Samurai Giants
Samurai Giants / Star PitcherSummary
Ban Banjou is an insolent wild boy who was raised on the rough sea in Tosa, southern Japan. He joined the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in Japanese pro baseball league such a baseball pitcher noted for the blazing fastball and the worst control. He fights hard battles against his rival batters, developing his incredible pitching magics.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 46
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 19 h 10 min (46 × 25 min)
- Season
- Fall 1973
- Start date
- October 7, 1973
- End date
- September 15, 1974
- Status
- Finished
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Samurai Giants
- Native title
- 侍ジャイアンツ
- Other titles
- Star Pitcher
Characters 11
Main characters
- Ban Bamba番場蛮Main
- Tarobei Hatsuma八幡太郎平Main
- Rika Minami美波理香Main
- Tetsuji Kawakami川上哲治Main
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- Yuki Bamba番場ユキSupporting
- Hikaru MizukiSupporting
- Bansaku OzutsuSupporting
- Wolf ChiefSupporting
- Shigeo Nagashima長島茂雄Supporting
- Kiki Banba番場キクSupporting
- PitcherピッチャーBackground
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Ikki KajiwaraOriginal creator
- Shunsuke KikuchiMusic
- Shichirou KobayashiArt director
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- Noboru IshiguroStoryboard (eps 18, 23)
- Osamu DezakiStoryboard (eps 1, 39)
- Yoshiyuki TominoStoryboard (eps 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 19, 25, 27, 30, 33, 38, 41, 44, 45)
- Hayao MiyazakiKey Animation (ep 1)
- Souji YoshikawaStoryboard (ep 3)
- Satoshi DezakiStoryboard (eps 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20-22, 26, 29, 31, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46)
- Satoshi DezakiScript (eps 10, 21, 31, 36, 37, 42, 43)
- Yoshiaki KawajiriKey Animation (ep 2)
- Yoshio TakeuchiAssistant Episode Director (eps 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46)
- Hiroshi FukutomiStoryboard (ep 24)
- Hiroshi FukutomiIn-Between Animation
- Hiromi YokoyamaKey Animation (eps 8, 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 29, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43, 46)
- Yoshio TakeuchiStoryboard (ep 34)
- Shunsuke KikuchiTheme Song Composition (OP1, ED1)
- Ikki KajiwaraTheme Song Lyrics (OP2, ED2)
- Keiji HayakawaAssistant Episode Director (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Kenji KodamaKey Animation (eps 8, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 29, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43, 46)
- Kei TomiyamaInsert Song Performance
- Seiji AriharaIn-Between Animation
- Yuuki KinoshitaKey Animation (eps 5, 7, 12, 22, 24)
- Ichirou MizukiTheme Song Performance (OP 1, ED 1)
- Kazuo OgaBackground Art (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22-23, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36-37, 39, 41, 43, 45)