About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. He Returns...
Aired 10 December 2005 • 25 min
Goro moves back to Mifune. Komori is glad to have the chance to play baseball with him again, only for Goro to reveal he now plays soccer.
2. There is one dream!
Aired 17 December 2005 • 25 min
The delinquents have left the baseball team, but none of the former members return. Goro's words inspire Komori and Obayashi to recruit new members.
3. The Baseball Club Starts!
Aired 24 December 2005 • 25 min
Goro's story inspires the delinquents to get serious about baseball again. Goro goes to see the reborn Mifune East Junior High baseball team play.
4. Rivals Reunite
Aired 7 January 2006 • 25 min
Goro joins the baseball team. To gear up for the summer tournament, he seeks a game against Tomonoura Junior High, where he meets his old pal Toshiya.
5. Toshiya's Past
Aired 14 January 2006 • 25 min
Mifune East falls behind in round one of the tournament because Goro shows up late, but his off-speed pitches gets hitters out in fine fashion.
6. The Recruiter's Conspiracy
Aired 21 January 2006 • 25 min
Mifune East faces Seibukan in round two. Goro has a perfect game going through 4 2/3 innings, enthralling a high school scout in the crowd.
7. Powerful Rival! Tomonoura
Aired 28 January 2006 • 25 min
Toshiya, Tomonoura's captain, proposes a bet to Goro that raises the stakes for their teams' showdown, but Goro gets goaded into a rash of mistakes.
8. For What Reason...
Aired 4 February 2006 • 25 min
Goro and Yamane hit back-to-back home runs, rattling Toshiya. Seeing his teammates band together, Toshiya realizes he'd forgotten the joy of baseball.
9. The End of the Battle
Aired 11 February 2006 • 25 min
Toshiya takes the mound and freezes Miyamoto with his fastball. After encouragement from Goro, Miyamoto swings the bat, with unexpected results.
10. A Fresh Resolve
Aired 18 February 2006 • 25 min
Goro is set on getting into Kaido High's baseball club with Toshiya after their junior high affiliate crushes him. The Mifune East boys hit the beach.
11. The Narrow Gate to Kaido
Aired 25 February 2006 • 25 min
Goro, Toshiya and Komori all pass the first two stages of Kaido High's harsh skills test, but Toshiya and Komori are then pitted against each other.
12. Ticket to Kaido
Aired 4 March 2006 • 25 min
The skills test ends with a five-on-five tournament. Goro is happy to be on Toshiya's team, but is looked down upon for coming from an obscure school.
13. See Ya...
Aired 11 March 2006 • 25 min
Goro and Toshiya pass the skills test and must now take an academic exam. But Goro isn't used to studying, and he ends up being late to the exam.
14. The Island of Dreams
Aired 18 March 2006 • 25 min
Goro and Toshiya get into Kaido High and proudly join the baseball club. They go to a school facility on a small island for six months hard training.
15. The Requirements of a Pitcher
Aired 25 March 2006 • 25 min
After three months at the training facility, Goro has grown strong. The coaches announce an aptitude test to determine the players' positions.
16. A Genuine Baseball Kid
Aired 1 April 2006 • 25 min
In a final exam to decide who will leave the island to join the second team, Goro is as free-spirited as ever. Onuki, who had quit the team, shows up.
17. A Short Summer Break
Aired 8 April 2006 • 25 min
Coach Suo declares Goro will pass the test only if he can retire the opposing lineup in order, but Goro has come further than anyone imagined.
18. An Unpleasant Baseball
Aired 15 April 2006 • 25 min
The first-year scholarship team intentionally spots the Dream Island team a three-run lead. The insult fills Goro's team with renewed determination.
19. The Scholars' Ability
Aired 22 April 2006 • 25 min
Goro takes the mound, the team's expectations on his back, and gets back-to-back K's. As the Dream Island team is battling back, Mayumura shows up.
20. Goro VS Manual Baseball!
Aired 29 April 2006 • 25 min
Toshiya hangs in against Akutsu by fouling off his knuckle balls. Shizuka kicks Akutsu off the team for focusing only on his competitive pride.
21. Together with You
Aired 6 May 2006 • 25 min
Down by one with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Kokubu hits a home run to tie the game. With a walk-off win on the line, Mayumura takes the mound.
22. Kaido's Secret
Aired 13 May 2006 • 25 min
Shizuka advises Goro to quit the team based on an incident from her past. When he learns what happened, he takes his appeal straight to the top.
23. Egashira's Expectations
Aired 20 May 2006 • 25 min
Chief Manager Egashira plots to make Goro into a Koshien star as a prop to boost Kaido's image. When Goro is told, his reaction stuns everyone.
24. Varsity Challenge
Aired 27 May 2006 • 25 min
In Goro's second year at Kaido, Momoko gives birth to a girl. With his send-off game against the first team at hand, Goro tells Shigeno his decision.
25. With My Own Two Feet
Aired 3 June 2006 • 25 min
In his send-off game, Goro is perfect through 6 innings, but starts losing speed on his fastball. In the 7th, he gives up a hit and gets into trouble.
26. Goodbye!
Aired 10 June 2006 • 25 min
Toshiya's home run ties the game, but in the 8th, the scholarship players refuse to take the field on defense, and the game takes an unexpected turn.