one, you would like the other.
Yawara just wants to be a normal girl. Her grandfather, though, has different plans. He has been training her every day in judo since she was a baby so that one day she could win an Olympic Medal. Now, with her grandfather trying to set up her debut match and magazine reporters watching her every movement, will she be able to keep her normal life?
Both anime series are "old school" cel-based sports-related dramas that feature female protagonists who have above-average athletic skills yet have ordinary lives to lead as well.
