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Ikkyū-san (manga)

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Ikkyū-san
Cover of Ikkyū-san volume 5
一球さん
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original run19751977
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Fukutomi
Produced by
  • Ihiro Oba
  • Souichi Besshi
Written by
  • Seiji Matsuoka
  • Ryuzo Nakanishi
  • Taketomi Oshima
  • Koichi Mitsuki
Music byMasahito Maruyama
StudioNippon Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 10, 1978 October 23, 1978
Episodes26

Ikkyū-san (Japanese: 一球さん, pronounced [ik̚kʲɨᵝːsã̠ɴ]), also known as Highschool Baseball Ninja,[2] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima.[3] It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1975 to 1977, with its chapters collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan.[4] An anime television series was adapted by Nippon Animation.[5] It aired on Fuji TV from April 10 to October 23, 1978.[6]

Plot

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High-school student Ikkyū Sanada knows nothing about baseball, but his talents are recognized by the manager of the baseball club, and he takes up this enchanting sport. While his ignorance of the game leads him to make many mistakes, Ikkyū—who is in fact a descendant of ninja—displays his superhuman abilities and leads the team to the High School Baseball Championships.[2]

Characters

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Ikkyū Sanada (真田 一球, Sanada Ikkyū)
Voiced by: Yu Mizushima[7]
Reiko Ashida (芦田 麗子, Ashida Reiko)
Voiced by: Chiyoko Kawashima[7]
Rentaro Gomi (五味 連太郎, Gomi Rentarō)
Voiced by: Shozo Iizuka[7]
Shiro Ikkaku (一角 志郎, Ikkaku Shirō)
Voiced by: Masaya Taki[7]
Iwakaze Kantoku (岩風 監督)
Voiced by: Akio Nojima[7]
Chairman Sumiyoshi (住吉理事長, Sumiyoshi Riji-chō)
Voiced by: Ichiro Nagai[7]
Miyoshi Hotta (堀田 三吉, Hotta Miyoshi)
Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa[7]
Koji Tsukasa (司幸 司, Tsukasa Kōji)
Voiced by: Toru Furuya[7]
Shun Otomo (大友 俊, Ōtomo Shun)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Sogabe[7]

References

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  1. ^ "一球さん | 作品紹介 | NIPPON ANIMATION". www.nippon-animation.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "NIPPON ANIMATION CO., LTD". www.nipponanimation.com. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. ^ "一球さん". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "一球さん (1-14巻 全巻) | 漫画全巻ドットコム". www.mangazenkan.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. ^ "一球さん". アニメハック (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. ^ 一球さん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "一球さん - アニメデータベース". lain.gr.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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