The chapters of the Japanese manga series Big Windup! are written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi . The series has been published in Kodansha 's [[Seinen manga|seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since 2003. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on March 23, 2004.[ 1] As of November 21, 2024, 37 volumes have been released.[ 2] The series follows Ren Mihashi, the previous ace pitcher in his middle school's baseball team, who suffers from low self-esteem due to a losing streak and transfers to a new high school. It is the first year that Nishiura high school has a baseball team, and they set a lofty goal of playing in the finals at legendary Hanshin Kōshien Stadium.
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ISBN
01 March 23, 2004[ 1] 978-4-06-314342-3
"The True Ace" "Catcher Duty" "Play!"
Ren Mihashi shows up for the first day of practice at the newly-formed baseball team for Nishiura High School, a small public school in Saitama. Here he meets Coach Momoe and other prospective players, including Yuuichirou Tajima (superstar 4-hole batter and 3rd baseman), Azusa Hanai (upstanding and insecure future captain), and Takaya Abe (catcher). Always believing that he was a no-good pitcher, Ren looks down on himself, but despite this, he continues to want to pitch. With the help of his new teammates, Ren starts his journey towards the ultimate goal for pitchers: becoming a "true ace". After the team spends a week in training camp, they face down their first opponent, and Ren is forced to confront the demons of his past, in the form of his former teammates, the freshman players at Mihoshi Academy in Gunma.
02 August 23, 2004[ 3] 978-4-06-314353-9
"First Run" "Conditions for Being a Pitcher" "An Amazing Pitcher?"
03 January 21, 2005[ 4] 978-4-06-314368-3
"Amazing Pitcher, Part 1" "Amazing Pitcher, Part 2" "Steadily" Bonus Chapter: "The Basic of Basics"
04 July 22, 2005[ 5] 978-4-06-314384-3
"The End of Spring" "The Beginning of Summer"
05 November 22, 2005[ 6] 978-4-06-314393-5
06 March 23, 2006[ 7] 978-4-06-314408-6
07 January 23, 2007[ 8] 978-4-06-314437-6
08 May 23, 2007[ 9] 978-4-06-314451-2
"The Conclusion!" "One Victory"
09 December 21, 2007[ 10] 978-4-06-314482-6
"The Next Is?" "The Third Round (Part 1)"
10 May 23, 2008[ 11] 978-4-06-314504-5
"The Third Round (Part 2)"
11 October 23, 2008[ 12] 978-4-06-314525-0
"Important" "Round Four" "Gradual Changes" "Round Five"
12 June 23, 2009[ 13] 978-4-06-314570-0
13 December 22, 2009[ 14] 978-4-06-310605-3
14 April 23, 2010[ 15] 978-4-06-310666-4
15 June 23, 2010[ 16] 978-4-06-310670-1
16 March 23, 2011[ 17] 978-4-06-310735-7
17 September 23, 2011[ 18] 978-4-06-310776-0
18 November 22, 2011[ 19] 978-4-06-310785-2
19 June 22, 2012[ 20] 978-4-06-387825-7
20 October 23, 2012[ 21] 978-4-06-387845-5
21 April 23, 2013[ 22] 978-4-06-387881-3
22 November 22, 2013[ 23] 978-4-06-387936-0
23 June 23, 2014[ 24] 978-4-06-387976-6
24 December 22, 2014[ 25] 978-4-06-388020-5
25 August 21, 2015[ 26] 978-4-06-388074-8
26 December 22, 2015[ 27] 978-4-06-388103-5
27 July 22, 2016[ 28] 978-4-06-388154-7
28 September 22, 2017[ 29] 978-4-06-388287-2
29 March 23, 2018[ 30] 978-4-06-511125-3
30 November 22, 2018[ 31] 978-4-06-513408-5
31 July 23, 2019[ 32] 978-4-06-516362-7
32 November 22, 2019[ 33] 978-4-06-517510-1
33 July 20, 2020[ 34] 978-4-06-520226-5
34 December 23, 2020[ 35] 978-4-06-521647-7
35 July 21, 2021[ 36] 978-4-06-524048-9
36 December 22, 2022[ 37] 978-4-06-527104-9
37 November 21, 2024[ 2] 978-4-06-537301-9
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