Yomi Takeda just wanted to enjoy high school after her baseball experience went horribly wrong in her previous school, thanks to her special pitch. But by chance, twins Yoshino and Ibuki along with Yomi's childhood friend Tamaki, who is now a baseball catcher, decide to restore their high school, Shin Koshigaya's reputation after the scandal which causes the baseball club to be on hiatus. Joining them is two fielders in years one, a former kendo player, a power hitter, a baseball advisor and two second years that already signed in to keep the club from being disbanded. They all have one thing in common: to make it to the Nationals Baseball competition.
An anime television series adaptation of Tamayomi was announced in the August issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward on June 24, 2019.[5] The series was animated by Studio A-Cat and directed by Toshinori Fukushima, with Touko Machida handling series composition, Kōichi Kikuta designing the characters, Masahiko Matsuo designing the props and Visual Arts composing the music. It aired from April 1 to June 17, 2020 on AT-X, ABC, Nayoga TV, Tokyo MX, and KBC.[6] The opening theme is "Never Let You Go" performed by Naho, while the ending theme is "Plus Minus Zero Rule" (プラスマイナスゼロの法則, Plus Minus Zero no Hōsoku) performed by the cast of the Shin Koshigaya baseball team.[7]Funimation, now known as Crunchyroll, has licensed the series for an English simulcast with an English dub and became available on its namesake streaming service from August 2022.[8][3]
"Change the Tide" Transliteration: "Nagare no tsukurikata" (Japanese: 流れの作り方)
Shunsuke Ishikawa
Chabō Higurashi
May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27)
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"Show 'Em What We've Got" Transliteration: "Misetsukete yarō" (Japanese: 見せつけてやろう)
Takashi Kobayashi
Touko Machida
June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03)
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"This is Nationals Level" Transliteration: "Kore ga zenkoku reberu" (Japanese: これが全国レベル)
Alan Smithee
Touko Machida
June 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)
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"Pitch without Regret" Transliteration: "Kuinaku nageyō" (Japanese: 悔いなく投げよう)
Toshinori Fukushima
Touko Machida
June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)
Video games
Characters from the series appeared in collaboration with Akatsuki's mobile baseball game Cinderella Nine in 2020.[10][11] Also, characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia in 2020.[12][13]
Stage
It was adapted into a stage performance for a week in June 2021.[14] At Shinjukumura Theater LIVE, ten performances were scheduled beginning February 17, 2022.[15]
Notes
^In North America via Crunchyroll (Funimation) and Australia via Madman Anime.
^舞台『球詠』の上演が決定！ [The performance of the stage "Kyuei" has been decided!]. Tamayomi.com Kyuei news (in Japanese). May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
^舞台 球詠 ～VS 影森・梁幽館編～ / 公演情報 [Stage Kyuei ~VS Kagemori/Ryoyukan~ / Performance Information]. TamayomiStage (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
