Touch - Recommendations

• TV (19 eps)
• 1986

Hikari Uenaga is a member of Aiko Middle School's gymnastics team, and aspires to be a legendary contender in the world of rhythmic gymnastics like her idol, Diliana Gueorguiva. But the road to being a champion is fraught with difficulty, and only the strong survive. Using her inner strength and the support of love interest Oiishi and childhood-friend-turned-delinquent Mao, Hikari will tackle love triangles, intense competition with her teammates and peers and her own feelings as she aims for the gold.

• TV (11 eps)
• 2020

Jotaro Aragaki, former member of the national team, had given his whole life for gymnastics and was fighting against his age and physical strength. However, one day he is told by his coach to start thinking of his next career. Jotaro struggles, but his daughter, Rei, is always there by his side. But with one fateful encounter, the Aragakis’ lives change drastically.

• TV (26 eps)
• 1998

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?

• OVA (5 eps)
• 1991

Minatsu is a high school student who witnessed a hit and run, and subsequently was threatened violently by the perpetrators. In order to evade any danger coming her way, she decided to disguise herself as "Maria," a long-haired, bespectacled young woman. Her current boyfriend, Shuu, seems to be trying his best to grab Minatsu's attention, with not much success. Then there's her neighbor, Kadomatsu, who gains much of Minatsu's attention, but it's not Minatsu he longs for, it's her alter-identity Maria! Minatsu, Kadomatsu, and Shuu form a haphazardly-shaped love triangle filled with joys and heartaches.

• Other (1 ep)

A commercial for the Weekly Shounen Sunday manga Ganba! Fly High.

• TV (58 eps)
• 1993 - 1994

In junior high school, Toshihiko Tanaka, Kenji Shiraishi, and Kazuhiro Hiramatsu played soccer together and were known as the Golden Trio. As freshmen, the friends decided to enter Kakegawa High School together to be on the same team as Kubo, who became legendary after propelling their newly-founded team to the best eight the previous year. Can they improve their teamwork and individual play to make it all the way to the championship? Together they struggle through the best and worst times of their lives while desperately aiming to reach their dream.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1983

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1980

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 1984

• TV (25 eps)
• 1977 - 1979

The first female professional baseball player who strikes out sluggers with her magical pitch... The manager who makes every effort to amend the Baseball Regulations so that she can join the pros... The separated twin brothers who couldn't have met each other if they weren't both totally absorbed in baseball... This series describes the joys and distress, the glory and frustration of those who enthusiastically love baseball.