With Major taking the majority of the baseball anime scene, other anime have fallen to the side. With Diamond no Ace also trying to make a move on the genre, anime like Ookiku Furikabutte have been lost. Despite this, I believe that Ookiku Furikabutte had potential to equal that of Major.
Okkiku na Summary
Mihashi, previously a starting pitcher 
at Mihoshi High School, had been seen as the cause of a losing team. Thanks to constant criticism and bullying Mihashi found himself changing schools and almost quitting baseball. Yet upon going to see what the baseball team was like he runs into their coach, Momoe. With her going full throttle, Mihashi tells her that he is a pitcher, thus sealing his fate. While he does have a slow pitch, everything else he can do is levels above average. Along with his newfound teammates and a bit more confidence, they aim to reach Koshien as a team.
A Different View of Baseball
What Ookiku Furikabutte has to offer isn’t the most proactive main character unlike Major. Instead what we get is a frail main character that we want to cheer on. We don’t get the overpowered character that we know has every capability given to him from genetics or family history. Instead, we get the earnest hard working type that puts everything into his game. Maybe I am a bit biased, but when it comes to innate talent over hard work, I will always support the effort.
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Verdict
While I still consider Major to be the greatest sports anime of all time it may be due to its story. Everything about it is complete, something that Ookiku Furikabutte can’t compete with. Maybe if the series had just as many seasons as Major, the two would be closer. Even though this isn’t the case I find myself still doing the same between the two anime. Supporting the Ookiku Furikabutte since it truly is a good anime.
