Karakter & Staf

Hiro Kunimi

Utama

The protagonist, Hiro initially escaped to Senkawa in order to forget baseball. After his elbow was properly diagnosed, he strove to strengthen the newly created Senkawa baseball team as its star pitcher. Hiro was responsible for introducing Hikari to Hideo. Although he throws a good fastball, he has less control over his forkballs. However, since his failed forkballs turn out to be fastballs, it leads to a degree of unpredictability in his pitches. He has also developed a high-speed slider that may only be caught by a professional level catcher. He has belated romantic feelings for his childhood friend, Hikari Amamiya. ((His birthday was retconned by author from January 28 to January 16 in order to fit plot purposes)[Volume 20, Chapter 190, P.3])

Shinnosuke Furumoto

Hideo Tachibana

Utama

Hiro's best friend and greatest rival in baseball, they were in the same baseball team in middle school. Hideo has been dating Hikari since middle school, and aims to enter the professional baseball leagues after he graduates from high school. (Birthday: November 6) [source: wikipedia.org]

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Hikari Amamiya

Utama

Hiro's childhood friend and Hideo's girlfriend, Hikari dreams of becoming a journalist. She is a member of the archery club, but has once come in as a temporary manager for Meiwa Daiichi's baseball team during the Koshien by Hideo's request. Although she seems happy with Hideo, she seems to have feelings for Hiro as well. (Birthday: August 16) [source: wikipedia.org]

Keiko Imamura

Haruka Koga

Utama

Daughter to the businessman whom Hiro's father works for, she was a high school baseball enthusiast. A hardworking baseball club manager, she played an instrumental role in creating and supporting Senkawa's baseball club. As time goes along, her feelings for Hiro grow more apparent, but Hiro chooses not to respond. She dreams of being an air flight stewardess as well as a professional baseballer's wife.

Masami Suzuki

Atsushi Noda

Pendukung

The catcher that makes up Senkawa's battery, Noda is the third person in the friendship of Hideo and Hiro. Fat and lazy, Hiro still acknowledges that Noda is a good catcher: able to make decisions about fielding and understanding the general condition of the team. [source: wikipedia.org]

Kenjirou Tsuda

Ryuutarou Kine

Pendukung

Male

Used to play for the Hakusan Angels in primary school until Hideo replaced him. He turned to soccer instead, his athletic ability helping him. He tries to persuade Haruka to give up on her baseball ambitions, but later joins the baseball team in order to get closer with Haruka.

Shinichi Takenaka

Fujio Koga

Pendukung

Haruka's older brother, who eventually becomes the coach of Senkawa's baseball team. Although he was a talented player in his youth, he had no opportunity to actually demonstrate his skills, because of his coach. Bears a grudge against his former coach, and hopes to defeat him someday. Is coaching for the first time. [source: AdachiFan]

Yasunori Matsumoto

Taro Kunimi

Pendukung

Father of Hiro. A lazy, good-for-nothing, perverted bum, who works for the Koga company, but slacks off very often. Has an equally lazy wife, who loves karaoke. Good friends with the Amamiyas, and often party together. Tries to get Hiro to make friends with Haruka, in order to put in a good word for him in front of her father. Goes to watch Hiro's games in disguise. [source: AdachiFan]

Yuuji Mitsuya

Katsutoshi Hirota

Pendukung

Ace pitcher for Eikyo Academy, and Hiro's main rival within the region. A cold, cunning baseball player with perfect control who will do anything to win, including spying, sabotage, and deliberately crippling important members of the other teams. Cousin to Fumio Ohtake and Osamu Shima. (Source: AdachiFan)

Takehito Koyasu

Morimichi Yanagi

Pendukung

A gifted second-baseman, whose father forbids him to play baseball in high school. Meets Hiro and Noda in Senkawa High School, and tries his best to help them form a team. Eventually plays second base and second hitter for the Senkawa baseball team. Also has a talent for drawing and sketching. [source: AdachiFan]

Hisayoshi Izaki

Shuuji Sagawa

Pendukung

A year younger than Hiro and the others, he was Hideo's childhood friend, and the younger brother of the person that taught them both baseball. Acts and talks like a punk, but is a gifted shortstop. Bears a grudge against Katsutoshi Hirota for framing him and kicking him unfairly off the middle school baseball team, and joins Senkawa High's team to get revenge. (Source: AdachiFan)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Hironaga

Pendukung

athlete in meiwa's baseball team

Wataru Takagi