9.1/1020 votesLoading...#1 - Farewell...
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/2004
Shigeharu gets beaned by Gibson, but the Blue Oceans go on to win. Goro falls asleep enraptured, but the next day brings anything but joy.
Director: N/A
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8.9/1013 votesLoading...#2 - The End of the Strategy
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 6/16/2007
After Taiga's batting pulls Seishu ahead, Kaido finally sends in their ace pitcher Mayumura. Goro is soon caught off guard by Mayumura's fastball.
Director: N/A
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8.9/1013 votesLoading...#3 - Ace Full of Injuries
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 6/23/2007
The game enters extra innings, but Goro's right ankle is reaching its limit. When Tashiro says they should forfeit, Goro speaks from the heart.
Director: N/A
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8.8/1020 votesLoading...#4 - The Man From the Majors
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2004
Goro is captivated by Joe Gibson, a major league player now playing in Japan. When Shigeharu homers off of him, Goro is beside himself with delight.
Director: N/A
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8.6/1011 votesLoading...#5 - Toshiya's Secret Plan
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/26/2007
Goro gives up his first hit during the bottom of a rainy third inning. He quickly makes up for his error by using a trick play to eliminate Kusano.
Director: N/A
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8.6/1011 votesLoading...#6 - An Oath
Season 4 Episode 26 - Aired 6/28/2008
The final game goes to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Goro and Gibson Jr. have one last showdown to decide the champion.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1013 votesLoading...#7 - Chase it! Overcome it!
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/2005
Toshiya gets Goro to hit into a double play. In the top of the 3rd, as Goro gets shelled again, he uncorks his secret weapon on cleanup hitter Majima.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1013 votesLoading...#8 - I Won't Say Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 5/21/2005
Ryoko and Toshiya defy their coach and pitch to Goro. Ryoko puts all her might into her pitch, and Goro musters his last ounce of strength to swing.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1012 votesLoading...#9 - Towards the Promised Place
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/9/2009
Gibson insists on taking the mound when America falls in danger of losing to Venezuela. Aware of his condition, America's coach is hesitant to oblige.
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8.5/1012 votesLoading...#10 - Father's Back
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 6/13/2009
Now in the 16th inning, Japan has a chance to win with a runner on third base. Toshiya attempts to take Gibson by surprise with a risky play.
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8.4/1017 votesLoading...#11 - Goro Honda, Age Nine!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/25/2004
Three years after his father's death, Goro joins the Mifune little league team. The coach welcomes him warmly, but the team has no love for the game.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1016 votesLoading...#12 - Team Complete!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/2005
Kaoru Shimizu joins the Mifune team, but they're still two players short. Goro then runs into his classmate Komori, who's being forced to shoplift.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1013 votesLoading...#13 - Everyone together
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/14/2005
The game enters extra innings. Yokohama Little saps Goro's energy with bunts and puts Ryoko in to pitch. Goro's teammates worry about how he'll react.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1011 votesLoading...#14 - Head to Head Battle
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 6/2/2007
Ichihara is flustered after giving up hits to both Taiga and Uchiyama. But his pitching only gets worse when Tashiro steps up to bat.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1011 votesLoading...#15 - A Close Fight
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 6/9/2007
Kaido buckles under Goro's all-out attack. All signs point to a pitcher's game, but Seishu's defense begins to struggle in the seventh inning.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1011 votesLoading...#16 - Towards Your Dreams
Season 3 Episode 26 - Aired 6/30/2007
Goro watches from home as Kaido wins at Koshien. Later, he spends valuable time with his friends at a summer festival after being invited by Tashiro.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1016 votesLoading...#17 - I Hate You, Daddy!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2004
A little league coach is dazzled by Goro's raw talent and teaches him to throw breaking balls. But Shigeharu, fearing injury, won't let him play.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1013 votesLoading...#18 - No Intention of Losing!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/30/2005
Coach Ando throws out his back, so Momoko fills in for him against Yokohama Little. Mifune, overwhelmed by the big stage, commits several errors.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#19 - Willpower vs. Willpower
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2007
Mifune has no outs and a batter on second base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Thrown by Mifune's unexpected tactics, Seishu falls further behind.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#20 - Full Swing!
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2007
Goro takes the mound in place of Taiga with two outs and the bases loaded. Komori is flustered by Goro's fastball, which looks to be at full strength.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#21 - Chance! Manual Baseball
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/2007
When Goro underestimates the opposing pitcher Ichihara, Seishu's hopes of taking an early lead are pinned on their only remaining batter, Tashiro.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#22 - The Road to Tomorrow
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 6/27/2009
Goro uses the excuse that he's tired from the tournament to explain coming back to Japan, but Shigeno thinks Goro's attitude is disgracing the game. Shingo admits he has decided to continue playing Little League Baseball so he can have a dream to get better, but Goro decides to go to his room instead. The next day the old gang decides they should get together and play baseball for fun because of the way Goro inspired all of them. Shimizu thinks of declining, but instead she invites Goro to the field hoping that watching the game will make him want to play again. As Goro watches he remembers the main reason he played while he was younger was for fun. The gang is shocked to see him there, but they let him join in. After the game ends Goro returns home, gets his bag, and says he is headed back to Florida to become a Major League Player. The episode ends with Goro throwing his first pitches as an official Major Leaguer.
Director: N/A
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8.3/1011 votesLoading...#23 - Beyond Capability
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 9/11/2010
Keene's two run homer has tied the game 8-8. Thanks to Boston winning the wild card only the winner of Minnesota/ Indiana will advance. With extra innings looming Goro decides to risk his health to do all he can to help the Hornets advance to the playoffs, but exactly how long will he be able to endure the low blood circulation before the pain sets in?
Director: N/A
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8.2/1017 votesLoading...#24 - Their Friendship
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/2004
Goro invites a boy named Toshiya to play catch, reluctant at first, Toshiya comes to love it. Shigeharu vows to make a comeback as a hitter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1015 votesLoading...#25 - An Invitation From Gibson
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2005
Gibson, now back in MLB, invites Goro to see him play in San Francisco. Though put off at first, Goro wants to see top-level baseball, so he accepts.
Director: Jiro Fujimoto
Writer: N/A
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"Farewell..." is the best rated episode of "Major". It scored 9.1/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/18/2004. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The End of the Strategy".