One Outs (2008)
Toua Tokuchi is a prodigy when it comes to both baseball and gambling. Pitching nothing but mediocre fastballs, he has made a name for himself by attaining 499 consecutive victories in the game of One Outs: a one-on-one showdown between a pitcher and a batter. Despite his remarkable abilities, however, Tokuchi sees the sport as nothing more than a way to make some quick money. When Hiromichi Kojima, a legendary hitter for the struggling Saikyou Saitama Lycaons, witnesses Tokuchi's skills firsthand, he realizes that the man might be exactly what the team needs to get out of their slump. Determined to recruit Tokuchi no matter what, Kojima places his own career on the line and defeats Tokuchi at his own specialty-One Outs. Forced to become a Lycaon, Tokuchi soon finds himself at odds with the team's owner, Tsuneo Saikawa. After Saikawa refuses to give him a reasonable salary, Tokuchi proposes a special contract: pitching an out will earn him five million yen, but giving up a run will cost him fifty million. With every game having the potential to either make or break him, Tokuchi must outwit all who stand in his way.
Animation, Drama, Sport · Starring Masato Hagiwara, Tsutomu Isobe, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kenji Utsumi
Season 1 episodes
- Episode 1: Nazo no otoko
- Episode 2: Shôbushi
- Episode 3: Wannautsu keiyaku
- Episode 4: Nain no shikaku
- Episode 5: Kibô
- Episode 6: Teikaiten sutorêto
- Episode 7: Trick & Trap
- Episode 8: Hansoku gassen
- Episode 9: Kecchaku
- Episode 10: Chishô vs. Shôbushi
- Episode 11: Sekai saisoku no otoko
- Episode 12: Hissatsu tôhô
- Episode 13: Fuin Sareta Ashi
- Episode 14: Kyu-nin Naiya
- Episode 15: Hitori Naiya
- Episode 16: Torikku sutajiamu
- Episode 17: Inchiki Nakkuru
- Episode 18: Nusumareta Sain
- Episode 19: Yami Shingo
- Episode 20: Honro
- Episode 21: Roei
- Episode 22: Tocho
- Episode 23: Koryaku
- Episode 24: Inbo
- Episode 25: Shori no Saki ni