The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge.
Episodes 182
Watch order
Characters & voices
Hyuuma Hoshi
Main
Tooru Furuya
日本語
Mitsuru Hanagata
Supporting
Makio Inoue
日本語
Akiko Hoshi
Supporting
Fuyumi Shiraishi
日本語
Ittetsu Hoshi
Supporting
Seizou Katou
日本語
Hosaku Samon
Supporting
Shingo Kanemoto
日本語
Chuuta Ban
Supporting
Jouji Yanami
日本語
Armstrong Ozuma
Supporting
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
日本語
Narrator
Background
Kyouji Kobayashi
日本語
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Details
- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 182
- Duration
- 25 min per episode
- Status
- Finished
- Season
- Spring 1968
- Aired
- 1968-03-30 → 1971-09-18
- Studio
- Tokyo Movie Shinsha
- Source
- Manga
- Favourites
- 19
- Also known as
- Star of the Giants