おおきく振りかぶって

Big Windup!

After a falling out with his middle school team, Mihashi enters Nishiura high school with no social skill, a warped opinion of himself, and every intention to quit baseball. The newly formed Nishiura baseball team, however, needs a pitcher, and they welcome him. Most enthusiastic is Abe, a domineering catcher with his own game issues. And so a battery every bit as complementary as it is dysfunctional is formed. If they can figure out how to work together, they might be the answers to each other's problems-and the team might be able to win.

Names

Original	おおきく振りかぶって (japanese)
Romaji	Ookiku Furikabutte
English	Big Windup!
Chinese	王牌投手振臂高挥 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Oofuri · Ohkiku Furikabutte · Swing Big!

Facts

Format	TV series · 25 ep · 25 min · 10h total
Aired	2007-04-13 → 2007-09-28 (Spring 2007)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Sports
Themes	Baseball School Club Primarily Male Cast Seinen Male Protagonist Coming of Age Primarily Teen Cast

Reception

Community score	7.75 / 10
Bayesian score	7.72 / 10
Composite	61.0
On lists	22,834
Favourited	613 (2.7%)
Completion	78.8%
Drop rate	5.6%
In backlog	45.2%
Score spread σ	1.47

Score distribution

1282153494935304662471,68482,22691,41910765

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2007	A	6 of 70
Year	2007	A	20 of 234
Studio	A-1 Pictures	B	40 of 200
Genre	Sports	B	79 of 447
Era	Late 2000s	A	91 of 1,149
Length	Two-cour	B	166 of 699
Demographic	Seinen	B	166 of 775
Season (all years)	Spring	B	234 of 1,868
Genre	Comedy	B	375 of 3,488
Source material	Manga	B	516 of 3,025
Format	TV series	B	557 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	B	862 of 7,157