「オレらのエースは暗くて卑屈。勝つために、弱気なエースのために。行け、オレら!」選手は全員1年、監督は女性。西浦高校新設野球部に集まった10人の選手たちは、卑屈で挙動不審な投手・三橋を中軸に、甲子園優勝を目指す!メンタルトレーニングなど最新のスポーツ科学を採り入れて描く、まったく新しい野球の面白さ、勝負の綾。試合や練習を通じて成長していく選手たちのまばゆい姿を父母の目線まで交えて描く高校野球漫画! The 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, Hatake) hated him, and they always lost their games. Mihashi is thoroughly convinced that he is a lousy baseball pitcher, and feels guilty because he believes that he is responsible for all the losses. Mihashi graduates through middle school with extremely low self-esteem. But in truth Mihashi is really a hardworking and skillful pitcher, and the main reason why his team always lost all the games is because of bad cooperation, because his teammates never talked about the game with him, and they did not try to come up with a plan or strategy to fight against their rivals. Mihashi then transfers to Nishiura High School with plans of quitting baseball because he thinks he is not good enough to succeed at it, though he still loves the game deeply. However, he is dragged into Nishiura's baseball team by their coach, Momoe, while watching the team training outside the field. 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. Won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007. Won the Creative Award at 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2006.
Chapter 206
