Team Astro
“One Game, Full Throttle”
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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Seasons
1.Team Astro Episode 1
10-08-2005On 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 l...
2.Team Astro Episode 2
17-08-2005Shuro 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 superhuma...
3.Team Astro Episode 3
24-08-2005Kyuichi 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 fo...
4.Team Astro Episode 4
31-08-2005Just 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 due...
5.Team Astro Episode 5
07-09-2005In 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 te...
6.Team Astro Episode 6
14-09-2005Kyuichi'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 L...
7.Team Astro Episode 7
21-09-2005The Astro Nine team, divided due to frustrations and injuries, discovers that Kyushichi has been secretly playing while injured, leading to a renewed sense of unity. Kyuhachi aveng...
8.Team Astro Episode 8
28-09-2005Kyusaburo realizes Ryu's L-shaped pitch is deadly but Kyuni ignores the warning and tragically dies. As the team mourns, Kyuta gains superhuman powers after being struck by lightni...
9.Team Astro Episode 9
05-10-2005Shuro and the Astro Nine mourn Kyuni but struggle to accept Ryu, their former enemy, as a teammate. While Ryu is grieving alone a mysterious man provokes him and Shuro heads to Kor...
10.Episode 10
12-10-2005The Astro Nine grows worried when they learn Kyushiro is the grandson of the pro baseball association's first president while he recruits athletes like boxing champion Dynamite Ken...
11.Episode 11
19-10-2005Shuro convinces Kyushiro to agree to a match between Astro and Victory with the condition that Kyushiro will join Astro if he loses. Meanwhile at the Jinnryu Kenpo dojo in Kagoshim...
12.Episode 12
26-10-2005Kyusaburo learns that Daimon killed his father to settle a family feud, planning to eliminate him as well, despite their childhood bond. As he prepares for the Victory match, Kyusa...
13.Episode 13
02-11-2005The Astro vs. Victory match begins with Kyuichi's sharp pitches stunning Dynamite Ken and Astro making a strong start. However, Kyushiro seems to have a hidden strategy while Daimo...
14.Episode 14
09-11-2005The Astro team endures serious injuries from Ujiie's deadly pitches with Kyuichi hitting a home run before Ujiie transforms into an elderly man. Kyushiro vows to eliminate Astro an...
15.Episode 15
16-11-2005Baron Mori joins the Victory team, baffling both sides with his flamboyant demeanor and inexperience. While Kyuushiro remains calm, Baron shifts from timid to aggressive, confronti...
16.Episode 16
23-11-2005Daimon attacks Kyuushiro but collapses after hitting a home run, having been mortally wounded. As Kyuushiro reads an apology, Kyuichi's anger ignites a counterattack from Astro whi...
17.Episode 17
30-11-2005Kyuushiro's right arm is incapacitated, yet the superhumans' spirits soar. Baron chases a foul ball, injures his head and hits a powerful home run but collapses before home plate,...
18.Episode 18
07-12-2005The match concludes with Kyuugo walking on a full count, securing victory for the Astro team. Defeated, Kyuushiro attempts seppuku but is stopped by Hino Kyuukuro. Soon after a new...
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