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 20 Baseball anime you should watch right now. [2025 List]
- 20. One Outs
- 19. Boukyaku Battery (TV)
- 18. Diamond no Ace
- 17. Kimetsu no Yaiba x MLB Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim
- 16. Major S6
- 15. Diamond no Ace: Second Season
- 14. Boku no Hero Academia: HLB
- 13. Major S1
- 12. Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
- 11. Major: Message
- 10. Cross Game
- 9. Major: World Series
- 8. UniteUp
- 7. Mix
- 6. Major S5
- 5. Major S4
- 4. Major S3
- 3. TRIBE NINE
- 2. Shounen Sunday CM: Major 2nd
- 1. Shounen Sunday CM: Major
20. 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!
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. 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
17. 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 has finished airing and it 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
16. Major S6
The sixth season begins after the "Baseball World Cup" has ended. Gorou regained his passion for baseball in Japan thanks to his friends, and left to join the Hornets baseball team in preparation to the new season. When he arrives in America he starts to celebrate his role as a Major League pitcher at last! Gorou's family and friends gathers in groups in Japan to watch Gorou's debut in the Major League. However, Gorou's debut is the beginning of a line of surprising happenings, that has an outcome no one expected...
Major S6 has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー 第6シリーズ, Major 6th Season
15. 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
14. 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
13. Major S1
Honda Shigeharu is a Major League batter on the rise. His son Gorou is a Little League pitcher who one day hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Hoshino Momoko is Gorou's school teacher, and the first woman Shigeharu has been interested in since the death of Gorou's mother. The destines of these three individuals will become intertwined as father and son experience both heartbreak and triumph on the baseball diamond. But when an unspeakable tragedy visits the family, it will take everything they have to pick up the pieces and reclaim their dreams.
Major S1 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー （第1シリーズ）, Major S1
12. Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
The setting is a baseball stadium! It's not only the players and spectators who gather there, but also beer vendors, announcers, security guards, and cheerleaders… They come together, work, laugh, and create human drama every day. It is like a town in miniature. Now, why don't you come and become a "resident" at the ballpark!?
The Catcher in the Ballpark! has not yet aired. It will air on December 31, 2025. It is also Known as: ボールパークでつかまえて！, Ballpark de Tsukamaete!
11. Major: Message
Thirteen years have passed. Following an injury that put Gorou's career as a pitcher into a standstill, he prepares to restart his baseball career as a fielder. His family struggles with his decisions, especially his daughter Izumi, who doesn't know enough about her father to understand why he is so absent from their lives. Gorou will stop at nothing until he's in the game once again; everything is now for the sake of the only gift he has to offer his children: Baseball.
Major: Message has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー・メッセージ, Major OVA
10. 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
9. Major: World Series
According to Weekly Shonen Sunday, a new OVA of manga "Major" was announced to be released in December. The World Series chapter, which was skipped in the TV series, will be animated. This OVA will be the final anime of Major.
Major: World Series has finished airing and it has 2 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー ワールドシリーズ編, Major: World Series
8. 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
7. 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
6. 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
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 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー （第4シリーズ), Major 4th Season, Major 4, m4
4. 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 has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: メジャー (第3シリーズ), Major 3rd Season, Major 3, m3
3. 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
2. Shounen Sunday CM: Major 2nd
A promotional video for the third compiled volume of the Major 2nd manga. A short version was uploaded December 9 2015, and a long version advertising the fifth volume was released on July 11 2016.
Shounen Sunday CM: Major 2nd has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: MAJOR2 オリジナルアニメーションCM, Major 2nd Commercial Movie
1. Shounen Sunday CM: Major
Major television commercial for the Shounen Sunday magazine.
Shounen Sunday CM: Major has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: CM 小学館 少年サンデー 「MAJOR（メジャー）」編, Shounen Sunday CM: Major
