Kenichi Kasai
Director
Major (2004)
Season 2
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards his goal at full speed.
Released Nov. 13, 2004
Episode 25 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: Shounen, Anime: Sports, Sport
Keywords: tmdb.baseball, tmdb.based-on-manga, imdb.baseball, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.tournament, tmdb.sports + 8 more, tmdb.anime, imdb.baseball-sport, imdb.coming-of-age-drama, imdb.school, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.male-protagonist, imdb.shonen-anime-animation, imdb.shounen
Production Companies: Studio Hibari, NHK, Shogakukan Production, NHK Enterprises, Shogakukan-Shueisha ProductionsSynergySP
Network: NHK Educational TV
S2E1 - He Returns...
Goro moves back to Mifune. Komori is glad to have the chance to play baseball with him again, only for Goro to reveal he now plays soccer.
Dec. 10, 2005, midnight
S2E2 - There is one dream!
The delinquents have left the baseball team, but none of the former members return. Goro's words inspire Komori and Obayashi to recruit new members.
Dec. 17, 2005, midnight
S2E3 - The Baseball Club Starts!
Goro's story inspires the delinquents to get serious about baseball again. Goro goes to see the reborn Mifune East Junior High baseball team play.
Dec. 24, 2005, midnight
S2E4 - Rivals Reunite
Goro joins the baseball team. To gear up for the summer tournament, he seeks a game against Tomonoura Junior High, where he meets his old pal Toshiya.
Jan. 7, 2006, midnight
S2E5 - Toshiya's Past
Mifune East falls behind in round one of the tournament because Goro shows up late, but his off-speed pitches gets hitters out in fine fashion.
Jan. 14, 2006, midnight
S2E6 - The Recruiter's Conspiracy
Mifune East faces Seibukan in round two. Goro has a perfect game going through 4 2/3 innings, enthralling a high school scout in the crowd.
Jan. 21, 2006, midnight
S2E7 - Powerful Rival! Tomonoura
Toshiya, Tomonoura's captain, proposes a bet to Goro that raises the stakes for their teams' showdown, but Goro gets goaded into a rash of mistakes.
Jan. 28, 2006, midnight
S2E8 - For What Reason...
Goro and Yamane hit back-to-back home runs, rattling Toshiya. Seeing his teammates band together, Toshiya realizes he'd forgotten the joy of baseball.
Feb. 4, 2006, midnight
S2E9 - The End of the Battle
Toshiya takes the mound and freezes Miyamoto with his fastball. After encouragement from Goro, Miyamoto swings the bat, with unexpected results.
Feb. 11, 2006, midnight
S2E10 - A Fresh Resolve
Goro is set on getting into Kaido High's baseball club with Toshiya after their junior high affiliate crushes him. The Mifune East boys hit the beach.
Feb. 18, 2006, midnight
S2E11 - The Narrow Gate to Kaido
Goro, Toshiya and Komori all pass the first two stages of Kaido High's harsh skills test, but Toshiya and Komori are then pitted against each other.
Feb. 25, 2006, midnight
S2E12 - Ticket to Kaido
The skills test ends with a five-on-five tournament. Goro is happy to be on Toshiya's team, but is looked down upon for coming from an obscure school.
March 4, 2006, midnight
S2E13 - See Ya...
Goro and Toshiya pass the skills test and must now take an academic exam. But Goro isn't used to studying, and he ends up being late to the exam.
March 11, 2006, midnight
S2E14 - The Island of Dreams
Goro and Toshiya get into Kaido High and proudly join the baseball club. They go to a school facility on a small island for six months hard training.
March 18, 2006, midnight
S2E15 - The Requirements of a Pitcher
After three months at the training facility, Goro has grown strong. The coaches announce an aptitude test to determine the players' positions.
March 25, 2006, midnight
S2E16 - A Genuine Baseball Kid
In a final exam to decide who will leave the island to join the second team, Goro is as free-spirited as ever. Onuki, who had quit the team, shows up.
April 1, 2006, midnight
S2E17 - A Short Summer Break
Coach Suo declares Goro will pass the test only if he can retire the opposing lineup in order, but Goro has come further than anyone imagined.
April 8, 2006, midnight
S2E18 - An Unpleasant Baseball
The first-year scholarship team intentionally spots the Dream Island team a three-run lead. The insult fills Goro's team with renewed determination.
April 15, 2006, midnight
S2E19 - The Scholars' Ability
Goro takes the mound, the team's expectations on his back, and gets back-to-back K's. As the Dream Island team is battling back, Mayumura shows up.
April 22, 2006, midnight
S2E20 - Goro VS Manual Baseball!
Toshiya hangs in against Akutsu by fouling off his knuckle balls. Shizuka kicks Akutsu off the team for focusing only on his competitive pride.
April 29, 2006, midnight
S2E21 - Together with You
Down by one with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Kokubu hits a home run to tie the game. With a walk-off win on the line, Mayumura takes the mound.
May 6, 2006, midnight
S2E22 - Kaido's Secret
Shizuka advises Goro to quit the team based on an incident from her past. When he learns what happened, he takes his appeal straight to the top.
May 13, 2006, midnight
S2E23 - Egashira's Expectations
Chief Manager Egashira plots to make Goro into a Koshien star as a prop to boost Kaido's image. When Goro is told, his reaction stuns everyone.
May 20, 2006, midnight
S2E24 - Varsity Challenge
In Goro's second year at Kaido, Momoko gives birth to a girl. With his send-off game against the first team at hand, Goro tells Shigeno his decision.
May 27, 2006, midnight
S2E25 - With My Own Two Feet
In his send-off game, Goro is perfect through 6 innings, but starts losing speed on his fastball. In the 7th, he gives up a hit and gets into trouble.
June 3, 2006, midnight
S2E26 - Goodbye!
Toshiya's home run ties the game, but in the 8th, the scholarship players refuse to take the field on defense, and the game takes an unexpected turn.
June 10, 2006, midnight
Network: NHK Educational TV
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 3850 min.
Released: Nov. 13, 2004
Last Air Date: Sept. 25, 2010, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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