Baseball is like a complicated version of Rounders. It involves hitting a ball with a stick, then running around several bases placed in the form of a diamond on a field. Big in the US, and also in Japan.
Top 16 Baseball Anime to watch
- 1. Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
- 2. Diamond no Ace
- 3. Extreme Hearts
- 4. One Outs
- 5. Major S4
- 6. Princess Nine: Kisaragi Joshikou Yakyuubu
- 7. Boukyaku Battery (TV)
- 8. Cross Game
- 9. TRIBE NINE
- 10. Major S5
- 11. Major S3
- 12. Major S2
- 13. Kimetsu no Yaiba x MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim
- 14. Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
- 15. Moshidora
- 16. Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - Don't Pass Me By
1. Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
To escape his tiring job, weary Murata finds escape at a nearby baseball stadium. While the games are thrilling, it’s Ruriko, the gyaru as cold as the beer she serves but secretly a sweetheart, who keeps him coming back. As her first regular, Murata discovers the warmth behind her frosty demeanor, and their hilarious, heartwarming encounters light up the ballpark and maybe even their hearts.
Catch Me at the Ballpark! is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ボールパークでつかまえて!, Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
2. Diamond no Ace
With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game. Frustrated by this defeat, Eijun and his teammates vow to reach the national tournament once they are in high school. But everything changes when a scout unexpectedly invites him to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style. Encouraged by his teammates, Eijun accepts the offer, ready to improve his skills and play at a much more competitive level of baseball.
However, now surrounded by a large number of skilled players, Eijun struggles to find his place on the team. He declares that he will one day become the team's ace, but that's only if fellow first year Satoru Furuya doesn't take the title first, with his breakneck fastballs that earn him a coveted spot on the starting roster. With the addition of these talented new players to an already powerful lineup, the Seidou baseball team aims to become the best in Japan, facing off against a number of formidable foes that stand in their way.
Ace of Diamond is finished and has 75 Episodes. It is also Known as: ダイヤのA[エース], Daiya no Ace, Ace of the Diamond, Dia no A
3. Extreme Hearts
The story of Extreme Hearts is set in the near future, when the hobby of "Hyper Sports" has become popular among children and adults alike. The story focuses on Hiyori Hayama, a second year high school student who initially has no connection to "Hyper Sports", but after a chance encounter this begins to change as Hiyori and her friends grow closer and pursue their athletic dreams.
Extreme Hearts is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エクストリームハーツ, Extreme Hearts
4. One Outs
Toua Tokuchi is an athlete by profession, but a reckless gambler at heart. On the streets of Okinawa, he uses nothing but his wits and a "fastball" peaking at a mere 134 kmph to somehow achieve 499 wins in the game of "One Outs," a simplified version of baseball between the pitcher and one batter. Amazed by Toua's unique prowess on the mound, veteran slugger Kojima Hiromichi artfully scouts the pitcher for his long unsuccessful team, the Saikyou Saitama Lycaons. Kojima desperately hopes Toua will lead them to the championship; however, Tsuneo Saikawa, the mercenary owner of the Lycaons, sees the vastly talented pitcher as a threat to the income generated by the team. Rising to the challenge of swaying the owner, Toua suggests a one-of-a-kind "One Outs" contract: every out Toua pitches will earn him five million yen, but with every run he gives up, he will lose fifty million yen.
Adapted from the manga by Shinobu Kaitani of Liar Game fame, One Outs documents the intense psychological battles between Toua and those around him. With millions of yen at stake, can a pitcher who has done nothing but gamble in a head-to-head imitation of baseball finally lead a real baseball team to victory?
One Outs is finished and has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ワンナウツ, ONE OUTS Nobody wins, but I!
5. Major S4
After the final game of his Seishuu team against the goal he set himself, Kaidou—the team he left to play against, Gorou has no feelings of remorse anymore. Again he decides to take a step forward and challenge himself.
Saying one more time good bye to Shimizu and his friends, he leaves for the USA, where he plans on competing in the Minor League.
This is where Season 4 starts, in a country that's foreign to him, a baseball style that's unknown to him and new friends and strong rivals who share the same love to the game as him. Accompany Gorou in his never-ending quest for new challenges.
Major S4 is finished and has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー (第4シリーズ), Major 4th Season, Major 4, m4
6. Princess Nine: Kisaragi Joshikou Yakyuubu
Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien Stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play.
Princess Nine is finished and has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: プリンセスナイン 如月女子高野球部, Princess Nine: Kisaragi Joshikou Yakyuubu
7. Boukyaku Battery (TV)
The story of Bouyaku Battery follows Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname, a pair of young baseball players who set the field afire as an unstoppable pitcher / catcher battery in middle school. Although they were scouted by elite sports schools all over Japan, the two instead enroll in an ordinary high school in Tokyo, because Kei is suffering from amnesia and his athletic skills have reverted to the level of a rank amateur.
Oblivion Battery is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー (TV), Boukyaku Battery (TV)
8. Cross Game
The main character is Kou Kitamura, son of the owner of Kitamura Sports. In the same neighborhood is a batting center run by the Tsukishima family. Due to their proximity and the relationship between their businesses, the Kitamura and Tsukishima familes have been close for many years, with their children going back and forth between the two homes like extended family. Because Kou and Wakaba were the same age and always together, Aoba was jealous of all the time Kou spent with her older sister. Aoba is a natural pitcher with excellent form, and Kou secretly trains to become as good as she was, even while publicly showing little interest in baseball.
Cross Game is finished and has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: クロスゲーム, Cross Game
9. TRIBE NINE
Haru Shirogane is a weak-minded person who is constantly bullied while Taiga has traveled from across the sea in hopes of becoming the strongest man in the world. One night, the two meet up with Shun Kamiya, the strongest XB player, and leader of the Minato Tribe. When they meet, each of the Tribes scattered throughout Neo-Tokyo are about to face a major threat.
On the orders of the King of Neo-Tokyo, "Houtenshin", the Chiyoda Try, led by the mysterious Ojiro Otori, has started to take control of all the tribes in the country. Their evil clutches are about to reach the Minato Tribe...
Tribe Nine is finished and has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: トライブナイン, TRIBE NINE
10. Major S5
After the baseball season was over, Gorou returned to Japan. There he learned from Toshi that there is going to be a Baseball World Cup the following year hosted in America.
Major S5 is finished and has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー, Major 5th Season
11. Major S3
After leaving Kaido in a promise to meet them at the Koshien tournament, Gorou comes back to his home town once again in an attempt to join up with his old friends. Only this time, things aren't as easy to get back in the groove of.
Major S3 is finished and has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー (第3シリーズ), Major 3rd Season, Major 3, m3
12. Major S2
This series picks up a few years after season one. Gorou is now older, and has come back to his original home town. As if nothing changed, he starts off right where he left with his old friends and tries to fit back in. Join him as his embarks on setting out to join up with the elite baseball school, Kaido.
Major S2 is finished and has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー (第2シリーズ), Major S2
13. Kimetsu no Yaiba x MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim
Major League Baseball enters the world of Demon Slayer for the Tokyo Series.
As MLB celebrates games in Japan, baseball has partnered to release a Demon Slayer short film that depicts the evolution of Japanese baseball through the continuous passing of the torch across generations.
Kimetsu no Yaiba x MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 鬼滅の刃 × MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim, Kimetsu no Yaiba x MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim
14. Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
Original animation episodes for the fifth season of Boku no Hero Academia.
Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
HLB stands for “Hero League of Baseball” - it is a baseball league founded by pro-heroes who love baseball!
It’s game day! The last game of HLB championship is between Gang Orca and Shishido's two rival agencies. They form a team to compete. In the world of HLB, there is no rule – using their quirks is of course accepted. However, just when the game is about to finish, they are interrupted by a villain. Who will be the winner of HLB!?
Boku no Hero Academia: Warae! Jigoku no You ni
Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki participate in internship under the No.1 hero, Endeavor's agency. One of their tasks these days is to find a villain who draws doodles in the city. However, since the urgency is so low, they let other pro-heroes solve this case. One day, Smiley draws a doodle on Endeavor’s house! Being furious, Endeavor himself and the 1-A trio go out to get the villain. However, Smiley’s quirk turns out to be something ridiculous but powerful... It is to make anyone who looks into his eyes laugh hysterically! Can the team capture the villain and stop laughing!?
My Hero Academia: HLB is finished and has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 僕のヒーローアカデミア: HLB, Hero League Baseball
15. Moshidora
Minami joins her High School baseball team as a team manager after finding out that her best friend Yuuki is in the hospital and can't be a team manager any more. In order to try to fill in for Yuuki and to help out the team the best she can, she goes out to find a book on how to manage a baseball team.
Unfortunately, she accidentally buys Peter Drucker's book called "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices" which is actually about how to properly manage a business. Because she couldn't return the book, she decides to read it anyway and to try to apply the business management concepts to the baseball team so that way they can go on and win the Nationals.
Moshidora is finished and has 10 Episodes. It is also Known as: もしドラ, Moshi Koukou Yakyuu no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no Management wo Yondara, What If a Female Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's, Drucker in the Dug-Out
16. Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - Don't Pass Me By
Compilation movie of the third year of the Touch timeline. Contain many important plot differences, added scenes and the complete removal of an important character.
Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - Don't Pass Me By is a Movie. It is also Known as: タッチ3 君が通り過ぎたあとに -DON`T PASS ME BY-, Touch 3: After You Passed By