One Outs (2008)
Nobody wins, but I!
| First Air Date: | 2008, October 7 |
| Last Air Date: | 2009, April 1 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 25 |
| Episode Runtime: | 22 min |
Overview:
Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambling and logic is about to begin..