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Major (manga)

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Alternative title:
Major – Dramatic Baseball Comic 
メジャー (Japanese) 
棒球大聯盟 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: tournament 
Themes: baseball 
Plot Summary: Goro Honda, the son of a Japanese professional baseball player, has aspirations of becoming a pro player. Shigeharu Honda, the father, is quickly becoming a star for the professional Blue Oceans. However, when disaster strikes Shigeharu and consequentially Goro, they must find their paths to the pros. 
User Ratings: 11 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (?:2, Eng:2, sub:1)
 Excellent: -
 Very good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Good: 3 votes (Eng:2, raw:1)
 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 66 users, rank: #1214 (of 6923)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.454 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.4993, rank: #407 (of 7778)
Weighted mean: 8.037 (Very good), rank: #1010 (of 7778) (seen all: 8.16 / seen some: 8.43 / won't finish: 7.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.944 (Very good), rank: #559 (of 3526)
Number of tankoubon: 78 
Number of pages: 192 
Chapter titles: We have 707
Vintage:
1995-01-18
2006-01-14 (Japanese character guide) 
Release dates: We have 156
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Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Casts Sayumi Watabe (Sep 10, 2020)
Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, New Opening Song (Jul 23, 2020)
Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Airs 5th Episode on May 30 (May 23, 2020)
Piano Rock Band SHE'S Perform Ending for Major 2nd Anime (Mar 13, 2020)
Japan's Kids Station, Animax Channels Air Anime for Free Until March 27 (Mar 3, 2020)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 27-March 5 (Mar 8, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 20-26 (Mar 1, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 13-19 (Feb 23, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 7, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 21-27 (Nov 30, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 11-17 (Jul 20, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 14-20 (Mar 23, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 3 (Jan 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27 (Jan 6, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 30, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2015)
Baseball Manga Major 2nd & Mix Celebrate 'Battery Day' With Anime Ad, Crossover Art (Dec 12, 2015)
Mitsuda's Major 2nd Manga Gets Anime Ad (Dec 8, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Oct 1, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2015)
Baseball Manga Major's Sequel Centers on Goro's Son (Mar 4, 2015)
Baseball Manga Major to Resume After 5-Year Hiatus (Jan 30, 2015)
The World God Only Knows' Wakaki Prepares New Digital Manga (Dec 2, 2014)
Rock Band Remioromen Goes on Hiatus (Feb 1, 2012)
Last Major Video Anime's 2nd Half Slated for January 18 (Dec 10, 2011)
Baseball Manga Major Gets New Final Original Video Anime (Oct 21, 2011)
Fullmetal Alchemist's Arakawa Starts New Series in April (Feb 25, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 20-26 (Dec 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 20-26 (Sep 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 13-19 (Sep 22, 2010)
Major's Last Manga Volume to Bundle Special OVA (Jul 7, 2010)
Police: Teen Put Manga from Overseas Sites on YouTube (Jun 26, 2010)
Takuya Mitsuda's Major Baseball Manga Nears Its End (Jun 22, 2010)
Shonen Sunday for iPhone Manga App Launched in Japan (Jun 15, 2010)
14-Year-Old Arrested for Leaking Manga on YouTube (Update 6) (Jun 14, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 24-30 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 17-23 (May 26, 2010)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 3-9 (May 17, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 29-April 4 (Apr 7, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 22-28 (Apr 7, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 15-21 (Mar 24, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 10 (Jan 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27 (Dec 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Sep 30, 2009)
Japan's Sony PSP Manga Distribution Service Detailed (Sep 24, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 22-28 (Jul 1, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 15-21 (Jun 24, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 24-March 2 (Mar 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (Mar 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 11, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-25 (Nov 26, 2008)
First Major Baseball Anime Film's Trailers Streamed (Oct 25, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12–18 (Aug 20, 2008)
First Major Baseball Anime Film's Teaser Streamed (Jul 19, 2008)
Third Bleach Film, First Major Film Have Titles, Dates (Jul 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27–June 2 (Jun 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26 (May 29, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19 (May 22, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 19–25 (Feb 27, 2008)
Shonen Sunday, Shonen Magazine to Join Forces on New Mag (Feb 27, 2008)
Japan's Middle/High School Anime Contest Winners Posted (Jan 7, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 18–24 (Dec 27, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 18–24 (Dec 27, 2007)
1st Film Announced for Mitsuda's Major Manga/Anime (Dec 13, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 22–28 (May 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16–21 (May 23, 2007)
Harper Enters "How to Draw" Market (Mar 29, 2003)
Interest:
Major Manga Creator Draws Illustration to Celebrate Japan's WBC Win (Mar 27, 2023)
Baseball Manga Major Protagonist Becomes WorldTryout Ambassador (Oct 30, 2019)
Major 2nd Baseball Manga Gets Extended Anime Ad (Jul 13, 2016)
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Story & Art: Takuya Mitsuda 
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Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan 
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