2025’s baseball season kicks off next week, and the upcoming anime adaptation of The Catcher in the Ballpark! premieres not long after! Today, the series has announced a new cast member: not someone in the stands, but another member of the Motorsuns.
Batting first and playing shortstop is lucky #13, Shishio. The handsome player, a favorite with the women in the stands, will be voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi—whom fans may know as Mash Burnedead in MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES.
Junichi Kitamura (Fluffy Paradise) directs The Catcher in the Ballpark! anime at studio EMT Squared, with series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi (I Parry Everything), character designs by Fumio Iida and music by MONACA (Shangri-La Frontier).
The anime’s official website describes the story (translated):
“Am I your type, Onii-san~?”
One day at a baseball stadium, a gyaru selling beer approaches!? But she’s actually a super innocent and kind-hearted girl…♡
The setting is a pro-league baseball stadium! Many people gather there every day to work and laugh together, and human drama is born there — it’s almost like a town!
So, why not become a “resident” of that town?!
A romantic-comedy full of laughs and tears, dedicated to all those involved in professional baseball!
