Series synopsis
Big Windup!, also known as おおきく振りかぶって is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on TBS on April 13, 2007. It ended on June 25, 2010. It stars Yuichi Nakamura, Tsubasa Yonaga, Atsushi Kisaichi and Chihiro Suzuki.
Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining the ...
Premise
Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuichi Nakamura as Takaya Abe
- Tsubasa Yonaga as Ren Mihashi
- Atsushi Kisaichi as Yoshirou Hamada
- Chihiro Suzuki as Yuuto Sakaeguchi
- Hiro Shimono as Yuuichirou Tajima
- Kenichiro Sumi as Fumiki Mizutani
- Kisho Taniyama as Azusa Hanai
- Makoto Yasumura as Shouji Suyama
Supporting cast
- Masaya Matsukaze as Motoki Haruna
- Jun Fukuyama as Kousuke Izumi
- Risa Hayamizu as Maria Momoe
- Ryohei Kimura as Shintarou Nishihiro
- Takashi Hikida as Keisuke Umehara
- Daisuke Kishio as Ryou Suzuki
- Eiji Hanawa as Kazuki Kawai
- Jun Osuka as Shuugo Kanou
- Kiyotaka Furushima as Naoto Kaguyama
- Makoto Ishii as Akimaru
- Mamoru Miyano as Riou Nakazawa
- Marina Inoue as Ruri Mihashi
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | February 27, 2008 | December 23, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 25 | April 13, 2007 | September 28, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 13 | April 2, 2010 | June 25, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Basics of the Basics! Kaguyama feels intimidated by Haruna’s presence on the baseball team for he feels that his positioned as the ace pitcher is threatened. |
February 27, 2008 |
| 2 |
Goals Kurata from Bijyou feels guilty about beating the crap out of other players. Abe’s accidental injury strikes a chord, and he no longer wants to be involved with Roka’s dirty schemes. |
December 23, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
True Ace Mihashi a freshman in high-school, and has just transferred to Nishiura High, a school not known for its baseball. But after he gets forced into playing by its new female coach, he befriends the the catcher Abe, who becomes his main supporter in the future. |
April 13, 2007 |
| 2 |
A Catcher’s Role The baseball team at Nishiura High heads out to a training camp. As everyone is preparing for their first practice match against Mihashi's old school, Abe realizes that the catcher's role is not just on the field but is also to encourage and to protected the pitcher and his well-being. |
April 20, 2007 |
| 3 |
Practice Match The practice game between Nishiura High and Mihoshi, Mihashi's old school, is about to start. However before the game starts Mihashi loses his confidence and runs behind the club building, Hatake, the catcher from Mihoshi, followed him and begins to harassing him to the point of threatening to break his arm for the lost games in middle-school. |
April 27, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What's Next? Hot off the heels of their first win, the players of Nishiura High School are fired up for the rest of the summer tournament! |
April 2, 2010 |
| 2 |
Sakitama Before the next match, the Nishiura Nine go to watch the game of their next opponent. There they discover Sakitama High's cleanup hitter, Daichi Sakura. |
April 9, 2010 |
| 3 |
Third Match Nishiura High's next opponent, Sakitama High, has an incredibly strong batter. If Nishiura wants any chance of winning, Nishiura will need a quick shutout win! |
April 16, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 13, 2007 |
| Last aired | June 25, 2010 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |