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Star of the Giants

Original title: 巨人の星

Overview

Series synopsis

Star of the Giants, also known as 巨人の星 is a Japanese action & adventure animation television series that premiered on YTV on March 30, 1968. It ended on September 29, 1979. It was created by Ikki Kajiwara. It stars Toru Furuya, Joji Yanami, Makio Inoue and Seizo Kato.

In 1969, at the press conference of Nagashima Shigeo who was joining a professional baseball team, Yomiurhi Kyojin, a ball was thrown at him by a boy. He was Hoshi Hyuma, and a thrown ball meant a letter of challenge. His father, Hoshi Ittetsu, had trained Huma since he had been very young to achieve his dream to make him a professional baseball player.

Premise

In 1969, at the press conference of Nagashima Shigeo who was joining a professional baseball team, Yomiurhi Kyojin, a ball was thrown at him by a boy. He was Hoshi Hyuma, and a thrown ball meant a letter of challenge. His father, Hoshi Ittetsu, had trained Huma since he had been very young to achieve his dream to make him a professional baseball player.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Episodes

This series spans 3 seasons with 257 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 1 182 March 30, 1968 September 18, 1971
Season 2 52 October 1, 1977 September 30, 1978
Season 3 23 April 14, 1979 September 29, 1979
Season 1 preview 182 episodes total
Season 2 preview 52 episodes total
Season 3 preview 23 episodes total

Production

Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation
Country
JP
Original language
ja

Release

Original network/platform YTV
First aired March 30, 1968
Last aired September 29, 1979
Runtime 24 minutes
Status ended

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. IMDb
  3. EpisodeTime Show Page