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Japanese: MAJOR

Information

Type: Manga

Volumes: 78

Chapters: 747

Status: Finished

Published: Jul 13, 1994 to Jul 7, 2010

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Sports

Authors: Mitsuda, Takuya (Story & Art)

Serialization: Shounen Sunday

Statistics

Score: 8.24¹ (scored by 1,159 users)

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Ranked: #323²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2981

Members: 3,794

Favorites: 114

8.24

Ranked #323Popularity #2981Members 3,794

MangaShounen SundayMitsuda, Takuya (Story & Art)

Volumes: /78

Chapters: /747

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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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Background

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

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Related Manga

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

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Characters

Honda, Gorou

Main

Shimizu, Kaoru

Main

Satou, Toshiya

Supporting

Mayumura, Ken

Supporting

Gibson, Joe

Supporting

Shimizu, Taiga

Supporting

Shigeno, Daigo

Supporting

Gibson Jr., Joe

Supporting

Honda, Shigeharu

Supporting

Hoshino, Momoko

Supporting

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Jul 30, 2017

747 of 747 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

MadLane (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

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 read more

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Manga 'Major' Sequel Begins in March

It was announced that the baseball manga Major will get a sequel in Weekly Shounen Sunday starting in March this year. The manga by Takuya Mitsuda was serialized in ...read more

Jan 31, 2015 2:52 PM by Snow | Discuss (79 comments)

OVA of Manga Major To Be Bundled With The Final Volume

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

Jul 6, 2010 9:12 PM by dtshyk | Discuss (24 comments)

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