Series synopsis
One Outs, also known as ワンナウツ is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on Nippon TV on October 7, 2008. It ended on April 1, 2009. It was created by Shinobu Kaitani. It stars Masato Hagiwara, Wataru Takagi, Kappei Yamaguchi and Tsutomu Isobe.
Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambl ...
Premise
Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambling and logic is about to begin..
Premise: Nobody wins, but I!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masato Hagiwara as Toua Tokuchi (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Nakane (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Satoshi Ideguchi (voice)
- Tsutomu Isobe as Hiromichi Kojima (voice)
- Hitoshi Kubota as Narration (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 25 | October 7, 2008 | April 1, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mysterious Man Kojima is in his last year in the major league and has never won a championship. He and a few teammates go on a training camp to practice. Their only pitcher injures his finger and can no longer pitch to Kojima. The remaining teammates feel bad and begin to search for a new pitcher quickly. Who they find and where they find this new pitcher is not where they had expected. |
October 7, 2008 |
| 2 |
Gambler The One Outs battle between Kojima and Toa Tokuchi does not end according to Kojima's wishes, leading him to seek enlightenment to beat Toa in the mountains.Kojima returns and rechallenges Toa Tokuchi, betting his pro career against Toa's arm. |
October 14, 2008 |
| 3 |
One Outs Contract Kojima lets himself get hit in order not to lose. He gets Tokuchi to join the Lycaons. Tokuchi negotiates an astounding contract that looks very much to be in his disadvantage with the Owner of the Lycaons. The Owner is shocked when he receives the amount he is to pay Tokuchi after the pre-season game, which is the first game Tokuchi plays in. In the second game, which is against the Fingers, Tokuchi retires all the batters. |
October 21, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2008 |
| Last aired | April 1, 2009 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 01:00:00 |