Ballpark de Tsukamaete!


Catch Me at the Ballpark!

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: The Catcher in the Ballpark!
Japanese: ボールパークでつかまえて!
English: Catch Me at the Ballpark!
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2025 to Jun 18, 2025
Premiered: Spring 2025
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Producers: CyberAgent, INSPION Edge
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: EMT Squared
Source: Manga
Genres: Slice of LifeSlice of Life, SportsSports
Themes: Adult CastAdult Cast, Team SportsTeam Sports
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.131 (scored by 1681616,816 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #38852
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3835
Members: 42,650
Favorites: 102

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Synopsis

For Koutarou Murata, an overworked salaryman, his local ballpark is the only place where he can truly unwind from his arduous daily life. One evening, he is approached by Ruriko, the new lively beer vendor, trying to sell her first drink to him. Koutarou accepts Ruriko's offer, marking the start of their friendship and lots of playful teasing.

While Koutarou tries to enjoy baseball to the fullest and Ruriko diligently seeks for more customers, many fans with heartwarming stories of their own come to fill the ballpark and enjoy the space that brings them all together.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Ruriko

Main
Fairouz Ai
Japanese

Murata, Koutarou

Main
Inomata, Satoshi
Japanese

Yamada, Natsuno

Supporting
Mano, Ayumi
Japanese

Sun-Shiro

Supporting

Young, Dennis

Supporting
Tone, Kentarou
Japanese

Satou, Nagisa

Supporting
Yasuno, Kiyono
Japanese

Miku

Supporting
Yura, Akari
Japanese

Mori, Marie

Supporting
Nabatame, Hitomi
Japanese

Aona

Supporting
Hasegawa, Ikumi
Japanese

Shimizu, Hotaru

Supporting
Nakamura, Atsuki
Japanese

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"Hurray!!" by GENIC
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Ending Theme

1: "Ballpark de Shake! Don't Shake! (ボールパークでShake! Don't Shake!)" by Ruriko (CV: Fairouz Ai), Aona (CV: Ikumi Hasegawa), Kohinata (CV: Maaya Uchida), Sara (CV: Mayu Sagara), Kokoro (CV: Momoko Seto) (eps 1-9,11)
2: "Convert (コンバート)" by Matsumuro Seiya (松室政哉) (eps 10)
3: "Akiramerarenai no sa (あきらめられないのさ)" by GENIC (eps 12)

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Reviews

Jun 17, 2025
Ballpark de Tsukamaete! – A Hidden Gem of Spring 2025

Every anime season, I set aside a few shows to binge once they're complete—sometimes I hit gold, sometimes I end up dropping a dud. But this time? Ballpark de Tsukamaete! turned out to be a grand slam.

This anime flew under the radar among the many titles released in Spring 2025, but it ended up being one of the most refreshing and underrated series of the season. At first glance, it looks like your typical sports anime—but it’s far from it. While most sports shows focus solely on the players' struggles, rivalries, and the pressure of competition, ...
Oct 6, 2025
Mixed Feelings
This anime really puts me in a tough spot. If I were to give a direct rating, it'd be like 6.49....just barely enough to round down to 6 but also a cut above most 6/10 shows. Generally speaking, I don't even watch to completion most 6/10 shows to begin with....

What can I say? Everything about this show is OKAY. Characters are okay, animation is OK, voice acting, episodic arcs, and storytelling, and everything else is just average. I didn't hate any particular episode with a burning passion, and I was never compelled to watch the next episode with much rapt attention either, though.

Ruriko is the ...
Jul 8, 2025
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There's no shortage of baseball anime out there. The sport of baseball is by far and away the most popular sport in Japan, with it bringing in an estimated 1.64 billion usd, or nearly 240 billion yen in 2025 so far, and the year's only half over. Because of that, it shouldn't be surprising to anyone that there's way too many baseball anime to count, dating all the way back to 1968 with Star of the Giants. However, this anime takes a different spin on it, rather than focusing on the players, the topic that most sports anime would want to narrow ...

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