Gurazeni: Money Pitch — Season 1, Episode 1: My Workplace / Spot Starter

Episode synopsis

Bonda Natsunosuke is an 18 million yen-a-year middle relief pitcher for the Jingu Spiders. Highly conscious of his limited time in the sport and obsessed with earning enough for retirement, Bonda faces a number of tricky situations which could help or hurt his bottom line.

About Gurazeni: Money Pitch

This is the story of Natsunosuke Honda, a pro baseball player—a relief pitcher who has been playing pro in a team called Spiders for 8 years. The team operates as a highly-stratified society, where the player's performance determines his annual salary. Natsunosuke is one of the highest paid players in the game. He measures how good players are by how much money they make, and he intends to be on top and stay there, and as such is always looking for players to challenge and does everything to insure that he is better than they are.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Tendency / Buddies
• E3Prefecture Clique
• E4Railroad to Retirement / The Man Who Couldn't Make Pro
• E5Safe Bets, Risky Bets
• E6Multiplier
• E7A Minor League Player in the Majors
• E8The Commute to the Stadium
• E9Teacher or Cautionary Tale?
• E10High School Recruit, College Recruit
• E11No Pitch to Throw
• E12The Lonely Gourmet