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Ookiku Furikabutte

おおきく振りかぶって • ?Grand Swing • ?Oofuri • ?Ōkiku Furikabutte • ?王牌投手-振臂高挥 • ?크게 휘두르며

Origination: Manga

Demographic: Seinen

Published: 2003

Status: 📖 Ongoing

Translation: 📖 Ongoing

Anime:

Ranked: #15,057

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Ookiku Furikabutte isn't just a baseball manga. It's the story of a timid young man who was made an ace pitcher in middle school because of family connections. Now he's in high school and it's his time to shine as an ace in his own right.

Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2006
Won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007.

Note: Discrepancy in chapter numbering (mag vs. tank), there are no chapters missing inbetween 25.2 and 53.

More Info

Authors:	Higuchi Asa
Artists:	Higuchi Asa
Genres:	Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Theme:	School Life
Format:	Award Winning
Publishers:	Kodansha
Anime:	Start:Season 1: v.1 c.1 \| Season 2: v.9 c.17 End:Season 1: v.8 c.16 \| Season 2: v.15 c.56