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Major S1E22 — The night before the match
7.9
Major•Season 1•Episode 22

The night before the match

7.9/10 · 15 votesApr 23, 200525 min

Ranked #25 of 26 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Mifune draws Yokohama Little in the quarters, but Komori's injury is worse than they thought. With the team needing a new catcher, Shimizu volunteers.

Directed byJiro Fujimoto
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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)

Crew5

T

Tomoko Iwasa

Supervising Animation Director

J

Jiro Fujimoto

Director

J

Jiro Fujimoto

Storyboard Artist

M

Michihiro Tsuchiya

Screenplay

K

Kazuyoshi Shiomi

Compositing Artist

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Episode Summary

"The night before the match" is episode 22 of Major season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 15 votes, ranking #25 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Jiro Fujimoto, it aired on April 23, 2005.

Next: E23 · No Intention of Losing!Best of Season 1