YOMITAIMagazine titlesThe Promised Pitch
The Promised Pitch
ちかいの魔球
- Volumes
- 📚 7 vols
- Publication
- 📅 1961–1962
- Reading time
- ⏱ about 3–4 hr
Status: Completed / Published in: Weekly Shonen Magazine / Kodansha
Overview (spoiler-free)
Synopsis
High school left-hander Hikaru Ninomiya throws a magic pitch no batter can hit. A rival's schemes keep him from Koshien, but his ability earns recognition and leads him into professional baseball and legendary contests.
Spoiler-free editorial summary.
Reading-time estimate
⏱ about 3–4 hr
About 1 week at 5 hours per week
Basis: Volumes × 30 minutes per volume. This is an estimate, not an official figure.
Series profile
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Romance
- Mystery
- Dark
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Series information
- Original title
- ちかいの魔球
- Volumes
- 7
- Publication
- 1961–1962
- Creators
- Fukumoto Kazuya (Story), Chiba Tetsuya (Art)
- Creator metadata
- MangaDex source record
- Publication family
- Magazine titles
- Magazine / platform
- Weekly Shonen Magazine
- Publisher
- Kodansha
- English title source
- MangaDex (international)
- Cover metadata
- MangaDex