Dokaben

Sports

Demography:

Shounen

Studio:

Nippon Animation

Episodes: 163

Status: Finished Airing

6.15/10

premiered at: fall 1976

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 19:00 (JST) / 10:00 AM local

Aired: Oct 6, 1976 - Dec 26, 1979

Duration: 24 min per ep

Rank: #9409

Producers:

Fuji TV Tsuchida Productions

Synopsis

Tarou "Dokaben" Yamada, who was a judoist while at junior high, enters Meikun High School and is talked into joining the baseball club. He displays his superb athletic abilities in baseball and becomes well-known as a hard hitter. He and his unique teammates establish Meikun a solid position as No.1 in the High School Baseball Championship games. (Source: Nippon Animation)