Format
TV
Episodes
182
Episode Duration
25 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Spring 1968
Aired
1968-03-30 to 1971-09-18
Source
Manga
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
Drama
Shounen
Sports
Team Sports
Studios
TMS Entertainment
Producers
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Yomiuri Telecasting
Licensors
Kyojin no Hoshi (巨人の星)
The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge. (Source: Wikipedia)