
Play Ball
TV series
Play Ball
2005–2006, Japanese.
Takao Taniguchi was the captain & pitcher of his junior high school's baseball team, but after suffering a fractured finger during a game Takao enters Sumitani High School as a fan and not a player. Even though Takao joins the soccer team and shows potential, he still has a great love for baseball and still umpires games in secret until his coach hears of this and gets angered, forcing Takao to leave the team. At the recommendation of the soccer team captain, Takao joins the Sumitani baseball team... Unfortunately, the team is notorious for losing big games due to their inexperience.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2006
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Play Ball isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online.
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Availability in India as of 9 November 2026. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Latest episode
S2 E13: Episode 26
Aired 27 March 2006
Seasons 2
Cast & crew
- Kenichiro MaedaTakao Taniguchi (voice) · 26 ep
- Yutaka KounoTadokoro (voice) · 26 ep
- Satoshi HinoYutaka Kurabayashi (voice) · 26 ep
- Yoshitaka KureNakayama (voice) · 26 ep
- Shinsuke FukuiŌta (voice) · 26 ep
- Chikahiko MinamidaYamaguchi (voice) · 26 ep
- Takashi HikidaYamamoto (voice) · 26 ep
- Yū AsanoMarui (voice) · 26 ep
- Kouichi ShibasakiYokoi (voice) · 26 ep
- Kyōhei TanakaHanda (voice) · 26 ep
- Ryou KubotaTomuro (voice) · 26 ep
- Ooki SugiyamaSuzuki (voice) · 26 ep
Details
- First aired
- 4 July 2005
- Last aired
- 27 March 2006
- Original title
- プレイボール
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Play Ball: quick answers
Is Play Ball worth watching?
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How many seasons of Play Ball are there?
Play Ball has 2 seasons and 26 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is Play Ball finished?
Yes. Play Ball ended in 2006, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is Play Ball on?
Play Ball isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
Play Ball parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
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What shows are like Play Ball?
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