3rd Base 4th

4番サード · よばんさーど

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Year1993 〜 2003

Volumes3

Latest volumeVol. 1 2003-10

Estimated circulation~0.1M est.

DemographicShōnen

StatusCompleted

Publisher小学館

est. Rough estimate based on volume count, reprints and magazine — not an official figure

Overview

Shigeo Nagashima plays for his school, Kohnan's, baseball team. However he isn't a very good player. One day, he walks into a mysterious store where he buys a baseball bat. Little does he know that the bat is in fact magical. It enables him to hit every pitch, but on one condition: everytime he uses it, he has to pay money to the mysterious store. Kohnan's team reaches the championship game, where they face another school, Ougane. On the opposing team is Kazuhisa Inao, who has a baseball glove that is also magical, and can throw the fastest pitches. Like Shigeo, he must also pay for this. But, unlike Shigeo (who has to work very hard for every yen), Kazuhisa can afford this cost. (Source: Wikipedia)

Source: AniList

Synopsis 日本語

長島茂雄はどこにでもいる普通の野球少年。彼はミスタージャイアンツ・長嶋茂雄と同姓同名だという理由だけでサード、しかも4番打者に抜擢されてしまう。チームメイトの期待に応えられず落ち込む長島は、ある日名園運動具店という見覚えの無い店に立ち寄る。長嶋茂雄のように打ちたいと話す長島に店主は「どんな球でも打てる神様のバットがある、欲しければ今夜0時にここに来なさい」と言う。しかし、長島が0時に名園運動具店の前で遭遇したのは背番号14の読売ジャイアンツのユニフォームを着た男だった。その男は神様にもらったというバットを長島に託し、去る。「ユニフォームのポケットにお金を入れなければ威力は発揮されない」という神様のバットを手にした長島は、やがて甲子園予選を迎える。

Source: Wikipedia「4番サード」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

青山剛昌Author

Sports Baseball Magic

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