Season 2

Season 2 • 2005

Episodes

1. He Returns...

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.

2005-12-10 • 25 min

2. There is one dream!

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.

2005-12-17 • 25 min

3. The Baseball Club Starts!

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.

2005-12-24 • 25 min

4. Rivals Reunite

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.

2006-01-07 • 25 min

5. Toshiya's Past

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.

2006-01-14 • 25 min

6. The Recruiter's Conspiracy

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.

2006-01-21 • 25 min

7. Powerful Rival! Tomonoura

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.

2006-01-28 • 25 min

8. For What Reason...

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.

2006-02-04 • 25 min

9. The End of the Battle

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

2006-02-11 • 25 min

10. A Fresh Resolve

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.

2006-02-18 • 25 min

11. The Narrow Gate to Kaido

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.

2006-02-25 • 25 min

12. Ticket to Kaido

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.

2006-03-04 • 25 min

13. See Ya...

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.

2006-03-11 • 25 min

14. The Island of Dreams

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.

2006-03-18 • 25 min

15. The Requirements of a Pitcher

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

2006-03-25 • 25 min

16. A Genuine Baseball Kid

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.

2006-04-01 • 25 min

17. A Short Summer Break

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.

2006-04-08 • 25 min

18. An Unpleasant Baseball

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

2006-04-15 • 25 min

19. The Scholars' Ability

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.

2006-04-22 • 25 min

20. Goro VS Manual Baseball!

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

2006-04-29 • 25 min

21. Together with You

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.

2006-05-06 • 25 min

22. Kaido's Secret

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.

2006-05-13 • 25 min

23. Egashira's Expectations

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.

2006-05-20 • 25 min

24. Varsity Challenge

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.

2006-05-27 • 25 min

25. With My Own Two Feet

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.

2006-06-03 • 25 min