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One Outs

One Outs

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English: One Outs
Synonyms: ONE OUTS Nobody wins, but I!
Japanese: ワンナウツ

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Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 2008 to Apr 1, 2009
Producers: Madhouse Studios
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Score: 8.461 (scored by 14868 users)
Ranked: #1092
Popularity: #699
Members: 25,577
Favorites: 614
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Jan 24, 2010
PureLionHeart
“Nobody wins, but I!”, the subtitle of the series, couldn’t be more accurate.

One Outs is the story of the extremist gambler Toua Tokuchi, his battle to completely crush his opponents in the Japanese Pacific Baseball League and, perhaps less importantly to the pitcher, earn a beefy salary while doing so. While advantageous, and likely to increase one's enjoyment of the series, a deep knowledge of the sport of Baseball is not required. Make no mistake; the series is first and foremost about the character, rather than the vehicle used to display his feats.

The story begins in the island of Okinawa, with the star player read more
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Aug 3, 2009
HydraA
So, One Outs is an anime about sports, right? Hell no! Its about Tokuchi owning everyone and kicking their asses! Its very similar to Akagi, so if you enjoyed that the chances are VERY slim that you wont enjoy this one as well!

Story
Well, the story itself isnt really anything special, Its about Tokuchi Toua who is a genius pitcher. He kinda gets forced to join the lowly ranked Lycaons baseball team. Of course his goal is to make their team start winning their matches. So the basic story is pretty ordinary as you can see, but there are two things that makes the whole thing read more
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Oct 16, 2010
htrajan
Hands down my favorite anime. I've rewatched it twice and if it were possible to erase my memories of what happens in this anime, I would likely rewatch it many more times. Now, without further ado...

[Story: 10]
The story revolves around a man named Toua Tokuchi, whose background is effectively unknown. All we know is that he excels in a form of gambling through baseball called "One Outs." This seems to be a theme in madhouse animes, such as Kaiji and Akagi, where the character's past remains a mystery and unknown throughout the story. Anyways, Toua is finally defeated in One read more
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Dec 16, 2008
Ocelot67
Oh boy, where to start. Well, to begin, if you enjoyed Kaiji and/or Akagi, you can stop reading this right now and go watch this show. If not, well, let's get down to it. One Outs is essentially a gambling show revolving around baseball. This would seem boring normally but the production team is apparently able to make even rock-paper-scissors exciting, so baseball can't be too bad. Though a generic sports anime on the surface, it shines in its characters and extremely unique approach to creating suspense. Hell, there's an episode where both teams have to LOSE the game in order to WIN it. It's read more
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Jul 15, 2010
ZweiTheBadAss
How nefarious can a main character get?

When one thinks of a sports anime, their mind doesn't even consider the fact that sports can be psychological. I finished this anime in 2 days, and I just have to say....Baseball meets Death Note. Tokuchi, Toua is in my mind the ultimate main character. He's just the definition of a bad ass and that's really what makes this anime so great. The supporting characters in my opinion were not that well developed but the performance of Tokuchi more then made up for that minor loss.

The score was simply beautiful when it was shown, the art was magnificient however read more
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Aug 4, 2009
PrettySammy
One Outs is a sports anime based on the long-running manga of the same title by Shinobu Kaitani, one of my absolute favorite manga artists. To call One Outs a sports anime is a little misleading. While it does revolve around a baseball team, the anime is more concerned with the psychological workings of its main character, Tokuchi Toa.

Tokuchi is a gambler by nature. At night, he can be found playing a very popular game called One Outs with a platoon of stationed American soldiers. The rules of the game are simple: pitcher versus batter. If the pitcher manages to strike out the batter or read more
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Feb 16, 2013
ABHISHEKV
One Outs is an anime that any fan of PSYCHOLOGICAL anime should watch. When it comes to pure enjoyment One Outs is hardly lacking. It keeps you at the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Then there is Tokuchi Toua. A Chain Smoking Cool Main Character who is totally unflappable and Plays Mind Games as if it is second nature to him. One Outs can be watched for him alone. The way he manipulates his opponents is a sight to behold. I Guess it isn't good to spoil anything so I guess the only way to feel the thrill is by watching it.

The animation read more
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Jan 2, 2009
so0onaughty
When i first saw the poster & i saw baseball i was like hell no i wont watch it. But then since i liked kaiji i said ill give it a try. I was totally shocked that i couldn`t stop watching it. It`s so damn interesting. Makes you want to watch every episode & the way of the game & the way of how the game is going is soo amazing. It doesn`t make it as a normal baseball game. It consist of gambling & predicting.
I really love the way of the story it has a lot of mystery that makes you feel like read more
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Mar 18, 2013
Arixaya
Just a short comment, because most of it has been already said:

If you like exitement of mind games and try to predict patterns how people react - this anime is just right for you.
Forget about baseball and everything else... still its an enjoyable setting - to see how Tokuchi Touya gets under peoples skin .. ♥

Story: its unique and individual.
Art : I like it, but its my taste. Some say they dont like it. I just have to look into Touyas eyes..
Character: Touya outshines everything else. Evil boss stereotypes. The other team members are too "naive" .. or "passive" though only 8 read more
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Jun 27, 2010
ViciousIntel
First of all, let me say this outright: One Outs is a fantastic anime. It has a great main character, a great underlying story, and is told in a mesmerizing way.

One Outs is a great psychological anime that is massively entertaining in ways I never expected. While this is just a show, you can relate and understand all the mechanics that go into it and the development of the game. You're brought into the minds of each of the players and coaches throughout each of the games played to compliment some of the best theory-fighting there is, all in delicious baseball form. Surprisingly enough, I read more
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May 25, 2010
j0x
this anime surprise me its one of the most enjoyable anime ive seen
even though it doesnt have winning ingredients seen on other great anime like
lovely girls plus romance and drama or a lot of characters that have stories of
there own but who needs those things if a show will give you a lot of excitement
episode by episode with just one hero and his name is tokuchi toua a baseball pitcher

tokuchi toua doesnt have super fast pitches plus he only have a normal body for a baseball player but he compensates with tactics his a genius on strategy and mind twisting the opposing team and read more
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Sep 18, 2009
Tape
Okay so ill summarize what this show is in two words, "PSYCHOLOGICAL BATTLES!".

The main character is a pitcher, but not in the way other baseball pitchers are. His fastest pitch is only about the speed a high school pitcher throws, and he doesn't throw super crazy unrealistic pitches either that like movie with his mind or anything.

What he basically does is play mind games against each and every one of his opponents. He throws the pitch you plan to not swing at, but then when you plan to swing at it, he throws the pitch you wont. Its almost that simple, but then again its read more
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Dec 20, 2009
Jinruiai
*very minor spoilers within*

First off I should say I typically hate sports anime/manga. This is one of the few exceptions. One Outs is a sports anime for people who typically aren't fans of the genre. Whether you love or hate baseball really holds no bearing on this series. It focuses more on the psychological battles that take place between the players more than the actual game itself. The main star of the series, Toua Tokuchi, can be best summed up as the Gregory House of baseball. Each episode Toua is presented with a different problem and it's up to his genius level ability of figuring read more
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Apr 16, 2012
Danno
One Outs is a story about some loser team aiming for the top with their veteran, Kojima, and the new guy, Tokuchi. Well, that's the story from the Lycaons' perspective, which we don't really care about. The real deal is going on behind everyone's backs with some shady deal between Tokuchi and the team's owner. The story focuses on things like deception, mind games, and cheating.

[+] I didn't like the opening theme. It sounds kinda emo or something and flaunts a half-naked Tokuchi. The ending theme didn't catch my attention, so I didn't watch/listen to it even once.
[+] Hearing Kaiji's voice from Tokuchi read more
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Mar 21, 2012
Fourklift
I found this series long ago, because it was by an author I deeply respect (the guy that wrote "Liar Game"). Yet, it took me years to force myself to start watching it, because... it's about baseball. My humble and subjective opinion on baseball is that it's one of the most boring sports in existence, and to make an interesting story out of it is nearly impossible.
Alas, it's possible!!!
To put it in one sentence: "One Outs" is about a genius gambler/cheater/swindler playing baseball.
If you enjoy complex mind games, or matches with high stakes, or bad-ass anti-heroes, or if you enjoy awesome, then this series is read more
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Dec 11, 2010
jchang
I wasn't sure when i started watching one outs i mean, psicological baseball??? thats pretty hard to pull out for a 27 episode anime. however, i realized, this anime has a baseball theme but doesnt focus on baseball it's all about gambling and someone who is the masters of masters in gambling.

Story: 8/10
the story is pretty original, a man that can only throw straigh balls at a speed of a high school student pitching on professional league. however, i find the story lacking of climax. there are many times when you just know that Toa is gonna win just because he owns.

another negative aspect is read more
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Jul 24, 2009
acceleratum
As stated several times One outs is a baseball version of Kaiji, for the people who don't know Kaiji its all about extremely complicated bets, with a little glimpse into the darker nature of men.

The strategies used in the game are extremely convoluted and cannot be easily figured out, the viewer only figures out when the show gives enough clues and thats the main appeal of the show. The episodes also end with cliffhangers to make you watch the next episode, this is common in most sports/shonens but in this case the focus is so big on the gambling the cliffhangers are poorly written and read more
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Sep 28, 2011
Pknoctis
The background is baseball, but this anime is about the badass Tokuchi Toua.

The story wasn't anything special, it was just the first few games of the Lycaons (they don't even show whether they win the championship or not, although with Tokuchi at the helm, it can be assumed that they will). The great thing about One Outs is how they carry out Tokuchi's schemes and dramatize his "gambling" with baseball.

The art was great. There aren't any artistic statements, it's baseball, but it was clean and easy on the eyes.

Sound wasn't particularly great either, but once again...this is a very simple, clean cut anime. Anything read more
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Jun 28, 2009
azballer830
To be honest I was not expecting much out of this anime when I started and ended up getting a masterpiece. I don't believe there has ever been a sports anime like one outs.It mixes gambling and strategy with baseball to come up with something totally new. The main character is a freaking genious. If you love seeing people getting totally outsmarted and assholes getting what they deserve than this anime is totally for you!
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Jan 10, 2009
Pucky19
I was jjuust minding my own business when a couple of my friends walked into my place and started watching this series to get one of our friends to witness A GREAT ANIMe!

This show is Mad skilled unorthadox gAmbling in a nut shell!!
The music is faine but doestn do much for the anime to make it remarkable.
The characters are the strng point of this series.

The art stye isnt anything special.

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