cutiek028 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 A manga and anime about friendship, trust, and baseballOokiku FurikabutteSummaryThe series, set in Saitama, follows the story of Ren Mihashi. Mihashi was the previous ace pitcher in his middle school's baseball team, but it seems that he only got the position because his grandfather was the owner of the school. His teammates (especially the team's catcher) hated him, and they always lost their games. Mihashi is thoroughly convinced that he is a lousy baseball pitcher and he graduates to high school with extremely low self-esteem. He then transfers to Nishiura high school with plans of quitting baseball, because he does not believe he is good enough to succeed at baseball. However, he is dragged into Nishiura's baseball team by their coach. Assisted by his new teammates (and especially the catcher, Takaya Abe, he grows in stature, confidence and skill, helping his team excel with his own abilities.MangaDownload:http://stoptazmo.com/manga-series/ookiku_furikabutte/http://community.livejournal.com/raep_time/64317.htmlhttp://community.livejournal.com/nice_pitching/tag/releaseRead:http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ookiku_furikabutte/Raw:http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=ff6c578...356617b1a65e239AnimeWatch online and download:Season 1http://www.animecrazy.net/ookiku-furikabutte-anime/Season 2http://www.animecrazy.net/ookiku-furikabutte-season-2-anime/American version:http://www.hulu.com/big-windupOther Links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Windup!http://community.livejournal.com/oofurihttp://community.livejournal.com/oofuri_etcOokiku Furikabutte, nicknamed Oofuri by fans, is an anime and manga about Mihashi Ren, the pitcher of Nishuira High. Mihashi has no self esteem what so ever and is not confident in his abilities although he has amazing control of his pitches and has an irrevocable love for baseball. His catcher, Takaya Abe, sometimes has no patience for Mihashi's wimpy-ness, but he sees the potential in Mihashi and helps him get the confidence he needs. It's a story about trust and friendship. The development of all the characters is really well done and by the end you'll love all their quirks. This is the first year Nishuira has a baseball team so all the team members are freshman! It's a really touching and hilarious series. Check it out! You won't be disappointed. =)Note, this series is also a favorite of yaoi fangirls due to the questionable actions of some of the team members although the series is officially not yaoi in any way! Volumes: 22 (Ongoing) http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1800Anime Episodes: 1st Season: 26 + 2nd Season: 14Pictures:The teamThe infamous sceneYou'll get used to thisAnd this too =)The TeamRen MihashiNumber 1PitcherAbe TakayaNumber 2Catcher and Co-CaptainKōsuke IzumiNumber 3Center fieldYūto SakaeguchiNumber 4Second Baseman and Co-captain of the outfieldYūichirō TajimaNumber 5Third basemanShōji SuyamaNumber 6ShortstopFumiki MizutaniNumber 7Left FieldKazutoshi OkiNumber 8First baseAzusa HanaiNumber 9Captain and right fieldShintarō NishihiroNumber 10Newbie baseball player, OutfieldChiyo Shino'okaTeam ManagerMaria MomoeCoachTsuyoshi ShigaTeacher AdvisorYoshiro HamadaLeader of the Cheering SquadThe parentsIt is said that you are an official fan of Oofuri once you can tell Oki, Suyama, and Nishihiro apart! And if your still not convinced, watch the first opening sequence!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULkZ018JKAUWatch it! You won't regret it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shabushabu Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 OH MY GOD This is one of my most favorite series ever. I stopped reading it awhile back because the chapters were being released to slow, though (but I'm happy that they were translated and released XD). This thread has tempted me to re-read all the chapters~ Mihashi's attitude kind of annoyed me after awhile, but I still like how his character develops, no matter how slow it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiek028 Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 ^ Lmao~ yes! Mihashi can get a little impossible sometimes, in a good way, lol. He makes me laugh a lot. I was really frustrated when they wouldn't come out with any scanlations too! Then I found out that raep_time was dropping Ookiku and I was like, that's it, I'm reading all the spoilers I can find. And I found them. =) Well, not all of them, but some major stuff. Anyways, now nice_pitching picked up Oofuri and they have released a chapter already and are halfway through chapter 21. However, there is a super nice girl on livejournal who is making actual detailed scripts of the manga! Word for word. Panel by panel. (http://community.livejournal.com/oofuri) She's already by Chapter 27. (It's labeled Chapter 47 because she's using the magazine release numeration which is different from the manga volume ones. But just add 20 and your good) Also, some spoilers here: http://aflyingteapot.livejournal.com/62680.html?view=793560 You can ask this girl questions. She made the thread just so she can answer any Oofuri questions. Well, that's if you want spoilers. ^^ Later in the series, we see whole different sides of everyone's characters. Esp. Abe and Mihashi. As far as character development goes, Ookiku Furikabutte is the best manga I've ever read. Period. I've watched the whole anime twice and several favorite episodes a bunch of times. And I reread the manga when I was getting scanlation withdrawals. ^^ Anyways, glad to hear you like it!! Do you have any favorites? I loove Mihashi, Abe, and Tajima. (How can you not?) But my personal fave is Izumi. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest .:daRkwinGs:. Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 love this anime... it got me hook on it very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InSong Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 great anime wondering if there is gonna be another season I think theres already another thread for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiek028 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 OOFURI GETS A SECOND SEASON!!!! For reals! Not kidding! Yay! <3 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-...eason-green-lit It's such a great story~ no wonder! :D :D So next April its going to be Ookiku love AGAIN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest haphanm Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 ahhh i LOVE this anime! this show is just so quirky and cute mihashi/abe my OTP ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiek028 Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Season 2 of the anime is OUUUT! And it's better than ever! http://www.animecrazy.net/ookiku-furikabutte-season-2-anime/ And the manga scanlation just got to a REALLY crucial part!! http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ookiku_furikabutte/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest .:daRkwinGs:. Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 i love the freaken ANIME!!! omg...im soo glad there is a second season.. i waited soo long hoping there will be a second season. Is second season going to be only 13 ep? cause on animenewsnetwork it seem like there is only going to be 13ep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopper! Posted May 30, 2010 Share Posted May 30, 2010 this anime is freakin cute ^^ baseball is my least favorite sport, but i do love sport animes, and i can't get enough of mihashi and abe! & tajima and hanai XD i just caught up to everything in one day of watching haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiek028 Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 i love the freaken ANIME!!! omg...im soo glad there is a second season.. i waited soo long hoping there will be a second season. Is second season going to be only 13 ep? cause on animenewsnetwork it seem like there is only going to be 13ep. Thank you for alerting me about this. I thought it was going to be 25 like the last season but I guess it really is only 13 episodes. It's going to end with the game against Bijou since this is technically 'the summer tournament' season. But they will probably come out with more seasons at this rate. Oofuri is pretty popular in Japan. this anime is freakin cute ^^ baseball is my least favorite sport, but i do love sport animes, and i can't get enough of mihashi and abe! & tajima and hanai XD i just caught up to everything in one day of watching haha I know! It's the absolute cutest! Thanks to this anime I know baseball pretty well now. I also love the battery duo and Tajima. <3 My other favorite is the semi cynical Izumi. X) But I really love them all. I'm glad you caught up. This anime is so addicting. I can't wait to see Episode 9. :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hungrycollegeboy Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Funny... I was JUST about to watch this anime and I just happened to stumble upon this thread. Having read many positive reviews, I'm going to give this anime a shot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiek028 Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Funny... I was JUST about to watch this anime and I just happened to stumble upon this thread. Having read many positive reviews, I'm going to give this anime a shot!! Yay! I hope you like it! Even if you don't~ please tell me what you thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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