Princess Nine

Princess Nine

6.9

•FINISHED

Details

26
TV
69
3625
FINISHED
SPRING 1998
25m
JP
Drama, Romance, Sports

Description

Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien Stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play. <br><br> (Source: Anime News Network)

Episodes

Episode 1

1. Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15!

Hidehiko was a pitching legend and his daughter Ryo has inherited his gift, playing on the local sandlot she can strike out any challenger with ease.

Air Date: 4/8/1998Rating: 5.56

Episode 2

2. A Baseball Team at a Prestigious Girls` School?

A mysterious boy enters the batter's cage, taking up the challenge against Ryo; the next day, Ryo is offered a scholarship for a prestigious girls' school.

Air Date: 4/15/1998Rating: 6.66

Episode 3

3. In My Father`s Footsteps

Ryo gets to see Izumi play tennis for a while, but there are other important things on her mind, like her school interview.

Air Date: 4/22/1998Rating: 6.97

Episode 4

4. Welcome, Seira!

Coach Kido is asked to recruit a master athlete named Seira, who was once rumored to be Olympic-bound until she turned delinquent.

Air Date: 4/29/1998Rating: 6.90

Episode 5

5. Wave-Motion Swing!

Ryo tries to convince a girl named Koharu, who once mastered the Wave Motion Swing, to join Kisaragi's team.

Air Date: 5/6/1998Rating: 6.33

Episode 6

6. Catch This!

Two new girls, Mao and Yoko, might join the Kisaragi team, but Mao is too timid to catch the ball and Yoko's resume seems a bit fishy.

Air Date: 5/13/1998Rating: 4.46

Episode 7

7. We Need You, Izumi!

The Kisaragi Girls' team is still one person short; their best hope lies with Izumi, the star tennis player, but she has less than zero interest in helping Ryo.

Air Date: 5/27/1998Rating: 6.78

Episode 8

8. The Future on the Line

Izumi issues a challenge to Ryo, pitting her batting against Ryo's pitching, and if Izumi wins, the Kisaragi Girls' Baseball team must disband.

Air Date: 6/3/1998Rating: 9.81

Episode 9

9. Winners and Losers

The time has come for Ryo and Izumi to have their showdown; Ryo has experience on her side, but Izumi has confidence, an unbeatable will, and some personal coaching from Takasugi.

Air Date: 6/10/1998Rating: 7.61

Episode 10

10. The Kirasagi Nine

The Kisaragi girls are about to play their first real game as a team, but they're still one person short, which leads to team manager Nene stepping up to the plate.

Air Date: 6/17/1998Rating: 8.11

Episode 11

11. Aim for Koshien!

The Kisaragi girls must beat Rinkai High, one of the best teams in the country, to be allowed in the league.

Air Date: 6/24/1998Rating: 9.51

Episode 12

12. One Hundred Pitches

Ryo wants to know the secret behind her father's legendary pitch, the Lightning Ball; the only one who can teach her is Coach Kido, but he has her plowing up a vegetable garden by hand instead of practicing on the mound.

Air Date: 7/1/1998Rating: 7.50

Episode 13

13. The Girl Stratagem

The newly-formed Kisaragi team doesn't stand a chance against Rinkai, a veteran team that's over 100 members strong; if the girls want to win, it'll take a special kind of strategy that only they can pull off.

Air Date: 7/8/1998Rating: 9.08

Episode 14

14. Lightning Ball

Air Date: 7/15/1998Rating: 6.90

Episode 15

15. Scandal

Air Date: 7/22/1998Rating: 7.21

Episode 16

16. Exile

Air Date: 7/29/1998Rating: 7.39

Episode 17

17. Visions

As Ryo lies in a hospital bed, her life fading after saving two stranded children, the team comes together to be by her side.

Air Date: 8/5/1998Rating: 4.93

Episode 18

18. The Gift

Kanako's father, who has always been against a girls' baseball team, is about to hold a meeting to decide the Kisaragi team's fate.

Air Date: 8/12/1998Rating: 5.42

Episode 19

19. Hearts and Diamonds

The girls are all fired up and ready for training camp, but before they go, Izumi treats Takasugi to a homemade dinner along the riverbank at sunset.

Air Date: 8/19/1998Rating: 6.72

Episode 20

20. Back in Training

Everyone's working hard at training camp, except for Izumi, who is distracted by her knowledge of Takasugi and Ryo.

Air Date: 8/26/1998Rating: 8.17

Episode 21

21. I Hate You, Takasugi

Takasugi and Ryo take shelter from the rain in an old cabin, giving them the chance to speak their feelings.

Air Date: 9/2/1998Rating: 8.77

Episode 22

22. You`re Not Alone,Yuki

Yuki always kept to herself, rarely speaking to anyone but her little doll, Fifi; but now Fifi has gone missing, and to everyone's shock, Yuki is despondent, weeping genuine tears.

Air Date: 9/9/1998Rating: 7.85

Episode 23

23. Beauties vs. the Beasts

The regional preliminaries have begun, and the Kisaragi girls' first opponent is Hori Private, a school full of thugs and bruisers.

Air Date: 9/16/1998Rating: 7.33

Episode 24

24. Kiss...

Though the girls are racking up win after win, Coach Kido and Seishiro can tell that something's not quite right with Ryo.

Air Date: 9/30/1998Rating: 5.30

Episode 25

25. Field of Broken Dreams

The Kisaragi Girls are facing their biggest challenge yet, but are unable to focus; Koharu is worried about her father, and Ryo is still reeling from the night before.

Air Date: 10/7/1998Rating: 6.62

Episode 26

26. Shine, Princess Nine!

With their backs against the wall and any hope of victory fading fast, the girls' path becomes as clear as it's ever been: be truthful with each other, trust one another, and fight as hard as you can until the very end.

Air Date: 10/14/1998Rating: 6.91

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