Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Gekitou Pennant Race
がんばれ!!タブチくん!! 激闘ペナントレース
Synopsis
Continues the story of Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!
The Seibu Lions baseball team advances to the next round of a tournament thanks to the heroic efforts of their star player, Tabuchi. However, the upcoming stage will demand hard work and cooperation from everyone.
In this installment
Based on Hisaichi Ishii's 1979 manga Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, which was serialized in the weekly Manga Action magazine. The Seibu Lions baseball team advances to the next round of a tournament thanks to the heroic efforts of star player Tabuchi, though the upcoming stage demands hard work and cooperation. In this sports anime that pits caricatures of real-life players against cartoon characters, the Lions—whose real-life mascot is the grown-up Kimba the White Lion—continue to lose games because Tabuchi is in poor condition; his shadow is becoming paler. A group of fellow players arrives at the stadium accompanied by Dokaben to encourage Tabuchi to pull through. They organize a Tabuchi Day to demonstrate how appreciated he is, but the event proves to be a miserable failure. Eventually, he is lifted out of his depression by the arrival of a girl named Miyoko, who obliges by dressing up as a cheerleader. Note: Real-life members of the Seibu Lions baseball team are caricatured.
