Showtaro Morikubo
Gorō Shigeno (voice)
Series SeasonSeason 2 episodes2005
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Season 2
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Episodes
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Episode 125 min2005-12-10
He Returns...
Goro moves back to Mifune. Komori is glad to have the chance to play baseball with him again, only for Goro to reveal he now plays soccer.
Episode 225 min2005-12-17
There is one dream!
The delinquents have left the baseball team, but none of the former members return. Goro's words inspire Komori and Obayashi to recruit new members.
Episode 325 min2005-12-24
The Baseball Club Starts!
Goro's story inspires the delinquents to get serious about baseball again. Goro goes to see the reborn Mifune East Junior High baseball team play.
Episode 425 min2006-01-07
Rivals Reunite
Goro joins the baseball team. To gear up for the summer tournament, he seeks a game against Tomonoura Junior High, where he meets his old pal Toshiya.
Episode 525 min2006-01-14
Toshiya's Past
Mifune East falls behind in round one of the tournament because Goro shows up late, but his off-speed pitches gets hitters out in fine fashion.
Episode 625 min2006-01-21
The Recruiter's Conspiracy
Mifune East faces Seibukan in round two. Goro has a perfect game going through 4 2/3 innings, enthralling a high school scout in the crowd.
Episode 725 min2006-01-28
Powerful Rival! Tomonoura
Toshiya, Tomonoura's captain, proposes a bet to Goro that raises the stakes for their teams' showdown, but Goro gets goaded into a rash of mistakes.
Episode 825 min2006-02-04
For What Reason...
Goro and Yamane hit back-to-back home runs, rattling Toshiya. Seeing his teammates band together, Toshiya realizes he'd forgotten the joy of baseball.
Episode 925 min2006-02-11
The End of the Battle
Toshiya takes the mound and freezes Miyamoto with his fastball. After encouragement from Goro, Miyamoto swings the bat, with unexpected results.
Episode 1025 min2006-02-18
A Fresh Resolve
Goro is set on getting into Kaido High's baseball club with Toshiya after their junior high affiliate crushes him. The Mifune East boys hit the beach.
Episode 1125 min2006-02-25
The Narrow Gate to Kaido
Goro, Toshiya and Komori all pass the first two stages of Kaido High's harsh skills test, but Toshiya and Komori are then pitted against each other.
Episode 1225 min2006-03-04
Ticket to Kaido
The skills test ends with a five-on-five tournament. Goro is happy to be on Toshiya's team, but is looked down upon for coming from an obscure school.
Episode 1325 min2006-03-11
See Ya...
Goro and Toshiya pass the skills test and must now take an academic exam. But Goro isn't used to studying, and he ends up being late to the exam.
Episode 1425 min2006-03-18
The Island of Dreams
Goro and Toshiya get into Kaido High and proudly join the baseball club. They go to a school facility on a small island for six months hard training.
Episode 1525 min2006-03-25
The Requirements of a Pitcher
After three months at the training facility, Goro has grown strong. The coaches announce an aptitude test to determine the players' positions.
Episode 1625 min2006-04-01
A Genuine Baseball Kid
In a final exam to decide who will leave the island to join the second team, Goro is as free-spirited as ever. Onuki, who had quit the team, shows up.
Episode 1725 min2006-04-08
A Short Summer Break
Coach Suo declares Goro will pass the test only if he can retire the opposing lineup in order, but Goro has come further than anyone imagined.
Episode 1825 min2006-04-15
An Unpleasant Baseball
The first-year scholarship team intentionally spots the Dream Island team a three-run lead. The insult fills Goro's team with renewed determination.
Episode 1925 min2006-04-22
The Scholars' Ability
Goro takes the mound, the team's expectations on his back, and gets back-to-back K's. As the Dream Island team is battling back, Mayumura shows up.
Episode 2025 min2006-04-29
Goro VS Manual Baseball!
Toshiya hangs in against Akutsu by fouling off his knuckle balls. Shizuka kicks Akutsu off the team for focusing only on his competitive pride.
Episode 2125 min2006-05-06
Together with You
Down by one with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Kokubu hits a home run to tie the game. With a walk-off win on the line, Mayumura takes the mound.
Episode 2225 min2006-05-13
Kaido's Secret
Shizuka advises Goro to quit the team based on an incident from her past. When he learns what happened, he takes his appeal straight to the top.
Episode 2325 min2006-05-20
Egashira's Expectations
Chief Manager Egashira plots to make Goro into a Koshien star as a prop to boost Kaido's image. When Goro is told, his reaction stuns everyone.
Episode 2425 min2006-05-27
Varsity Challenge
In Goro's second year at Kaido, Momoko gives birth to a girl. With his send-off game against the first team at hand, Goro tells Shigeno his decision.
Episode 2525 min2006-06-03
With My Own Two Feet
In his send-off game, Goro is perfect through 6 innings, but starts losing speed on his fastball. In the 7th, he gives up a hit and gets into trouble.
Episode 2625 min2006-06-10
Goodbye!
Toshiya's home run ties the game, but in the 8th, the scholarship players refuse to take the field on defense, and the game takes an unexpected turn.