Gurazeni

Gurazeni: Money Pitch
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Natsunosuke Bonda
グラゼニ
(Gurazeni)
GenreSports
Manga
Written byYūji Moritaka [ja]
Illustrated byKeiji Adachi [ja]
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 9, 2010 – August 28, 2014
Volumes17
Further information
Manga
Gurazeni: Tokyo Dome-hen
Written byYūji Moritaka
Illustrated byKeiji Adachi
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 25, 2014 – February 15, 2018
Volumes14
Manga
Gurazeni: Pa League-hen
Written byYūji Moritaka
Illustrated byKeiji Adachi
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 29, 2018 – August 19, 2021
Volumes13
Anime television series
Directed byAyumu Watanabe
Produced by
  • Atsushi Nagauchi
  • Yoshihiko Yamazaki
Written byHideo Takayashiki
Music byAkifumi Tada
StudioStudio Deen
Original networkSkyPer!
English network
Original run April 6, 2018 – December 21, 2018
Episodes24
Manga
Gurazeni: Natsunosuke no Seishun
Written byYūji Moritaka
Illustrated byYōsuke Uzumaki
Published byKodansha
ImprintEvening KC
MagazineEvening
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 10, 2020 – November 8, 2022
Volumes6
Manga
Shōwa no Gurazeni
Written byKawa
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 7, 2021 – present
Volumes6
Manga
Gurazeni: Dai League-hen
Written byYūji Moritaka
Illustrated byKeiji Adachi
Published byKodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 9, 2021 – present
Volumes6
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Gurazeni: Money Pitch (グラゼニ, Gurazeni)[a] is a Japanese baseball manga series written by Yūji Moritaka [ja] and illustrated by Keiji Adachi [ja]. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from December 2010 to August 2014, with its chapters collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes. Three sequels have been released since then; Gurazeni: Tokyo Dome-hen (2014–2018); Gurazeni: Pa League-hen (2018–2021); and Gurazeni: Dai League-hen (since 2021).

The series follows the unforgiving money-and-statistics-centric world of professional baseball,[4] in a similar concept to Moneyball, but through the eyes of players: a relief pitcher and left-handed specialist, Bonda Natsunosuke, and Tokunaga, a retired pitcher turned color commentator. The fictional teams in the series are based on real teams in the NPB, particularly the Central League.

A 24-episodes anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen was broadcast from April to December 2018.

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael (May 4, 2020). "Animax Asia Airs Last Period, Gurazeni Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ 阪神・湯浅京己のブレークにグラゼニ魂あり　「相手チームの年俸を見たり」　躍動のヒミツを明かす (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. November 28, 2022. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ プロ野球開幕！ 『グラゼニ』にみる野球界のシビアで過酷な現実. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Baseball manga gives unique insight into lives of the Rakuten Eagles". Rakuten.Today. July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.


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