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Major S1E12 — An Invitation From Gibson
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Major•Season 1•Episode 12

An Invitation From Gibson

8.2/10 · 18 votesFeb 5, 200525 min

Ranked #12 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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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.

Directed byJiro Fujimoto
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Farewell...

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Team Complete! stillE8 8.4

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Showdown in the Rain stillE10 8.1

Showdown in the Rain

The Team Dad Played On stillE11 7.9

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An Invitation From Gibson stillE12 8.2Now viewing

An Invitation From Gibson

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Reckless Practice Match!

The Coach's Feelings stillE15 8.1

The Coach's Feelings

I Quit! stillE16 7.9

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Tournament Start! stillE17 8.1

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Aim for victory! stillE18 8.1

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Mother's happiness stillE19 7.9

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This is baseball! stillE21 8.1

This is baseball!

The night before the match stillE22 7.9

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No Intention of Losing! stillE23 8.3

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Chase it! Overcome it! stillE24 8.6

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Everyone together stillE25 8.5

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Cast18

Motoko Kumai

Motoko Kumai

Gorō Honda (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Shigeharu Honda (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Chiaki Honda (voice)

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Momoko Hoshino (voice)

Fuyuka Ono

Fuyuka Ono

Toshiya Sato (voice)

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

Hideki Shigeno (voice)

Koji Ochiai

Koji Ochiai

Joe Gibson (voice)

Yuuko Sasamoto

Yuuko Sasamoto

Kaoru Shimizu (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Daisuke Komori (voice)

Kaoru Sasajima

Kaoru Sasajima

Ryota Sawamura (voice)

T

Takao Ishii

Andou Director (voice)

Reiko Kiuchi

Reiko Kiuchi

Natsume (voice)

Crew4

T

Tomoko Iwasa

Supervising Animation Director

J

Jiro Fujimoto

Director

J

Jiro Fujimoto

Storyboard Artist

T

Takawo Yoshioka

Screenplay

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Episode Summary

"An Invitation From Gibson" is episode 12 of Major season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 18 votes, ranking #12 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Jiro Fujimoto, it aired on February 5, 2005.

Next: E13 · Summer! Baseball! Training Camp!Best of Season 1