Team Astro

One Game, Full Throttle

2005
Ended
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
~48m / ep
1 season
7.3/10

A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans – who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies – to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol’s dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything – even their lives – is left on the field.

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E1. Team Astro Episode 1
Aug 10, 2005
On September 9, 2005 at 9:09:09 PM, nine pro baseball players witnessed a glowing ball in the night sky. Among them, Atsuya Furuta met a man named J. Shuro who told him about the legendary Astro Ball Team created from the dreams of baseball great Eiji Sawamura, sparking Furuta's deep intrigue.
E2. Team Astro Episode 2
Aug 17, 2005
Shuro begins the search for the Astro Nine with Kyuichi, starting with Kyugo, a baseball prodigy raised by Nagashima from an orphanage. Although Kyugo bears the mark of a superhuman he refuses to join the Astro team out of loyalty while Shuro later shows Kyuichi footage of twin superhumans, Kyushichi and Kyuhachi, who have incredible defensive abilities.
E3. Team Astro Episode 3
Aug 24, 2005
Kyuichi and his team confirm Kyusaburo Ijuin as a true Astro superhuman, then discover another marked boy, Kyuni, with extraordinary skills. Despite these successes their search for the remaining superhumans faces challenges, culminating in an incident at a high school in Aso.
E4. Team Astro Episode 4
Aug 31, 2005
Just before Kyuichi's showdown with Ryu, Shuro appears in a helicopter, dropping the body of Kyusaburo who had died in a race accident. The shock revives Kyusaburo, halting the duel as the team celebrates while Lotte’s manager Kaneda prepares to confront the Astro team.
E5. Team Astro Episode 5
Sep 7, 2005
In March of 1973 the special match between the Astro Ball Team and Lotte takes place on Ganryu Island but Shuro leaves the team, urging them to win on their own. Kyuichi and the team, understanding their destiny, vow victory with Kyuichi's pitching overpowering even Ryu despite Lotte's manager Kaneda's taunts.
E6. Team Astro Episode 6
Sep 14, 2005
Kyuichi's pitch is hit by Joe and Kyushichi injures his hand trying to catch the ball, leading Kyuichi to lash out at his teammates in frustration. Meanwhile Kyuni struggles with Lotte's pitches but Kyuta offers him encouragement as a mysterious man in a school uniform mocks a group watching the game.