Thankfully, Taisho Baseball Girls doesn't lay too heavy a hand on either of these tropes. And in the case where said team are women, there's often a heavy dose of prejudice and sexism mixed into the equation.
They often tend to center too heavily around the underdog team made up of ragtag outsiders who has to fight their way to the top. There are many reasons to avoid an anime based around a sport. Will Akiko be able to succeed in her goal?
Taking place in 1925 Japan (the fourteenth year of the Taisho era), the country is going through an era of westernization, though the gender roles are still very much alive and well. However, getting the other seven members of the team proves to be more difficult than she expected. She quickly inducts cheerful 13 year-old Koume Suzukawa to join her, who quickly befriends the rich girl. A manga by Shimpei Itoh is currently serialized in Monthly Comic Ryu.Īfter being told flat out from her baseball-playing fiancee that women would be better off at home, Akiko Ogasawara takes that as a challenge and starts a baseball club at her school, hoping to gather a team of girls to prove him wrong. Notes: Based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Atsushi Kagurasaka and illustrated by Sadaji Koike. Length: Television series, 12 episodes, 23 minutes eachĭistributor: R1 DVD from Sentai FilmworksĬontent Rating: 13+ (some mature themes, suggestive themes)Īlso Recommended: Bamboo Blade, Princess Nine AKA: Taishou Baseball Girls., 大正野球娘。 (Japanese)
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