Big Windup!

Big Windup!

Big Windup!

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Big Windup!

2007- 2010

2 Seasons

38 Episodes

8.1(16 votes)

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Comedy

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Overview

Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher. Although unwilling at first, Mihashi realizes that this is a place where he will be accepted for who he is; with help from the catcher Takaya Abe, he starts to have more confidence in his own abilities. Abe, seeing the potential in Mihashi, makes it a goal to help him become a pitcher worthy of being called an ace.

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A-1 Pictures

Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

中村悠一

Takaya Abe

中村悠一

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代永翼

Ren Mihashi

代永翼

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私市淳

Yoshirou Hamada

私市淳

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鈴木千尋

Yuuto Sakaeguchi

鈴木千尋

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下野紘

Yuuichirou Tajima

下野紘

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福山潤

Kousuke Izumi

福山潤

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角研一郎

Fumiki Mizutani

角研一郎

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谷山紀章

Azusa Hanai

谷山紀章

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保村真

Shouji Suyama

保村真

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松風雅也

Motoki Haruna

松風雅也

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早水リサ

Maria Momoe

早水リサ

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木村良平

Shintarou Nishihiro

木村良平

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疋田高志

Keisuke Umehara

疋田高志

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岸尾だいすけ

Aoi Suzuki

岸尾だいすけ

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岸尾だいすけ

Ryou Suzuki

岸尾だいすけ

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花輪英司

Kazuki Kawai

花輪英司

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福山潤

Hiroyuki Oda

福山潤

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大須賀純

Shuugo Kanou

大須賀純

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古島清孝

Naoto Kaguyama

古島清孝

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石井真

Akimaru

石井真

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宮野真守

Riou Nakazawa

宮野真守

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井上麻里奈

Ruri Mihashi

井上麻里奈

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福圓美里

Chiyo Shinooka

福圓美里

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杉山紀彰

Junta Takase

杉山紀彰

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細井治

Takehiko Aoki

細井治

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日野聡

Shingo Shimazaki

日野聡

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大畑伸太郎

Atsushi Hatake

大畑伸太郎

Acting

山本泰輔

Jin Mashiba

山本泰輔

Acting

室園丈裕

Tsuyoshi Shiga

室園丈裕

Acting

半場友恵

Naoe Mihashi

半場友恵

Acting

橘U子

Kikue Hanai (voice)

橘U子

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