Kenichi Kasai
Director
Major (2004)
Season 3
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
S3E1 - Star from Zero
Goro leaves Kaido High and considers transferring to Mifune High, but he reconsiders after watching Mifune dominate a preliminary match.
Jan. 6, 2007, midnight
S3E2 - New Friends
Goro tries to form a baseball team at Seishu High, but gets a cold response from the other boys. He receives support from a girl named Nakamura.
Jan. 13, 2007, midnight
S3E3 - From Father to Son
A losing streak has Shigeno in bad spirits. The school chairperson tells Goro that she can't approve of a team until he has teacher supervision.
Jan. 20, 2007, midnight
S3E4 - Reckless Gamble
Baseball club supervisor Yamada nets a practice match with Teijin High. Goro leads the team with his fast pitching but things take an unexpected turn.
Jan. 27, 2007, midnight
S3E5 - New ground
Seishu ties the game with Fujii's hit, but Tashiro is still not satisfied. Goro speaks honestly after Yamada asks him why he's taking such a gamble.
Feb. 3, 2007, midnight
S3E6 - Each One
Goro's team begins training. Shigeno shows up as a temporary coach but an intentionally harsh practice session causes most of the team to quit.
Feb. 10, 2007, midnight
S3E7 - Abrupt visitor
Under Shigeno's coaching, the team begins training in earnest with the goal of winning a preliminary game by spring. A new guy shows up at practice.
Feb. 17, 2007, midnight
S3E8 - Egashira conspiracy
Seishu plays a practice match against Kaido's reserve team. They struggle with the opposing pitcher and fall behind thanks to some poor fielding.
Feb. 24, 2007, midnight
S3E9 - Ace absence
Goro is dejected when he hears it will take three months to recover from his injury. Kaido High's chief manager Egashira visits him in the hospital.
March 3, 2007, midnight
S3E10 - Contagious Fighting Spirit
The team is excited to play Yoka High in the first round of the tournament. Looking healthy, Goro throws a perfect fastball in practice.
March 10, 2007, midnight
S3E11 - Wounded Ace
After a fierce seventh-inning comeback, Seishu trails by just three points. Despite his injury, Goro takes the mound in place of an unmotivated Taiga.
March 17, 2007, midnight
S3E12 - Battle against Mifune, Start!
The doctor tells Goro that his career is in jeopardy if he keeps playing hurt. Goro appears to take his advice but secretly looks for other options.
March 24, 2007, midnight
S3E13 - Climax! Mifune Battle
Seishu faces Mifune High in the second round. Taiga loses his focus as Mifune breaks the deadlock to take the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.
March 31, 2007, midnight
S3E14 - Willpower vs. Willpower
Mifune has no outs and a batter on second base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Thrown by Mifune's unexpected tactics, Seishu falls further behind.
April 7, 2007, midnight
S3E15 - Full Swing!
Goro takes the mound in place of Taiga with two outs and the bases loaded. Komori is flustered by Goro's fastball, which looks to be at full strength.
April 14, 2007, midnight
S3E16 - Unexpected Reunion
After pitching a no-hitter in the third game, Goro catches the attention of Yokohama Blue Oceans scout Katsuragi, who proposes the team draft him.
April 21, 2007, midnight
S3E17 - Pitching Battle!
Scouting the competition, Goro is taken aback by the improvement of their next opponent, Kuriyama High. Later, he runs into Katori before the game.
April 28, 2007, midnight
S3E18 - Last Spurt!
The game with Kuriyama High nears its end. Karasawa hits a two-run homer to take the lead and Katori corners Seishu with two outs in the ninth inning.
May 5, 2007, midnight
S3E19 - Challenge to the Top
Tashiro pushes the team hard during training ahead of its match against Kaido. Goro objects when the doctor tells him he can't practice for the game.
May 12, 2007, midnight
S3E20 - Chance! Manual Baseball
When Goro underestimates the opposing pitcher Ichihara, Seishu's hopes of taking an early lead are pinned on their only remaining batter, Tashiro.
May 19, 2007, midnight
S3E21 - Toshiya's Secret Plan
Goro gives up his first hit during the bottom of a rainy third inning. He quickly makes up for his error by using a trick play to eliminate Kusano.
May 26, 2007, midnight
S3E22 - Head to Head Battle
Ichihara is flustered after giving up hits to both Taiga and Uchiyama. But his pitching only gets worse when Tashiro steps up to bat.
June 2, 2007, midnight
S3E23 - A Close Fight
Kaido buckles under Goro's all-out attack. All signs point to a pitcher's game, but Seishu's defense begins to struggle in the seventh inning.
June 9, 2007, midnight
S3E24 - The End of the Strategy
After Taiga's batting pulls Seishu ahead, Kaido finally sends in their ace pitcher Mayumura. Goro is soon caught off guard by Mayumura's fastball.
June 16, 2007, midnight
S3E25 - Ace Full of Injuries
The game enters extra innings, but Goro's right ankle is reaching its limit. When Tashiro says they should forfeit, Goro speaks from the heart.
June 23, 2007, midnight
S3E26 - Towards Your Dreams
Goro watches from home as Kaido wins at Koshien. Later, he spends valuable time with his friends at a summer festival after being invited by Tashiro.
June 30, 2007, 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: G
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