This arc is in effect what Gurazeni has been building up to for two seasons, no question about it. Read more

One thing I’m noticing about Gurazeni is that it seems to be less about baseball lately than it ever was. Read more

If anyone was laboring under the impression that this was a glamorous sport, the series is intent on disabusing them of that notion.  Read more

I can say with certainty that fan appreciation days are apparently much different in Japan than they are in the States. Read more

I think the most telling thing I can say about this episode of Gurazeni is that it’s very unlikely any other series would even have attempted it. Read more

Thank goodness for sports anime, really. Read more

It amuses but does not surprise me that this debate exists in identical form in both capitals of the pro baseball world. Read more

Any sports series is more about the people playing it than the sport itself – that’s the secret the best of them all understand. Read more

For a baseball fan, there’s nothing quite like a pennant race. Read more