Story: 7 If you haven’t seen the first season then just know that the 1st season was about the main character finding himself and catching up with the old characters (and their kids). This 2nd season is honestly really comparable to the 3rd season of major where its about our main character making the most out of his schools now almost non-existent baseball team with the caveat that this time it’s a mostly girls team. Also don’t expect super intense baseball like the original major or Diamond no Ace, the anime as a whole has a more slice of life kind of feel though it’s still is predominantly a sports anime.
Art: 8 This brings us to the art which is not bad but very simple. This anime definitely makes sure to show the realities of middle school semi-casual baseball with most of the pitches and impact sounds being very mundane though I think the batting is always shown off quite nicely. I like most of the character designs, being simple but you can definitely see their personality still. Overall, not bad but nothing too exciting.
Sound: 9 It’s a baseball anime through and through with the bats swinging through the air, the baseball impacting the catcher gloves and metal smacking balls to the outfield. Its nothing too spectacular though I will note I really like the OP and ED (ED being surprisingly melancholic).
Character: 6 So this one is hard and probably a rating that will change but is a good one to look at in terms of this being an early review of the show. The characters on Daigo’s team are all supposed to be flawed and not very good baseball players and the anime makes sure to keep that in your mind with many of the characters making a lot of mistakes and having not great personalities. This all contrasts with Daigo’s (main char) personality which is solid and developed now while still pushing him. For now, its honestly a rough watch as seeing bad characters play bad baseball is definitely a meh feeling but I can say that at episode 10 things overall seems to be swinging up with 2 of the unlikable characters starting to get their redeeming moments.
Enjoyment and Overall: 7 I honestly would recommend this anime and its first season especially if you were a fan of the original major series as it is what I would expect from a kids version of major, its sorta like Boruto in terms of new interesting characters except at least this one doesn’t outright make the old characters worse at all. It’s a slow but enjoyable watch, but just remember that this is a sports anime where the whole point is that the team is starting out rough but is showing signs of getting there. Though Daigo is there to play that steady, plucky main character keeping the team together which makes it not too bad.
