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One Outs (2008)
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One Outs (2008)
Original name: ワンナウツ
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: 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..
Style: anime, psychological, light, inspirational, entertaining, realistic, witty
Plot: baseball, wager, contests and competitions, dispute, life philosophy, major league, obsession, workaholic, sport team, fanatic, sports fan, culture clash, unlikely friendships, mind game, realization, baseball game, baseball movie
Keyword: sport

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, entertaining and disturbing films and TV series with plots about sport team, ambition, athlete's life, rivalry, slice of life, contests and competitions and school mostly in Animation, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like One Outs: Yowamushi Pedal (2013), Days (2016), Ace of Diamond (2013), Major (2004), Battery (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Yowamushi Pedal (2013)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Days (2016)
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Animation, Sport
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Story: Eijun Sawamura is a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they strive for Japan's storied Koushien championships through hard work and determination.
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Major (2004)
Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards ...
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Story: Follows Ren Mihashi, who had previously excelled as his middle school baseball team's ace pitcher, due to his grandfather's connections as its manager. As he graduates to high school, whose baseball team his grandfather does not manage, he ...
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