History Manga / OneOuts

* NominalHero: A particularly good example of this, as he could just as easily have been the villain had ''One Outs'' been were a more true-to-type sports manga.

* MundaneMadeAwesome: Really, actual baseball (even in the pro leagues) isn't even one thousandth as interesting as this anime manages to make it seem.

* AntiHero: Toua, of course. He seems to slide back-and-forth between [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Types III, IV, and V]].

* BadAssBoast: Toua yet again. When he says he's going to strike someone out in three pitches, he means it.

* TheDogBitesBack:

* SlowClap: Tokuchi does this to Ideguchi in a late episode.
* SmokingIsCool: Toua smokes like a chimney - especially in the manga.
* SuperSenses: While not stated, there's no other explanation for how people are able to clearly overhear each other from hundreds of feet away. The announcers can always hear every single word Tokuchi says on the pitch, for example.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kojima's spectacled lackey disappears completely after episode 4.

* AntiHero: Toua, of course!

* BadAssBoast: Toua yet again. When he says he's going to knock someone out in three pitches, he means it.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Tokuchi is shown shirtless in the opening animation, but he has no nipples.

* {{Bishounen}}: Takami Itsuki stands out in series with average-to-ugly characters.

* RedOniBlueOni: Toua usually has a red aura and his opponents have blue.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Really, actual baseball (even in the pro leagues) isn't even one thousandth as interesting as this anime manages to make it seem.

A manga by Shinobu Kaitani (also the author of ''Manga/LiarGame'') which was adopted into a 25-episode anime series by Studio {{Madhouse}} in 2008,

* BoringInvincibleHero: Toua, for the most part, always recovers his losses and makes out like a bandit at the end of each game or string of games. Of course, YourMileageMayVary on whether you consider him to be this or a protagonist version of the MagnificentBastard...

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kojima's two lackeys disappear completely after episode 3.

* ThePlan: It's quite difficult to tell sometimes what kind of plan Toua is using but they often work.

* SuperSenses: While not stated, this is the explanation for how people are able to clearly overhear each other from hundreds of feet away. The announcers can always hear every single word Tokuchi says on the pitch, for example.

* SmugSnake: Toua, in a rare heroic version.

* XanatosGambit: It's quite difficult to tell sometimes whether Toua is pulling one of these or playing Xanatos Speed Chess / Xanatos Roulette. Either way, at least a few of his schemes eventually end up being this.
* XanatosRoulette: Quite a few times -- but the most notable example was during the third match against the Chiba Mariners.

A manga by Shinobu Kaitani (also the author of LiarGame) which was adopted into a 25-episode anime series by Studio Madhouse in 2008,
''One Outs'' presents itself quite differently from others in its genre. While most sports series are focused on the importance of training, determination and teamwork (more often than not featuring high-school-age players), ''One Outs'' is mainly concerned with loads of money and incredible mind games in a pro baseball setting. The anime was produced by the team responsible for {{Akagi}} and {{Kaiji}}; the protagonist is voiced by the seiyuu of the eponymous characters from those two series.