Major (2004)
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.
- Mitsuda Takuya
- Michihiro Tsuchiya
- Takuya Mitsuda
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Episode 1 - Goro's Dream and Daddy's Dream
Release Date: 2004-11-13Five 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.
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Episode 2 - Their Friendship
Release Date: 2004-11-20Goro 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.
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Episode 3 - I Hate You, Daddy!
Release Date: 2004-11-27A 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.
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Episode 4 - A Birthday One Day Late
Release Date: 2004-12-04Shigeharu 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.
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Episode 5 - The Man From the Majors
Release Date: 2004-12-11Goro 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.
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Episode 6 - Farewell...
Release Date: 2004-12-18Shigeharu gets beaned by Gibson, but the Blue Oceans go on to win. Goro falls asleep enraptured, but the next day brings anything but joy.
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Episode 7 - Goro Honda, Age Nine!
Release Date: 2004-12-25Three 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.
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Episode 8 - Team Complete!
Release Date: 2005-01-08Kaoru 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.
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Episode 9 - Alone on the Mound
Release Date: 2005-01-15Komori 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.
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Episode 10 - Showdown in the Rain
Release Date: 2005-01-22Having 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.
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Episode 11 - The Team Dad Played On
Release Date: 2005-01-29The 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.
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Episode 12 - An Invitation From Gibson
Release Date: 2005-02-05Gibson, 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.
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Episode 13 - Summer! Baseball! Training Camp!
Release Date: 2005-02-12The 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.
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Episode 14 - Reckless Practice Match!
Release Date: 2005-02-19After 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.
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Episode 15 - The Coach's Feelings
Release Date: 2005-03-05Goro, 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.
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Episode 16 - I Quit!
Release Date: 2005-03-12Ryoko, 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.
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Episode 17 - Tournament Start!
Release Date: 2005-03-19Before the fall tournament, Mifune practices at the batting cages. There, they run into the Okamura triplets, who play for their first-round opponent.
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Episode 18 - Aim for victory!
Release Date: 2005-03-26The 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.
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Episode 19 - Mother's happiness
Release Date: 2005-04-02In round two, Mifune faces Totsuka-Nishi Little, led by ace Kyuta Usami. Goro spots Momoko out with Shigeno and is consumed with dread.
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Episode 20 - Goro's mistake!?
Release Date: 2005-04-09Mifune 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.
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Episode 21 - This is baseball!
Release Date: 2005-04-16Sawamura'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.
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Episode 22 - The night before the match
Release Date: 2005-04-23Mifune draws Yokohama Little in the quarters, but Komori's injury is worse than they thought. With the team needing a new catcher, Shimizu volunteers.
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Episode 23 - No Intention of Losing!
Release Date: 2005-04-30Coach Ando throws out his back, so Momoko fills in for him against Yokohama Little. Mifune, overwhelmed by the big stage, commits several errors.
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Episode 24 - Chase it! Overcome it!
Release Date: 2005-05-07Toshiya 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.
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Episode 25 - Everyone together
Release Date: 2005-05-14The 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.
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Episode 26 - I Won't Say Goodbye
Release Date: 2005-05-21Ryoko 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.