Series synopsis
Touch, also known as タッチ is a Japanese animation drama comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on March 24, 1985. It ended on March 22, 1987. It stars Keiichi Nanba, Yuji Mitsuya, Noriko Hidaka and Hayashiya Shōzō IX.
Twins Kazuya and Tatsuya, and their neighbor Minami have played together since they were children and built an unbreakable bond. But with puberty, the twins realized something: Minami is a girl, and three is a crowd.
As the trio tries to preserve their relationship, Kazuya's pledge to make Minami's dream come true by taking her to Koshien with his baseball pitching skills makes the slackerish Tatsuya wonder about himself, and his own goals. But Minami has another dream she wants fulfilled, and ...
Premise
Twins Kazuya and Tatsuya, and their neighbor Minami have played together since they were children and built an unbreakable bond. But with puberty, the twins realized something: Minami is a girl, and three is a crowd.
As the trio tries to preserve their relationship, Kazuya's pledge to make Minami's dream come true by taking her to Koshien with his baseball pitching skills makes the slackerish Tatsuya wonder about himself, and his own goals. But Minami has another dream she wants fulfilled, and as the twins continue to push themselves, with Minami in the middle, a life-changing tragedy leads one twin down a path he once never would've considered...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Keiichi Nanba as Kazuya Uesugi (voice)
- Yuji Mitsuya as Tatsuya Uesugi (voice)
- Noriko Hidaka as Minami Asakura (voice)
- Hayashiya Shōzō IX as Koutarou Matsudaira (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Shouhei Harada (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Akio Nitta (voice)
- Mina Tominaga as Yuka Nitta (voice)
- Ryusei Nakao as Isami Nishimura (voice)
Supporting cast
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Eijiro Kashiwaba (voice)
- Ryo Horikawa as Takeshi Yoshida (voice)
- Hiromi Tsuru as Sachiko Nishio (voice)
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Takeshi Kuroki (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 101 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 101 | March 24, 1985 | March 22, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No matter what everybody says, we're twins! | March 24, 1985 |
| 2 | Women's intuition! Wondering a little about Tatsuya's ability | March 31, 1985 |
| 3 | Unexpectedly pitching in a game for the first time! Cause trouble in the name of Katsuya!? | April 7, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 24, 1985 |
| Last aired | March 22, 1987 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |