The tale of Major revolves around the life of Goro Honda, tracing his journey from kindergarten all the way to becoming a professional baseball player, as he confronts and conquers formidable challenges life throws at him.

To the best of my knowledge, this may be one of the very few mangas where you can genuinely follow a character from the age of 5 to high school, adulthood, and eventually to the Major League (as indicated by the manga's title). In the end, Goro transforms into a man with his own family and children. The way we accompany Goro is truly a unique experience. It feels like you have gained friends whom you will never forget; at least, that's how it was for me. Undoubtedly, it stands as one of the best sports manga available.

... Last updated on May 20th, 2023, 9:47am

This checks off all the boxes to make an average sports manga: characters gain new skills, friends become rivals, rivals become friends, small love subplot between leads. Sadly, you need more than this to become a great or even above-average sports manga.

The author attempts to be better than his peers by having an emotional look into the lead character's family dynamic. The author does such a poor job at this, that he shouldn't have done it at all.
Another downside, is that the adults are willing to let children literally damage themselves beyond repair for a child sports event. It is one thing for a player to make a decision on the field, that their pain or fatigue isn't as big as they think. (All players have done this at one time or another.) However, it is bad coaching and parenting to knowingly allow someone to play anyway.

Also, fastballs can't fix everything.

... Last updated on December 31st, 2020, 1:20am

The series that made me love sports manga/anime and freaking BASEBALL.
Not that it's my first, Slam Dunk/Hajime no Ippo was probably my first Sports anime.

But good heavens, as been said a lot, the anime one was really good.

One of a kind on it's own. DRAMA + SPORTS = MAJOR.
Friendship, Teamwork, and Dreams that was always depicted in the story. It's all same in every season but you just can't get enough of it.

The Main Character Goro may seem typical as he is the usual stubborn kid with a huge passion for baseball, but to heck it blends well with the story. This sh!t had me crying from the beginning.
The process of Goro growing to be a Man of his dreams, A Major leaguer.

This is my weakness, Stories that has Friendship and Dreams as the main point.

While Oofuri, Daiyou no Ace, Cross game One Outs are all good, Major will forever be 1.

The manga chapters are missing translations so go watch the anime because i think this is one of the Best adapted Manga-to-Anime i have ever seen

We get to see the whole Goro going from a Small Kid to a fully accomplished brute man spanning 6 seasons of Drama, Comedy , Tragedy and Romance as a sub plot

after watching those Final moments i shed manly tears, what a great journey it was, i think this ranks high up among all the great Shonen Sports out there Slam Dunk, Eyeshield 21 and One Outs Truly one of the best

if you can bare with the First season i assure you great things await you a truly fulfilling journey which only Few Animes can achieve

NOTE: This rating and Review was for the ANIME Version

RECOMMENDED 10/10

Nothing's like a fastball... unless it's another fastball.
And if a fastball doesn't work... throw another fastball.

Now that's how you play mind games. Pretty soon all the other kids are gonna be on edge wondering why the **** he never threw a curve.

... Last updated on July 2nd, 2020, 10:33am

The anime hooked me in. Amazingly it still continues. Yhe story is kind of epic, but Goro's undying motivation attracts many viewers, like myself. People, give this story a try! Not too bad art, good storyline, good baseball, good character development, good motivation, good heart pullers (pull you heart in some scenes) and isnt like those romance gooey gooey things--- there is some romance but it concentrates on the other important things---which is a PLUS PLUS for me!!!

So exciting! <3 I read all the manga scanalations of the first volumes that were out but since there was a giant gap, I decided to watch the anime until I got caught up. I must say, where in talent-manga/achieving-your-dreams manga are concerned, this one is freakin' top of the line. Its up there with Glass Mask and Skip Beat. Not to mention the sports aspect is good within itself, although I don't really know much about baseball.

A definite read/watch!

Let's be straight here. Major - Dramatic Baseball Manga is half Soap Opera, half baseball and half shounen manga. It is a blend that shouldn't work but totally does. I mean it's got the generic Soap Opera Plots laced into the baseball which is led by the protagonist's Hot-blooded anime personality. It's awesome.

It's a shame you need to cut to the anime because of the gaps but even then it still shines.

Yeah... there are huge gaps in the manga scanlation, but don't let that make you miss out on this great story. For the missing volumes, I recommend you watching the anime to make up for it. There are 5 seasons out already. The anime is just as addicting as the manga, and it follows the manga closely. So, you don't have to miss out on this manga, and don't have to skip volumes either.

Anyway, this manga is one of the best sports manga out there. It follows the life of one character from childhood to early adulthood. You'll really fall in love with the characters here, as they are all very relatable. The story itself is very well-written. There are tear-jerking moments, and moments that fills you with excitement. There's romance and rivalry, and competition...all the elements that make up a great story. I honestly can't think of any reason why anyone would not like this.

... Last updated on May 29th, 2009, 1:26pm

The anime is cool and all but the manga is better though to sad no translation. Just looking at the raws its pretty much entertaining and with the aniem to back some up its good. But the manga is better its just to long sometimes and the anime is fast but in a good pace.