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    Major: Message

    メジャー・メッセージ / Major OVA
    Major: Message
    Genres: Shounen, Sports, Team Sports
    Themes: Team Sports
    Demographics: Shounen
    Studios: SynergySP
    Rating: 8.13 / 10
    Rank: #500
    Popularity: #3703
    Users Listed: 43,818
    Users Scored: 18,538
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 03/04/2023
    Aired: December 17, 2010 (Fall)
    Type: ova
    Source: manga
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 1

    Synopsis:

    Thirteen years following a career-altering injury that ended his pitching aspirations with the Indiana Hornets, former athlete Gorou Honda is determined to reclaim his place on the field. Motivated by his father’s unwavering commitment to baseball despite physical limitations, Gorou embarks on a rigorous training regimen, shifting his focus to a new position. This renewed pursuit creates distance between him and his family, particularly his daughter Izumi, who struggles with his absence. The series explores themes of perseverance, familial relationships, and the enduring power of passion in the face of adversity. Set against a backdrop of dedicated training and personal sacrifice, the story examines how one individual confronts past limitations while striving for renewed purpose within the world of competitive baseball.

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    Characters:

    • Honda, Gorou (Main) - Voice Actors: Morikubo, Shoutarou
    • Shigeno, Izumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kumai, Motoko
    • Shigeno, Daigo (Main) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki
    • Shimizu, Kaoru (Main) - Voice Actors: Sasamoto, Yuuko
    • Honda, Shigeharu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito
    • Hoshino, Momoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noda, Junko
    • Komori, Daisuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyata, Kouki
    • Satou, Toshiya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morita, Masakazu
    • Shigeno, Hideki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakuya, Shunsuke
    • Shimizu, Taiga (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Park, Romi

    Staff:

    • Hatta, Masanobu (Producer)
    • Hayashi, Masato (Producer)
    • Saitou, Masahiro (Producer)
    • Hasegawa, Yuuki (Assistant Producer)
    • Fukushima, Toshinori (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Iizuka, Kouichi (Sound Director)
    • Morikubo, Shoutarou (Theme Song Performance)
    • Iida, Tomotaka (Publicity)
    • Imaizumi, Tetsuo (Background Art)
    • Komine, Hiromi (Editing)
    • Kondou, Yuuji (Animation Director)
    • Matsumoto, Tomoyuki (Animation Director)
    • Mifune, Chiho (Key Animation)
    • Mitsuda, Takuya (Original Creator)
    • Mori, Ayako (Key Animation)
    • Nakamura, Chiho (Color Design)
    • Niimura, Kyouko (Key Animation)
    • Nojima, Masahiro (Planning)
    • Okimura, Tadayoshi (Key Animation)
    • Oonuki, Kenichi (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
    • Shimizu, Yoshiko (Key Animation)
    • Tatenaka, Junpei (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Yanagida, Kouhei (Key Animation)
    • Yanaka, Masaru (Background Art)
    • Yokota, Kiyoshi (Planning)

    Reviews:

    • User Cosmicblaze454 (Score: 10/10):
      Major does not have a recurring family team before Major: Message came. Although a sports anime, Major: Message is a wonderful family drama. I am gonna evaluate this anime as a special because it functions as one so my evaluation will be different Major is all about struggles. But Message is a different one, a family struggle. Unlike those generic sports anime, Major portrays real life responsibilities. Responsibilities between two things: work and family. In Major: Message, Goro's responsibilities are his kids and Shimizu and baseball. Those two are the main conflicts in the story that generate drama. And I found this actually compelling for aspecial. Its fleshes out characters, it develops Goro from a stubborn boy into a adult. Eh, Major cannot be more amazing than this though.nnStory - 8nArt - 9nSound - 10nCharacter - 10nEnjoyment - 10nOverall - 10 (I considered this 10 as its function as a special, so it means being 10 does not put it as one of the best but just a compelling special.)
    • User x3Rampage (Score: 7/10):
      As an OVA, Major: Message's point is just to bring the entire series to a close. Gorou, who has faced many many struggles so far, but have always received support from his friends and family, becomes the one to support his family, with his only gift he can give to his kids, baseball. Throughout all seasons of Major, we've seen Gorou grow from a talented reckless kid, to a championship-winning professional in Major League Baseball in USA, while retaining his recklessness. But the biggest influence he's had is arguably from his dad. So now that Gorou has become the father, he sought to be the rolemodel to his kids, the way his father became his. And the only way he could do that after his injury, being the reckless that he is, is to show his kids, Izumi and Daigo, the result of his hard works; to show them that an obstacle is just another challenge to help them grow.nI know there won't be another season of Major, but if there ever is, this time it'll be the story of Izumi, the way that Major was the story about Gorou.
    • User VoidMorpheus (Score: 8/10):
      Easily one of the most inspirational and heart-warming OVA out there. The plot is basically a follow-up on what happened during Goro Shigeno's career in the Major League. The reason why this OVA is inspirational because of Goro;s struggle and the way that he fought against it. HE changed his destiny and found a new path that. In addition to this, there is also a teeny-bit of love, compassion, and idolization going on in here( I won't go over the details since i don't want to spoil anything). In Conclusion( even though this review is pretty short) This OVA is a MUST watch, BUT ONLYand ONLY watch it after you have watched all six seasons of Major. now, Go Forth! Go Watch!

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