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One Outs  
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Description
Kojima Hiromichi is the ace batter of the Lycaons - a notoriously weak baseball team that is often ranked at the bottom of the league. Determined to lead the team to victory prior to his retirement, Kojima takes a trip to a training camp in Okinawa, hoping to discover what factors the Lycaons lack.

Here, he happens upon a game dubbed "One Outs" - a gambling derivative of baseball - and is soundly defeated by a blond pitcher named Tokuchi Toua, who is claimed to have never allowed a hit in any of the 499 games he has played.

Kojima realizes that he has found the 'missing factor' and makes a wager with Tokuchi. Little does anyone know that the outcome of this gamble will dictate the fates of the Lycaons and all those connected to the team.

Type
Manga

Related Series
One Outs: Miwaku no All-Stars-hen (Sequel)

Associated Names
ワンナウツ

Groups Scanlating
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Latest Release(s)
v.15 c.130 by Kimotaku (0d ago)
v.15 c.129 by Kimotaku (38d ago)
v.15 c.128 by Kimotaku (45d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
20 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 10, Chap 82

User Reviews
N/A

Forum
2 topics, 3 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.9 / 10.0 (191 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.6 / 10.0
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Last Updated
July 21st 2012, 4:30am PST

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Genre
Psychological  Seinen  Sports 
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Author(s)
KAITANI Shinobu

Artist(s)
KAITANI Shinobu

Year
1998

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Business Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #395 increased(+66)
Monthly Pos #476 decreased(-45)
3 Month Pos #326 increased(+104)
6 Month Pos #344 increased(+86)

List Stats
On 823 reading lists
On 456 wish lists
On 54 completed lists
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 Awesome manga   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by YukikoKudo
October 23rd, 2012, 10:03pm
I thoroughly enjoyed the manga, the description doesn't quite do the manga justice... it doesn't show how brilliant of a character Tokuchi is. If you've read Eyeshield 21, Hiruma would be the equivalent of Tokuchi. Except in this case, the story is centred around Tokuchi, rather than a weak character who develops into an amazing player. Tokuchi starts out as a genius and never gets to be any more or less so of a genius.

Evidently, I'm a complete fan of Tokuchi. His antics never cease to amuse me. The story is great, albeit much of it is still untranslated.

It's similar to H2 in the sense that Kunimi Hiro started off as a star player and never stopped being one. He only messes up because of luck or factors outside of his control. However, the focus of One Outs is psychological tactics rather than simply improving skills. There's also no romantic subtext.
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 Must read for everyone   
Rating: N/A
by Superfreak
June 28th, 2012, 4:05pm
I'm not a person whose really into sports but I am totally in love with this manga. It's not a baseball manga about being the greatest baseball player/team but rather it's a baseball manga where the players try to out smart eachother. I think this manga has everything it has psychological elements, sports, gambling and a badass male lead.
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 Amazing   
Rating: N/A
by Chibiheaven
November 22nd, 2011, 12:38am
This blew me away. It is most definitely focused on baseball, but psychology plays a larger part. It's just so good, I find myself suddenly laughing out loud at some outrageous occurrence or when I'm finally filled in on what new psychological attack Toua has come up with.

Unfortunately, there is a huge 53 chapter gap in the translations.
Although I have only read up to chapter 31 at this point (which was sadly left on a huge cliffhanger...), I am now turning to the anime to fill me in.

HIGHLY Recommended. (:
This coming from someone who doesn't usually pick up these sports manga, much less anything regarding psychology. This has definitely opened my eyes. (:
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 good and incomplete   
Rating: N/A
by Lucifel
November 11th, 2011, 1:51am
There's a massive gap in the scans so can't really say but I liked the start so I guess I would recommend it if you happen to enjoy watching tv shows after skipping several seasons.
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 An interesting combination of sports and mind-play   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by calstine
November 3rd, 2010, 12:51pm
As indicated by my comment's title, One Outs is not a manga that concerns itself with the rules / techniques of baseball or a particular player's rise from being the disadvantaged underdog to a famous prodigy. This is more of a story about gambling and psychological play with the baseball diamond as its stage.

Certain readers complain about Toua Tokuchi's 'unnatural brilliance'. While I don't deny that his unparalleled genius is somewhat lacking in realism, it is rather enjoyable to come across a protagonist who is full of confidence and is not floundering in a sea of conflicting emotions or unnecessary worries; a man who knows exactly what he wants and has the mental capabilities to achieve those goals. Anyone who is, as I am, tired of the endless angst that seems to dominate most manga, will surely come to admire Tokuchi and thoroughly enjoy following his tactical maneuvers throughout the story.

'Lack of character development' is another primary complaint of the critics. But in my opinion, it is not necessary for a protagonist to have a tragic past, an abusive family, or a dead lover in order to be realistic and relateable. These are adult men and professional baseball players. For them, the time of doubt, emotional turmoil and romantic entanglements is long gone. If that's what you are looking for, I'd recommend trying something like Major or H2 - not One Outs.

The anime adaptation is very good -- perhaps even more exciting than the manga since the animation is able to convey the high-speed actions on the playing field far more effectively than static pictures (regardless of how skilfully drawn they may be) can. I feel that it is necessary to watch the anime before reading volume 10 of the manga, in order to bridge the gap in the scanlations.

Overall, a very interesting story. Even those who do not normally fancy sports themes might like to attempt this, as the psychological aspect is more fascinating and prominent than the actual game.

... Last updated on September 6th, 2011, 5:48am
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 Recommendation   
Rating: N/A
by amytan2134
July 7th, 2010, 10:45am
This is a good psychological baseball manga. It's not a psychological manga but another good baseball manga that is more realistic than any other baseball manga I have read is Ookiku Furikabutte
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 Best psychologycal baseball manga!   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by cleodux
October 13th, 2009, 10:20am
@a_v
Come on we can not help it since the available scanlations is only around 3vol and all, moreover it is not available in our country. We can not help but watch the anime to get our fix, but i believe the manga is so much better.

I am also one of the very rare people who somehow bump to One Outs before trying to read Mitsuru Adachi manga, after i read it is about slice of life i knew immediately that is not my type of manga >.< i am struggling to find another manga that can ease my -one outs- withdrawal.

Toua is such a sadist. He reigns there at the top of my fav sadistic hero >.< together with Neuro. I really like the mind game. It reminds me a lot of Kaiji but his style looks similar with Liar Game which i have just found out it is from the same author!!

... Last updated on October 13th, 2009, 10:21am
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 I can not read adachi after this   
Rating: N/A
by niteshbhasin
June 16th, 2009, 3:20am
I m one of those rare people who have somehow read Shinbu kaitani's Liar game and One Outs before venturing into shonen baseball like Adachi or Major. And now I CANT READ ADACHI AT ALL. coz this was so fulfilling and complete story tht u ca seperate boys from men. It would be like reading dragonball after gantz /berserk or POT after happy!.

Thank you Mr. kaitani i was saved by evil adachi for i will never be able to read shonen baseball anymore.
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 Psychological Baseball Manga   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by a_v
June 13th, 2009, 10:22pm
Take a pitcher with minimal skills, but a talent for psychological games, then place him in a situation where his paycheck is determined by his skills...

Solid manga, some humor in that he's working against the team manager, but overall very promising. As to earlier comments about "I didn't see the manga but the anime is blah blah..."

Frankly, who cares about the anime. This is MANGAupdates, so who gives a damn who something thinks about the anime?
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 really cool   
Rating: N/A
by JHax9999
May 28th, 2009, 9:44pm
Don't know about the manga, but the anime is really good! This is like the Eyeshield 21 version of baseball. They use tactics, mind games, and manipulative strategies to win more than relying on talent and skills. The main character is really smart and devious.
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