Major S4

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Synonyms: Major 4th Season, Major 4, m4

Japanese: メジャー　（第4シリーズ)

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Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 5, 2008 to Jun 28, 2008

Premiered: Winter 2008

Broadcast: Unknown

Producers: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, NHK

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: SynergySP

Source: Manga

Genre: Sports

Theme: Team Sports

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 8.19¹ (scored by 40,788 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #381²

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Popularity: #2696

Members: 65,487

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Synopsis

Having finished high school, Gorou Honda sets his sights on becoming a professional baseball player. His dreams are much more ambitious than becoming a Japanese Baseball League player, so he instead decides to move to the birthplace of his beloved sport, America, in order to play in the Major League.

However, Gorou finds that the Major League players are much faster, stronger, and more driven than he is. Nonetheless, he is eager to catch up with them. In order to do so, Gorou must first conquer the ranks of the Minor League, where numerous skilled players compete in the grueling rise to the Majors.

Gorou learns that he will have to adapt to the stark differences of American culture and push himself to new extremes as his race to join the Major League begins.

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Adaptation:	Major
Prequel:	Major S3
Sequel:	Major S5

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Characters & Voice Actors

Honda, Gorou

Main

Morikubo, Shoutarou
Japanese

Sanders

Main

Ishii, Kouji
Japanese

Jinnai, Alice

Main

Enomoto, Atsuko
Japanese

Satou, Toshiya

Supporting

Morita, Masakazu
Japanese

Shimizu, Kaoru

Supporting

Sasamoto, Yuuko
Japanese

Gibson, Joe

Supporting

Ochiai, Kouji
Japanese

Mayumura, Ken

Supporting

Yasumura, Makoto
Japanese

Shimizu, Taiga

Supporting

Park, Romi
Japanese

Gibson Jr., Joe

Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke
Japanese

Hoshino, Momoko

Supporting

Noda, Junko
Japanese

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Fukushima, Toshinori

Director

Iizuka, Kouichi

Sound Director

Umemoto, Yui

Episode Director, Storyboard

Yoshida, Reiko

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Opening Theme

"Rise" by Kouhei Ootomo

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Ending Theme

	1: "One Day" by The Loose Dogs (eps 1-17)
	2: "Ame Nochi Niji Iro)" by Goro Shigeno x The Loose Dogs feat. Maki Ohguro (eps 18-25)
	3: "Rise" by Kouhei Ootomo (eps 26)

Reviews

Jan 12, 2024

KrenZane

Recommended

*Yet to be a homerun, but perhaps a successful two-bases-traversed at-bat*
(Written last November 26, 2022)

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What an absolutely major step-up from the past seasons. Finally, the package is starting to unravel the fresher parts of the storyline, a reward from settling down on rock bottom for 50+ episodes.

In America (in Bandit Keith's voice) a new colosseum of dreams where sweaty baseball athletes equipped with balls and gloves on hand to seize and crush ambitions replace the gladiators of the past. All the same, the arena is a cornucopia feasted by the masses. That was one thing that struck to me this season: the sheer entertainment and ... marketing value baseball as a sport possesses especially for the professionals. To not let that lead one astray in-game and off was something I admired the players for. Amidst the disillusionments and excessive praise amassing pressure, not one single professional was swayed and had permitted outsider presence to knock over the door of their perseverance.

In this new world across the oceans of Japan, Goro planted his foot on the soil in an act towards a fresh start. And finally, finally, I finally enjoyed watching a baseball match being played in this anime, and experienced something else other than boredom and scoffing!!! The tryouts, the seasonal games, the matches between Gibson Jr. and Honda Jr., the elemental sports colors of each surfaced in abundance and successfully that I actually looked forward to the games, what with the lovely charisma of the Memphis Bats and their playfulness yet reliability as a team.

A full-fledged baseball team, that can actually do the normal things that can uplift and aid Goro! And Goro can pitch-to-hit without fear as capable teammates surround him! High-level, refined plays befitting the title of professionals! Oh how savory it felt to witness these, how rewarding it was to agree to the quality especially with its audiovisual improvements.

Major is not without a glue that holds attention and expectation tight when it comes to its plot and themes. The importance of parental influence and its nuclear impact upon people is exhibited in furtherance this season. Joe Gibson and Honda Shigeharu stand as pillars to set their respective sons' sights upon. With the workings of fate, both pairs' destinies interlock. Goro aims for the Majors in order to stitch the remnants of his father upon the fields of the home of baseball. It is a highly concrete goal to have, one that I am excited to journey with. To trigger a lasting impact for that dream to come true, his rivalry with Shigeharu's killer, Joe Gibson, becomes highly anticipated.

And here comes Joe Gibson Jr. and his insults towards literally everyone in existence. Understandably so, as he practically grew up without the warmth of family, embraced with the coldness of bullies instead. As he entices Goro with the presence of Gibson in the championships match, Gibson Jr. became speechless at the thought process of Honda Jr. Goro does not seek vengeance anymore, nor does he feel hatred towards his father's killer. And yes, Gibson killed Shigeharu, just wanted to let that out of my chest. He instead desires a hot-blooded pitching-batting battle with none other than the legendary pitcher. It shows how well Goro grew up, being surrounded with family, notwithstanding both of his parents being secondarily acquired.

I love how Goro is in this season. Perhaps my sensory sensitivities became clearer as pristine water washed over me as the episodes passed by, allowing me to consequently see the good in this franchise and in his character. To reiterate my previous reaction,

"I have forgotten the single most important thing about Goro: he is a baseball idiot through-and-through. This single-mindedness he displays from his extreme love of baseball causes him to be rash and stubborn, especially when faced with a worthy adversary ahead of him. He sets his eyes locked straightforwardly. Thinking about that, his recklessness becomes blotted with a more comprehensible color."

And realizing that, made things much better now. Although, the past still brings me displeasure. I believe nothing can take away the stormy seas it brought me to against my own free will. Still, the now is now. Goro persevered despite his left hand injury, and proved exceptional by breaking away his "limiters", becoming what one might call a clutch pitcher, a true diamond guardian.

As for what was lacking to me, such that this series did not warrant me to break it past a 7 and more, well it will take me more time to warm up to this series after plentiful setbacks. I still did not undergo that adrenaline rush that sports-centered stories should evoke from me. Until I dance freely with my emotions outstretched on the cohesive turbulence of baseball matches wed with themes in perfect match, I will perhaps remain in this spot.

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May 14, 2017

ImRingo

Recommended

***This is a spoiler free review***

One sport that I have never had a particular enjoyment for is baseball. Growing up in the United States usually equates to someone loving America's past time and with the help of Major it might have worked. Major is split up into 6 different seasons and each one has a different tone and way of progressing the story. It is common to hear that Major Season 1 and Major Season 3 are the favorites but Season 4 is usually left out.

Story: 7/10

The previous installments of Major involves Goro, our baseball protagonist, trying to climb many hurdles of challenges that ... he faces on a daily basis. His goal is to play against a certain someone and to become the best baseball player possible. The way the animation studio relayed this to the audience is by placing Goro is almost impossible situations in every season. This is not a bad thing as when Goro achieves these goals it plays out like an underdog story. Season 4 however changes things up as he is on a somewhat capable team and overall just has to watch out for himself. The overall tone for Season 4 is also more aloof and comedy driven than previous seasons. It focuses less on baseball domination and more on the bond Goro forms with his new team members. Many people felt that this season was a let down as they did not care for the new team and thought Goro was simply killing time.

Animation: 6/10

The animation in Season 4 is far better than previous installments but still relatively basic if compared to other series. Facial expressions have been improved as you will be seeing Goro's over-confidant smirk throughout the show's entirety. Scenes from the baseball games are fluid and detailed but become stale after repeated use.

Sound: 6/10

Sound is average at best in terms of title and background music. The opening theme for this season is worse than Major Season 3 which I LOVED to death. In terms of the music that plays during the show, there are a couple compositions that are very good and fit the mood perfectly. There are however other songs that are supposed to capture American and just turn out at stereotypical Texan like country music. Not a huge problem but if you know how America really is then you know how much this show relies on United States stereotypes. The voice actors are pretty well done as Goro and the new team's owner have many back and forth skits. Each character has a distinctive voice and vocal mannerisms that stick throughout the entire season. Background sounds such as baseball hits and when the ball hits the foul ball pole are very well done and fit in the scenes.

Characters: 8.5/10

Where others think this season lacked in I think has succeeded greatly. The whole season mostly revolves around Goro and his team trying to win the championship (mostly like the previous seasons) but we see less of the games and more of the character bonding. Goro meets a pitcher who very effectively shows him he has a lot to learn before he is ready for the Majors. This season also shows something that has been left out so far in the past; how a team effects the city they play for. There are many parts of this season where different members of the city come to Goro telling him their dreams and hopes are in his hands. Not only does this form a connection between the team and the city, it shows how Goro has mentally improved himself to play under extreme pressure (something that is needed in any sport).

Overall: 6.9/10

Lots of average scores for each category due to the fact that this season does seem like less of an impact than say Major Season 1. However, with a strong cast that I missed when Goro moved on, something great was achevied in this season that I think Major was missing. We saw more of how baseball affects everyday people's lives and how the pressures of the Major League affect minor league players. The new characters had great personalities and helped Goro mature and grow as a human being and a baseball player. For some watchers of Major, the change of pace will be a turn off but even so this season added new things to Goro's life that at least for me helped change him into a better athlete. If you are thinking of skipping this season to go directly to Major Season 5, I encourage that you give it a shot and just sit back and relax. The final episodes pick up on the baseball battles to give the season a great finish. Not the best season for Major but still a great anime.

Enjoyment: 7/10

Thanks for reading my review! If you liked my writing style, would like to see some other reviews, or just want to talk, please stop by my page!

Sincerely,
Awesome Drummer

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Aug 19, 2021

Leozin7

Mixed Feelings

The fouth season of Major continues with the good work do in the last season, but a little better.

STORY(72): A common story, but works, and talk about nice and important themes

ART(49): Yeah, Major have problems yet, the animation is of low profile, but is enough.

SOUND(71): This season was the better in sound, have the better Intro and music put in good points.

CHARACTERS(64): The development of characters was very good, how the sucess and fails are trated by the story, we see Goro have sucess, but we see to players that don´t get her dreams, but is normal, happens, and the anime know, and work with ...

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