Series synopsis
Major 2nd, also known as メジャーセカンド is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on NHK Educational TV on April 7, 2018. It ended on November 7, 2020. It stars Natsumi Fujiwara, Koutaro Nishiyama, Natsumi Takamori and Kana Hanazawa.
Shigeno Daigo is an elementary student whose father, Goro, is a professional baseball player. Inspired by his father, who was once a Major League player, Daigo started playing baseball with the Mifune Dolphins, a youth team. However, he was unable to live up to the expectations of being the son of a professional, and quit baseball after less than a year. Then, in the spring of his sixth-grade year, Daigo's school welcomes a transfer student, Sato Hikaru, whose father is Sato Toshiya, a former Ma ...
Premise
Shigeno Daigo is an elementary student whose father, Goro, is a professional baseball player. Inspired by his father, who was once a Major League player, Daigo started playing baseball with the Mifune Dolphins, a youth team. However, he was unable to live up to the expectations of being the son of a professional, and quit baseball after less than a year. Then, in the spring of his sixth-grade year, Daigo's school welcomes a transfer student, Sato Hikaru, whose father is Sato Toshiya, a former Major League player and Goro's close friend. The fate of these two young men begins to move forward!
Premise: Major 2nd
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Daigo Shigeno (voice)
- Koutaro Nishiyama as Hikaru Satō (voice)
- Natsumi Takamori as Izumi Shigeno (voice)
- Kana Hanazawa as Mutsuko Sakura (voice)
- Showtaro Morikubo as Gorō Shigeno (voice)
- Masakazu Morita as Toshiya Satō (voice)
- Shintaro Ohata as Andy Suzuki (voice)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Hiromu Tamba (voice)
Supporting cast
- Taichi Ichikawa as Hayato Urabe (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 50 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | April 7, 2018 | September 22, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 25 | April 4, 2020 | November 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daigo's Dream | April 7, 2018 |
| 2 |
If I Wasn't the Second Satou Hikaru, the transfer student from the United States, is actually the son of Satou Takuya, the eternal friend and Major League teammate of Daigo's father, Goro! Right away, Hikaru asks Daigo about advice for joining a local baseball team, but being Daigo, being completely off-put by baseball, gives Hikaru a rude answer. That evening, Daigo's mother, Kaoru, receives a request for help from the Dolphins' manager, Fujii: "We don't have enough players for the practice match this weekend, can we borrow Daigo?" |
April 14, 2018 |
| 3 | The Two Juniors | April 21, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Infamous New Members | April 4, 2020 |
| 2 | That Catcher's Got a Sharp Tongue | April 11, 2020 |
| 3 | What's with This Guy?! | April 18, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK Educational TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2018 |
| Last aired | November 7, 2020 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |