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Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards his goal at full speed.

Cast:
Showtaro Morikubo, Masakazu Morita, Noriko Hidaka, Junko Noda
Language:
Japanese
Country:
Japan
Network:
NHK Educational TV

Episode guide

Seasons

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Season 2

Episodes

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Still from He Returns... E01

Episode 1

He Returns...

2005-12-10 · 25m

Goro moves back to Mifune. Komori is glad to have the chance to play baseball with him again, only for Goro to reveal he now plays soccer.

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Episode 2

There is one dream!

2005-12-17 · 25m

The delinquents have left the baseball team, but none of the former members return. Goro's words inspire Komori and Obayashi to recruit new members.

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Episode 3

The Baseball Club Starts!

2005-12-24 · 25m

Goro's story inspires the delinquents to get serious about baseball again. Goro goes to see the reborn Mifune East Junior High baseball team play.

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Episode 4

Rivals Reunite

2006-01-07 · 25m

Goro joins the baseball team. To gear up for the summer tournament, he seeks a game against Tomonoura Junior High, where he meets his old pal Toshiya.

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Episode 5

Toshiya's Past

2006-01-14 · 25m

Mifune East falls behind in round one of the tournament because Goro shows up late, but his off-speed pitches gets hitters out in fine fashion.

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Episode 6

The Recruiter's Conspiracy

2006-01-21 · 25m

Mifune East faces Seibukan in round two. Goro has a perfect game going through 4 2/3 innings, enthralling a high school scout in the crowd.

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Episode 7

Powerful Rival! Tomonoura

2006-01-28 · 25m

Toshiya, Tomonoura's captain, proposes a bet to Goro that raises the stakes for their teams' showdown, but Goro gets goaded into a rash of mistakes.

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Episode 8

For What Reason...

2006-02-04 · 25m

Goro and Yamane hit back-to-back home runs, rattling Toshiya. Seeing his teammates band together, Toshiya realizes he'd forgotten the joy of baseball.

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Episode 9

The End of the Battle

2006-02-11 · 25m

Toshiya takes the mound and freezes Miyamoto with his fastball. After encouragement from Goro, Miyamoto swings the bat, with unexpected results.

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Episode 10

A Fresh Resolve

2006-02-18 · 25m

Goro is set on getting into Kaido High's baseball club with Toshiya after their junior high affiliate crushes him. The Mifune East boys hit the beach.

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Episode 11

The Narrow Gate to Kaido

2006-02-25 · 25m

Goro, Toshiya and Komori all pass the first two stages of Kaido High's harsh skills test, but Toshiya and Komori are then pitted against each other.

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Episode 12

Ticket to Kaido

2006-03-04 · 25m

The skills test ends with a five-on-five tournament. Goro is happy to be on Toshiya's team, but is looked down upon for coming from an obscure school.

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Episode 13

See Ya...

2006-03-11 · 25m

Goro and Toshiya pass the skills test and must now take an academic exam. But Goro isn't used to studying, and he ends up being late to the exam.

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Episode 14

The Island of Dreams

2006-03-18 · 25m

Goro and Toshiya get into Kaido High and proudly join the baseball club. They go to a school facility on a small island for six months hard training.

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Episode 15

The Requirements of a Pitcher

2006-03-25 · 25m

After three months at the training facility, Goro has grown strong. The coaches announce an aptitude test to determine the players' positions.

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Episode 16

A Genuine Baseball Kid

2006-04-01 · 25m

In a final exam to decide who will leave the island to join the second team, Goro is as free-spirited as ever. Onuki, who had quit the team, shows up.

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Episode 17

A Short Summer Break

2006-04-08 · 25m

Coach Suo declares Goro will pass the test only if he can retire the opposing lineup in order, but Goro has come further than anyone imagined.

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Episode 18

An Unpleasant Baseball

2006-04-15 · 25m

The first-year scholarship team intentionally spots the Dream Island team a three-run lead. The insult fills Goro's team with renewed determination.

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Episode 19

The Scholars' Ability

2006-04-22 · 25m

Goro takes the mound, the team's expectations on his back, and gets back-to-back K's. As the Dream Island team is battling back, Mayumura shows up.

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Episode 20

Goro VS Manual Baseball!

2006-04-29 · 25m

Toshiya hangs in against Akutsu by fouling off his knuckle balls. Shizuka kicks Akutsu off the team for focusing only on his competitive pride.

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Episode 21

Together with You

2006-05-06 · 25m

Down by one with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Kokubu hits a home run to tie the game. With a walk-off win on the line, Mayumura takes the mound.

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Episode 22

Kaido's Secret

2006-05-13 · 25m

Shizuka advises Goro to quit the team based on an incident from her past. When he learns what happened, he takes his appeal straight to the top.

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Episode 23

Egashira's Expectations

2006-05-20 · 25m

Chief Manager Egashira plots to make Goro into a Koshien star as a prop to boost Kaido's image. When Goro is told, his reaction stuns everyone.

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Episode 24

Varsity Challenge

2006-05-27 · 25m

In Goro's second year at Kaido, Momoko gives birth to a girl. With his send-off game against the first team at hand, Goro tells Shigeno his decision.

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Episode 25

With My Own Two Feet

2006-06-03 · 25m

In his send-off game, Goro is perfect through 6 innings, but starts losing speed on his fastball. In the 7th, he gives up a hit and gets into trouble.

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Episode 26

Goodbye!

2006-06-10 · 25m

Toshiya's home run ties the game, but in the 8th, the scholarship players refuse to take the field on defense, and the game takes an unexpected turn.

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Cast

Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo

Gorō Shigeno (voice)

Masakazu Morita

Masakazu Morita

Toshiya Sato (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Chiaki Honda (voice)

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Momoko Hoshino (voice)

Fuyuka Ono

Fuyuka Ono

Toshiya Sato (voice)

Mitsuki Saiga

Mitsuki Saiga

Cast

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

Hideki Shigeno (voice)

Koji Ochiai

Koji Ochiai

Joe Gibson (voice)

Yuuko Sasamoto

Yuuko Sasamoto

Kaoru Shimizu (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Joe Gibson Jr. (voice)

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