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Princess Nine
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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.
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- 01
Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15!As Ryo Hayakawa arrives home from school, the local baseball team begs her to finish pitching their game. - 02
In My Father’s FootstepsRyo is accepted into Kisaragi School but worried about leaving her mother to run the Oden bar by herself. - 03
Wave Motion Swing!Coach Kido goes to the Oden bar and shows Ryo a tape of a baseball player with a famous batting technique called the Wave Motion Swing.
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Season01
- S01E01
Season's bestHayakawa Ryo, Age 15!April 8, 1998As Ryo Hayakawa arrives home from school, the local baseball team begs her to finish pitching their game. - S01E02
A Baseball Team at a Prestigious Girls' School?April 15, 1998The chairwoman at the Kisaragi School for Girls has determined that there will be a girls' baseball team and that they will go to Koshien wi - S01E03
In My Father’s FootstepsApril 22, 1998Ryo is accepted into Kisaragi School but worried about leaving her mother to run the Oden bar by herself. - S01E04
Welcome, Seira!April 29, 1998Coach Kido has been told that one of their recruits, Seira Morimura, has refused to join the team. - S01E05
Wave Motion Swing!May 6, 1998Coach Kido goes to the Oden bar and shows Ryo a tape of a baseball player with a famous batting technique called the Wave Motion Swing. - S01E06
Catch This!May 13, 1998None of the players can catch Ryo's pitches and so a search for a catcher begins. - S01E07
We Need You, Izumi!May 27, 1998With only two more girls needed to complete the team, Ryo asks Izumi to join and is greeted with scorn. - S01E08
The Future on the LineJune 3, 1998Izumi searches for the identity of the mysterious man but gets no answers from her mother's butler or from Coach Kido. - S01E09
Winners & LosersJune 10, 1998The day of the contest has arrived. Izumi is near defeat but Ryo can't keep thinking about why she hates her so much. - S01E10
The Kisaragi Nine!June 17, 1998—The girls are playing against a junior high team but they are still short one player. The coach introduces Nene in a player's uniform so tha - S01E11
Aim for Koshien!June 24, 1998—Keiko appeals her case to the board directly so that they may let the girls play but is refused again. - S01E12
One Hundred PitchesJuly 1, 1998—In order to get Rinkai High to play them, Keiko told the papers that they must be afraid of their pitcher's magic ball. - S01E13
The Girl StratagemJuly 8, 1998—The day of the game has arrived. In order to get an advantage over the other team, the girls use their femininity to get to a quick lead. - S01E14
Lightning BallJuly 15, 1998—Ryo is losing confidence in herself but her teammates continue to do their part in the field. - S01E15
ScandalJuly 22, 1998—With the notoriety of the girls' win, a report digs up information on Ryo's father which begins a scandal. - S01E16
ExileJuly 29, 1998—Ryo knows that she is to be expelled and the team dissolved and so she heads out to her father's hometown. - S01E17
VisionsAugust 5, 1998—Hiroki arrives at the orphanage but learns that Ryo is hospitalized after she rescued the kids. - S01E18
The GiftAugust 12, 1998—The Parents' Association has been calling for the baseball team to be dissolved and Principal Mita agrees. - S01E19
Hearts & DiamondsAugust 19, 1998—Coach Kido announces that he has decided to make Ryo the team captain. She learns that Hiroki's birthday is coming up and decides to make hi - S01E20
Back in TrainingAugust 26, 1998—The girls head out to begin their intensive training camp before preliminaries start. - S01E21
I Hate You, Takasugi!September 2, 1998—After Izumi's call, Hiroki pays a visit to her to make sure everything is all right. - S01E22
You’re Not Alone, Yuki!September 9, 1998—Yuki, brooding over her missing Fifi-chan, remembers how she helped to win the championship in junior high only to be ostracized by her team - S01E23
Beauties vs, the BeastsSeptember 16, 1998—The Kisaragi Girls have drawn a dirty-playing team for their first game. - S01E24
The KissSeptember 30, 1998—The Kisaragi Girls are beating everyone they come up against. Hiroki's grandfather comes to the Oden bar and talks to Ryo. - S01E25
Field of Broken DreamsOctober 7, 1998—It has come down to the semi-finals and it's the Kisaragi girls' team against the boys' team. Ryo is having problems focusing after seeing H - S01E26
Shine, Princess Nine!October 14, 1998—With two outs and the bases loaded at the top of the ninth inning, it's Koharu's bat. Before she goes out Nene shows her a fax from her fath
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