巨人の星

巨人の星

Kyojin no Hoshi(1968)

🙂 68%

The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge.

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Anime details

Format

TV

Episodes

182

Episode Duration

25 minutes

Status

finished

Start Date

Mar 30, 1968

End Date

Sep 18, 1971

Season

spring 1968

Average Score

62%

Mean Score

68%

Popularity

1114

Favorites

12

Studios

Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Tokyo Movie, Studio Jack

Producers

Yomiuri TV, YTV, Nippon Television Network

Source

MANGA

Genres

Drama, Sports

Romaji

Kyojin no Hoshi

Native

巨人の星

Synonyms

Star of the Giants

Characters

Hyuuma Hoshi

MAIN

Tooru Furuya

JAPANESE

Narrator

BACKGROUND

Kyouji Kobayashi

JAPANESE

Mitsuru Hanagata

SUPPORTING

Makio Inoue

JAPANESE

Akiko Hoshi

SUPPORTING

Fuyumi Shiraishi

JAPANESE

Ittetsu Hoshi

SUPPORTING

Seizou Katou

JAPANESE

Hosaku Samon

SUPPORTING

Shingo Kanemoto

JAPANESE

Chuuta Ban

SUPPORTING

Jouji Yanami

JAPANESE

Armstrong Ozuma

SUPPORTING

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

JAPANESE

Trailer

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