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Ookiku Furikabutte

おおきく振りかぶって

Manga · 2003 · releasing

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By Asa Higuchi

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Synopsis

Mihashi moves on to high school convinced he is a lousy baseball pitcher. There he meets the catcher Abe and the team manager Momoe who together work to make Mihashi and the team shine.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Notes:

- Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award for best creative work in 2006.

- Winner of Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007.

Characters

Ren MihashiRen MihashiMain
Takaya AbeTakaya AbeMain
Yuichiro TajimaYuichiro TajimaSupporting
Maria MomoeMaria MomoeSupporting
Azusa HanaiAzusa HanaiSupporting
Kosuke IzumiKosuke IzumiSupporting
Motoki HarunaMotoki HarunaSupporting
Fumiki MizutaniFumiki MizutaniSupporting
Shugo KanoShugo KanoSupporting
Yuto SakaeguchiYuto SakaeguchiSupporting
Yoshiro HamadaYoshiro HamadaSupporting
Chiyo ShinookaChiyo ShinookaSupporting

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Where to watch

Comic DaysKodansha USAPixiv Comic

Tags

BaseballSchool ClubSeinenPrimarily Male CastPrimarily Teen CastMale ProtagonistSchool