Team Astro — Season 1, Episode 13: Episode 13
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 48 min • 1 season, 18 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
The Astro vs. Victory match begins with Kyuichi's sharp pitches stunning Dynamite Ken and Astro making a strong start. However, Kyushiro seems to have a hidden strategy while Daimon counters a hit with a deadly kick and the mysterious pitcher Ujiie invokes fear as the Victory team chants "Namu Amida Butsu," prompting Nagashima to recognize Ujiie as a legendary beanball pitcher.
About Team Astro
A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans – who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies – to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol’s dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything – even their lives – is left on the field.