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    Nishiura 
Nishiura High School is located in Saitama Prefecture where the protagonist studies. Initially, this school only had softball team. Thus, at the start of the series, the baseball team consists of all freshmen players.

Ren Mihashi

Uniform Number: #1
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (JP), Sean Michael Teague (EN)

The protagonist. He was bullied at his former middle school due to his old teammates believing that he was made the ace through favoritism, because his family owns the school. He is actually a very talented pitcher, with a large variety of pitches and excellent control, but his pitches are slow and his talents aren't easily recognized without the cooperation of the team.

The bullying he received left him an extremely shy, nervous, stuttering emotional wreck, though he gets better.

  • The Atoner: Mihashi is determined to make up for monopolizing the mound at Mihoshi by becoming a "real" ace this time.
  • Cannot Spit It Out: He really struggles saying how he really feels about a situation and struggles even more when he tries to tell Abe and everyone how much he appreciates them.
  • Embarrassing Nickname: His cousin Ruri calls him "Ren-Ren", which he finds it embarrassing. His teammates laugh at it and Tajima teasingly calls him it when he hears it.
  • Guilt Complex: He believes it was completely his fault that Mihoshi lost every game in middle school.
  • It's All My Fault: Has to be repeatedly told by Abe that it's not.
  • Lonely Rich Kid: At the start of the series. To the point that he has to trick his teammates into coming to his birthday party.
  • Nervous Wreck: His default state.
  • The Nicknamer: Calls Kanou "Shuu-chan" and Hamada "Hama-chan".
  • Not Love Interest: His thoughts revolve around a) pitching b) if A-a-a-be-kun is currently pleased with him or hates him.

Takaya Abe

Uniform Number: #2
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura (JP), Greg Ayres (EN)

Abe is an analytical control freak with a short temper and a penchant for yelling. When he was in middle school he got partnered up with Haruna Motoki, a pitcher with great speed but no control, and who wouldn't listen to his directions. This has left him with some issues.

Abe is one of the members of the team who has had the most experience. He is good at batting as well.

  • Big Eater: So much that he puts on 4kg in 3 days when healing up from an injury.
  • Chaste Hero: He's one of the only boys who aren't fantasizing about girls and, as one omake reveals, has never fallen in love. And he's the only one around completely uninterested upon the discovery that Chiyo cleans up nicely. Poor girl.
  • The Chessmaster
  • Control Freak: To the point where, even if it's mostly directed at Mihashi, his other teammates find Abe annoying.
  • Deuteragonist: The series is as much about him as it is about Mihashi.
  • Face of a Thug: More like a facial expression of a thug. Abe appears constantly irritated even when he isn't, which makes the more shy team members get timid around him.
  • Gay Moment: After he tells Mihashi he likes him not just as a pitcher but as a person, Mihashi "confesses" back to him and Abe realizes how it all sounded.
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: Has a very short fuse, especially around Mihashi; and since Mihashi becomes even less communicative when shouted at, he's been afraid to approach Abe due to fear of making Abe mad.
  • Heel Realization: Realizes in episode 25 that his relationship with Mihashi is borderline abusive.
  • I Can Still Fight!: After he sprains his knee in the Bijou match.
  • I'm Okay!: See above.
  • Ineffectual Loner: Not in the games — he's cooperative and definitely not ineffectual — but has shades of this in his social life. Hanai makes note of Abe's lack of social skills.
  • Lethal Chef: Since his mother is a housewife, Takaya cannot cook. This leads to an atypical situation, where Mihashi has to tell him what to do when they have to cook meals for the team.
  • Oblivious to Love Chiyo has a crush on him. Though to be fair, she's resolved not to show it and does a good job, so it's not his fault for not noticing.
  • NO INDOOR VOICE: Though he's working on it.
  • Not Love Interest: Half of the series focuses at the ups and downs of his relationship with Mihashi.
  • Parental Favoritism: His mother prefers her younger son Shun and will always go to Shun's games if both boys have a game on the same day.
  • It's Personal: Between him and Haruna.
  • Perpetual Frowner: His facial expressions range from indifferent to irritated (even when he doesn't actually feel it). When he demonstrated a wide grin to show his teammates what would be even better than a poker face, they were creeped out.
  • Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The no-nonsense, bossy one, contrasting with easily frightened Extreme Doormat Mihashi.
  • Spiky Hair
  • The Strategist
  • Tareme: Although it doesn't give him a kind look, but rather an unimpressed one.
  • Tempting Fate: Makes the reckless promise not to get hurt or sick for 3 years.
  • Younger Than They Look: is one of the youngest guys on the team.

Kazutoshi Oki

Uniform Number: #3
Position: First Baseman, Reserve Pitcher, Right Fielder (vs Sakitama)
Voiced by: Yuudai Satou (JP), Chris Cason (EN)

Oki is only the left-handed player on the team. He is also one of the reserve pitchers, since he is one of the only players on the team with experience, although he was reluctant to admit it and does not wish to pitch in official games. He is shy, and classmates with Nishihiro.

Yuuto Sakaeguchi

Uniform Number: #4
Position: Second Baseman
Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki (JP), Aaron Dismuke (EN)

Sakaeguchi is a really nice guy. He's one of the other more experienced players on the team. He and Abe attended the same middle school, but they didn't meet until the day of the entrance exams.

He is very good at bunting, and is described in canon as being closest to Suyama.

Yuuichirou Tajima

Uniform Number: #5
Position: Third Baseman, Reserve Catcher, First Baseman (vs Sakitama) , Catcher (vs Bijoudai-Sayama After Abe's injury)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (JP), Todd Haberkorn (EN)

Tajima is the best player on the team. He can hit with incredible accuracy, and, as he says before the very first game, he's never seen a pitch he couldn't hit by the end of a game.

He's also a hyperactive Bunny-Ears Lawyer who (tries to) strip in public and says inappropriate things occasionally.

  • The Ace: Not in the same way as Mihashi, though.
  • Badass Boast: Claims to have never seen a pitch he couldn't hit ina game.
  • Book Dumb
  • Big Brother Instinct: To Mihashi.
  • Big Eater
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Tajima is the most accurate hitter on the team and a baseball prodigy.
  • Challenge Seeker: While the others will be pissing themselves when Hanai would have drawn another champion in the lottery, Tajima will be happy because of the challenge.
  • Cloudcuckoolander: He doesn't seem to have a brain-to-mouth filter and occasionally strips in public; Hanai has to yell at him to make sure he doesn't get naked during practice where he can be seen from the street, and Momokan has to stop him from getting naked in the stands at a game. One noteworthy moment is when he pulls off Mihashi's swimming trunks to show off his 'grown-up dick'.
  • Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: If it came from anyone else.
  • The Ditz/Genius Ditz: He is very observant, has incredible memory and reflexes, and thinks quickly — all of these talents are only utilized in baseball.
  • Establishing Character Moment: His TMI line at the beginning of episode 2.
  • Even the Guys Want Him: Whenever Tajima does something amazing, a Nishiura team member will inevitably turn red and think, “He’s so cool!”. Also, everyone wants him in their team. And almost everyone wants to be him from time to time.
  • Goofy Print Underwear: Orange boxers with blue dots in season 2.
  • Hormone-Addled Teenager: He masturbates several times a day.
  • Hot for Teacher: Has said he would date Momokan if they were the same age.
  • The Idealist: Though nobody's sure if it's from stupidity or optimism.
  • I Thought Everyone Could Do That
  • Jack of All Trades: Without the Master of None factor — he's so exceptionally talented in every aspect of playing baseball that every player for whose position Tajima practices tends to feel threatened.
  • Keet: Tajima is hyperactive.
  • Let's Get Dangerous!: Despite being hyperactive off the field, Tajima is extraordinarily focused during games.
  • Massive Numbered Siblings: He's the last of 5 kids.
  • Mundane Utility: Only uses his remarkable memory to remember baseball scores.
  • The Napoleon: He's the shortest member of the team, standing at 164cm or just under 5'4.
  • Odd Friendship: With Mihashi.
  • One Head Shorter: Is more than a full head shorter than Hanai.
  • Pintsized Powerhouse: He has the highest on-base percentage of the team which helped him be the clean-up batter aside from his natural genius of baseball. Abe has also stated that he has a strong throwing arm, but, due to his size, he is physically incapable of hitting homeruns.
  • The Rival: To Hanai. He doesn't realize/notice, though he does envy Hanai's height and strength, and even gets jealous after Hanai hits a homeroom against Haruna.
  • Spiky Hair: Has this in season one, gets a haircut before season 2.
  • Tempting Fate: His claim that he has never seen a pitch he couldn't hit by the end of the game may appear to be this, but it is averted. As of 2012, his hit streak is still intact.
  • Too Much Information: Most of the things he says if not related to baseball.
  • Translator Buddy: Sometimes for Mihashi and Abe.
  • Weak, but Skilled: He's the smallest member of the team, so he can't score alone.
  • Youthful Freckles

Shoji Suyama

Uniform Number: #6
Position: Shortstop
Voiced by: Makoto Yasumura (JP), Anthony Bowling (EN)

  • Chaste Hero: Like Abe, he doesn't have erotic fantasies, he's never fallen in love, and if he got a girlfriend, he says he'd probably hold her hand (to which his teammates respond: 'So cute...').
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Sakaeguchi.
  • Holding Hands: What he thinks he'd do if he ever gets a girlfriend.
  • Real Men Cook: He loves to cook ever since he was in middle school. Recently, he is interested in baking and Japanese-like cuisine.
  • The Generic Guy: Probably the least remarkable of the team members. His lack of quirks occasionally becomes a quirk for itself, when he is the only guy (or along with Abe) who isn't ticklish, doesn't have erotic fantasies, etc.

Fumiki Mizutani

Uniform Number: #7
Position: Left Fielder , Third Baseman (vs Bijoudai-Sayama After Abe's injury)
Voiced by: Sumi Ken'ichirou (JP), Jean-Luc Hester (EN)

  • All Love Is Unrequited: He has a crush on Chiyo who has a crush on Abe.
  • Butt-Monkey: Apart from the fanon Kusoleft (crappy left field) thing he has going on for fumbling an easy catch, he's also been mentioned to be pretty shaky at batting and worried that Nishihiro is catching up to him. Oki straight up says that the two of them are the worst at batting on the team discounting Mihashi. And since Nishihiro is smart and serious and Mihashi is the ace pitcher, and Mizutani possesses none of these attributes but has a slightly dorky personality, he really is the last in coolness order of the team.
  • In-Series Nickname: "Kuso Lefto" by Abe. He hopes to switch it to "Nice Batting". Izumi also calls him RICE because Mizutani didn't know that RICE stood for "Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation."
  • The Charmer: As shown in chapter 121, much to Hanai's surprise.
  • The Slacker: For this team standards, anyway.

Kousuke Izumi

Uniform Number: #8
Position: Center Fielder, Third Baseman(vs Sakitama)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (JP), Chris Burnett (EN)

  • Big Brother Mentor: To Mizutani during games.
  • Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: To Tajima. He kind of acts like Tajima's babysitter in a way. This relationship is very apparent in the anime during episode 25 of season 1. In the manga, Izumi is sometimes seen physically restraining or grabbing Tajima in order to prevent him from acting too far out of line. He even went as far as to slam Tajima's head against hot concrete as retribution for Tajima pulling down Mihashi's swim trunks.
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • First-Name Basis: If teammates are calling each other by their first names, he wants to be in on it.
  • Friendly Tickle Torture: It was his idea to use tickling as a way to relax before at-bats during games. He, Mihashi, and Tajima use tickling as a way to relax during the Bijou game and Senda game. Mizutani even turns to him for tickling relaxation a few times during the Bijou game. Although, Izumi has never been seen on the receiving end of being tickled. This is partly due to him not needing it because he claims he only gets nervous before the first at-bat.
  • I Am Not Left-Handed: Is actually a switch hitter.
  • Only Sane Man: Especially compared to Tajima and Mihashi.
  • Seen It All: Unlike the rest of the team, he's used to Mihashi and Tajima's antics.
    Sakaeguchi: It's amusing, but when I hear their conversations, I get really tired sometimes.
    Oki: I feel like I lose all my strength.
    Izumi: I'm already used to it.
  • Youthful Freckles: Word of God states they're intended to be pimple scars, but fans assumed they were freckles.

Azusa Hanai

Uniform Number: #9
Position: Right Fielder, Center Fielder(vs Sakitama)
Voiced by: Kissho Taniyama (JP), Joel McDonald (EN)
  • Always Someone Better: Tajima is this to him.
  • Compressed Vice: Starts out as a misogynist, a trait that quickly disappears (or at least his view that women couldn't be badasses gets corrected). Although to be fair to him, many people react to Momokan being a female coach with suspicion at least.
  • Embarrassing First Name: His first name is Azusa, which is more common as a girl's name. He even makes his mom call him by his last name!
  • Gender-Blender Name: Azusa is more traditionally a girl's name.
  • Hot for Teacher: Sorta.
    • Has an "English teacher" fetish.
    • Appears to have a slight crush on Momokan; though she isn't technically a teacher.
  • Jerkass: Upon introduction.
  • One Head Taller: Is a full head and then some taller than Tajima. His astounding height for a first year makes him not feel intimidated by the other high schoolers at the drawing for the summer tournament because he was so tall, standing taller than most players, both older and younger.
  • The Captain
  • Team Dad: Especially evident in his interactions with Mihashi.
  • Unknown Rival: To Tajima, who has no idea that Hanai views him as Always Someone Better. Though as the time passes, Tajima starts to acknowledge Hanai's abilities more and the two of them become a friendly version of The Rival to another.
  • Younger Than They Look: His height and build makes him look more like a second or third year when he's actually a first year; however, he is one of the oldest members on the team.

Shintarou Nishihiro

Uniform Number: #10
Position: Third base coach, Reserve Left Fielder , Left Fielder (vs Bijoudai-Sayama After Abe's injury)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (JP), Scott Hinze (EN)

Maria Momoe, AKA Momokan

Position: Coach
Voiced by: Risa Hayamizu (JP), Cynthia Cranz (EN)

Momokan is Nishiura's coach. She's also a graduate of Nishiura, and was the manager of the baseball club while she was a student. She works side jobs to help raise money, and also plans on spending her savings on new equipment for the team. It is later revealed that she is a trained nurse.

  • Manipulative Bastard: Manipulated Tajima into being backup catcher and first base after his hand injury so skillfully he doesn't even notice. She also tricked Abe into getting to know Mihashi better.

Chiyo Shinooka

Position: Manager
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)

Shiga Tsuyoshi AKA Shiga-po

Faculty Supervisor
'Voiced by: Takehiro Murozono (JP), Chuck Huber (EN)

Shiga is a math teacher at Nishiura. He teaches the team meditation techniques.

Yoshirou Hamada, AKA. Hama-chan

Baseball team's Cheering Squad Leader
Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (JP), Christopher Bevins (EN)

    Mihoshi 
Mihoshi Academy is located in Gunma Prefecture. Mihashi studied here in middle school and played as the baseball team's starting pitcher. Due to his grandfather as the owner of the academy, his teammates thought that he got his position due to favoritism.

Shuugo Kanou

Uniform Number: #19
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Jun Oosuka (JP), Jamie Mc Gonnigal (EN)

Kanou is Mihashi's childhood friend. They attended Mihoshi together. Kanou was the backup pitcher on the team, and Mihashi was the reason he couldn't pitch.

Atsushi Hatake

Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Shintarou Oohata (JP), Josh Grelle (EN)

Hatake was Mihashi's catcher during middle school years and Kanou's catcher in high school. In spite of being part of the battery with Mihashi, he never acknowledged Mihashi's skill as a pitcher.

  • Jerkass: Not only did he also harass Mihashi off of Mihoshi's team, he also threatens to break his arm at their first game.
  • The Tell: The reason he manages to hit Mihashi's fastball.

Hiroyuki Oda

Position: First Baseman
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (JP), Justin Cook (EN)

    Tousei 
Tousei High School is a Christian school located in Saitama Prefecture and the previous year's champions of the Saitama Summer Tournament. The first opponent of Nishiura in this year's summer tournament.

Kazuki Kawai

Uniform Number: #2
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa (JP), Jeff Johnson (EN)

The captain of Tousei's baseball team.

Junta Takase

Uniform Number: #10
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Noriaki Sugiyama (JP), Drew Wall (EN)

Pitcher and part of battery with Kawai.

Riou Nakazawa

Uniform Number: 18
Position: Reserve Catcher
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (JP), David Trosko (EN)

Backup catcher and the one who gives signs to the players at the bench. Younger brother of Bijoudai-Sayama's assistant coach, Roka.

  • Book Dumb: One of the reasons his brother did not recruit him for Bijoudai Sayama.
  • But Not Too Foreign
  • Cannot Spit It Out: Has a lot he wants to ask Tajima, but can't get the words out. Settles for his e-mail address instead.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: Asks Tajima for his email address after Nishiura beats Tosei. A later chapter shows them meeting up and chatting.
  • Theme Naming: Named after Rio de Janeiro

    Musashino Dai Ichi 
Musashino Dai Ichi, relatively known as Musashino, is located in Saitama Prefecture. This is where Haruna, Abe's former battery partner, plays as a pitcher. The school is more known for its soccer team but the baseball team starts to be known with the addition of Haruna in the team.

Motoki Haruna

Uniform Number: #10 (former), #1 (current)
Position: Backup Pitcher (former), Pitcher (current)
Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (JP), Kevin M Connolly (EN)

Naoto Kaguyama

Uniform Number: #1
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Kiyotaka Furushima (JP), Daniel Katsük (EN)

Kyouhei Akimaru

Uniform Number: #? (former), #2 (current)
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Makoto Ishii (JP), Jason Liebrecht (EN)

Hironori Ookawa

Uniform Number: #5
Position: Third Baseman
Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi (JP), Jerry Jewell (EN)

The captain of Musashino's baseball team.

Suzune Miyashita

Position: Manager
Voiced by: Rina Sato (JP), Kristi Kang (EN)

    Sakitama 
Sakitama is located in Saitama Prefecture. The team consists of mostly second year and with Daichi as the only first year and considered talented in baseball. They faced Nishiura in the third round of summer tournament.

  • Foil: to the Nishiura team and battery: Nishiura is a motivated team and Abe is a great pitch-caller, and Mihashi is passionate about pitching. On the other hand, the Sakitama team is so relaxed you never even see their coach. Daichi is not very good at being a catcher, and Ichihara is not that attached to being pitcher.

Yutaka Ichihara

Uniform Number: #1
Position: Right Fielder (former), Pitcher(current)
Voiced by: Hisafumi Oda (JP)

Sakitama's pitcher. Unlike Mihashi, Ichihara is the pitch-caller in his battery with Daichi.

Daichi Sakura

Uniform Number: #2
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Fukuhara Kouhei (JP)

Daichi is Sakitama's catcher. He has a good throwing arm, but he's not a very good pitch-caller and Ichihara shakes off his signs often. Even though he is a first year, he has a large physique compared to his other teammates, but despite his size he actually cries really easily and worries a lot.

Masato Sawamura

Uniform Number: #3
Position: First Base

Hiroki Oyama

Uniform Number: #6
Position: Shortstop

    Bijoudai-Sayama 
Bijoudai-Sayama, usually referred as Bijou, is a boys' school located in Saitama Prefecture. The baseball team does not have relatively skilled pitchers, thus they use multiple pitchers in a single game.

Takeshi Kurata

Uniform Number: #2
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Higuchi Tomoyuki (JP)

Roka Nakazawa

Assistant Coach
Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (JP)

    Others 

Ruri Mihashi

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (JP), Monica Rial (EN)

Mihashi's cousin. He lived with her family while he was going to Mihoshi. He told her not to come to his middle school baseball games.

Alternative Title(s): Ookiku Furikabutte

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