Format
TV
Episodes
163
Episode Duration
25 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Fall 1976
Aired
1976-10-06 to 1979-12-26
Source
Unknown
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Action
School
Shounen
Sports
Team Sports
Studios
Nippon Animation
Producers
Fuji TV
Tsuchida Productions
Licensors
Dokaben (ドカベン)
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)