What is this genre all about? 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.
We present you the list of Baseball anime you should watch right now.
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Top 19 Baseball anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Boukyaku Battery (TV)
- 18. One Outs
- 17. Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
- 16. Diamond no Ace
- 15. Mix
- 14. Cross Game
- 13. Touch
- 12. Ookiku Furikabutte
- 11. Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Taikai-hen
- 10. Diamond no Ace: Second Season
- 9. Major S5
- 8. Boukyaku Battery (TV) 2nd Season
- 7. Diamond no Ace: Act II
- 6. TRIBE NINE
- 5. Major S2
- 4. Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine
- 3. Extreme Hearts
- 2. Gurazeni: Season 2
- 1. UniteUp
19. 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 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー (TV), Boukyaku Battery (TV)
18. 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 has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: ワンナウツ, ONE OUTS Nobody wins, but I!
17. Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
Original animation episodes for the fifth season of Boku no Hero Academia.
Boku no Hero Academia: HLB (My 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 (“Orcas” and “Lionels”) 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 (My Hero Academia: Laugh! As if you are in hell)
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 (“Smiley”) 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 has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: 僕のヒーローアカデミア: HLB, Hero League Baseball
16. 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 has finished airing and it 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
15. Mix
A new generation steps up to the plate in a moving sequel to the 1985 baseball manga, Touch. Stepbrothers Touma and Suichirou are ace players on Meisei High School’s baseball team, and thanks to them, the team may finally have a chance at returning to nationals. But little by little, a tragic legacy unfolds as the stepbrothers follow in their fathers’ footsteps.
Mix has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: MIX（ミックス）MEISEI STORY, Mix: Meisei Story
14. 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 has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: クロスゲーム, Cross Game
13. Touch
The story centers around three characters—Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.
Touch has finished airing and it has 101 Episodes. It is also Known as: タッチ, Touch
12. Ookiku Furikabutte
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.
Big Windup! has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: おおきく振りかぶって, Oofuri, Ohkiku Furikabutte, Swing Big!
11. Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Taikai-hen
Picking up where the original series left off, Ren Mihashi, the ace pitcher of the newly-formed Nishiura High School baseball team, and his teammates face the Sakitama High School team in the next round of the High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as they aim to play in the finals at legendary Hanshin Koushien Stadium.
Big Windup! 2 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: おおきく振りかぶって 〜夏の大会編〜, Oofuri, Big Windup! 2, Swing Big! 2, Ookiku Furikabutte 2, Ookiku Furikabutte The Summer Tournament Chapter
10. Diamond no Ace: Second Season
After the National Tournament, the Seidou High baseball team moves forward with uncertainty as the Fall season quickly approaches. In an attempt to build a stronger team centered around their new captain, fresh faces join the starting roster for the very first time. Previous losses weigh heavily on the minds of the veteran players as they continue their rigorous training, preparing for what will inevitably be their toughest season yet.
Rivals both new and old stand in their path as Seidou once again climbs their way toward the top, one game at a time. Needed now more than ever before, Furuya and Eijun must be determined to pitch with all their skill and strength in order to lead their team to victory. And this time, one of these young pitchers may finally claim that coveted title: "The Ace of Seidou."
Ace of Diamond: Second Season has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: ダイヤのA[エース]～Second Season～, Daiya no Ace: Second Season, Ace of the Diamond: 2nd Season
9. 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 has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー, Major 5th Season
8. Boukyaku Battery (TV) 2nd Season
The second season of Boukyaku Battery (TV).
Oblivion Battery Season 2 has not yet aired. It is also Known as: 忘却バッテリー (TV) 第2期, Boukyaku Battery (TV) 2nd Season
7. Diamond no Ace: Act II
Picking up the next year after the end of the fall tournament, Seidou High School baseball team battle it out with new and old faces as they begin their tournament run at Koshien.
Ace of Diamond: Act II has finished airing and it has 52 Episodes. It is also Known as: ダイヤのA[エース] actII, Daiya no Ace: Act II
6. 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 (Extreme Baseball) 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 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: トライブナイン, TRIBE NINE
5. 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 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー (第2シリーズ), Major S2
4. Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine
When Arihara Tsubasa enters Rigahama Municipal High School and learns that it has no baseball club, she starts up the Girls' Baseball Club on her own. Drawn to the club are girls who have never played baseball before, girls who once played it but quit, and girls who are constantly tackling great challenges. The Rigahama Girls' Baseball Club races through the trials of youth, periodically clashing and quarreling, but supporting each other all the way! And so begins the hottest summer the world has ever known...
Cinderella Nine has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 八月のシンデレラナイン, Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine
3. Extreme Hearts
The story of Extreme Hearts is set in the near future, when the hobby of "Hyper Sports" (which are enhanced with special gear and power-up items) 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 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エクストリームハーツ, Extreme Hearts
2. Gurazeni: Season 2
Second season of Gurazeni.
Gurazeni: Money Pitch 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: グラゼニ シーズン2, Gurazeni 2
1. UniteUp
The anime's story centers on Akira Kiyose, who sings on a video streaming site under the singer name "KIKUNOYU." One day the talent agency sMiLea Production scouts him. sMiLea is an agency founded by the retired legendary idol pair AneLa to train new budding idols. Akira then forms an idol group with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, who were also scouted. Their new group, Protostar, will have their debut alongside other new idol groups with sMiLea Production: Legit and Jaxx Jaxx.
UniteUp has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: UniteUp
