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Japanese: MAJOR


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 78
Chapters: 747
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 13, 1994 to Jul 7, 2010
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Sports Sports
Theme: Team Sports Team Sports
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Sunday
Authors: Mitsuda, Takuya (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.151 (scored by 18631,863 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #5162
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3190
Members: 6,430
Favorites: 138

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Synopsis

The story of Major follows the life of Gorou Honda, from kindergarten to being a professional baseball player, seeking and overcoming tremendous challenges.

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Major won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for best shounen manga in 1995.

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Sequel:Major 2nd
Side story:Gekijouban Major: Yuujou no Winning Shot
Adaptation:Major S6, Major: World Series, Major S3, Major S5, Major S1, Major S2, Major S4, Major: Message, Shounen Sunday CM: Major

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Characters

Honda, Gorou
Honda, Gorou
Main
Shimizu, Kaoru
Shimizu, Kaoru
Main
Satou, Toshiya
Satou, Toshiya
Supporting
Gibson, Joe
Gibson, Joe
Supporting
Mayumura, Ken
Mayumura, Ken
Supporting
Shigeno, Daigo
Shigeno, Daigo
Supporting
Honda, Shigeharu
Honda, Shigeharu
Supporting
Shimizu, Taiga
Shimizu, Taiga
Supporting
Gibson Jr., Joe
Gibson Jr., Joe
Supporting
Hoshino, Momoko
Hoshino, Momoko
Supporting

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2 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Jul 30, 2017
MadLane
Recommended
The story of Major follows the life of Goro Honda, from kindergarten to being a professional baseball player, seeking and overcoming tremendous challenges.
As far as i know this might probably be the only or one of the very few manga that you can actually follow a character from 5 years old to high school to adulthood to the Major League(as you could see by the manga name) he becomes in the end a man with his own family and children, the way we follow Goro was truly a one of a kind experience, in the end it feels like you gained friends someone you will ...
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Aug 29, 2021
LoliXSlayer
Recommended
I was shocked to see that this gem only has 1 review.This manga has 747 chapters and it was one hell of a ride. I am a massive fan of Cross game and if you are too, definitely give this one a try. This is also not your generic sports manga.

The main character's name is Honda Goro. He's born with the talent to pitch and he's pitching will definitely make you want to see more and more of it.

The character development is probably one of the best part of this manga. As you go more into the manga, you will be able to see how ...
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Oct 4, 2021
moOnday_8
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (270/747 eps)
Hello MAL, Is moOnday here and Welcome to my first ever review.
I'll do my very best to try to breakdown all the aspects I've gathered from this manga, in a very unbiased and easy to follow fashion. It might be a little bit sloppy, but as mentioned earlier on. This is my first time so be gentle with me.

Might be the wrong approach, but I'll put this manga in contrast with Ashita no Joe since I feel this manga took Major inspirations from it.

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With Major we have a sports manga based around Baseball. We follow the journey of Honda/Shigeno Gorou. A baseball "prodigy" who ...
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According to GIGAZINE, a special OVA of Major will be bundled with the final volume 78 to be released this December. Manga Major has ended its 16 year serialization ...read more

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