Azusa Will Help!

In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself, which they soon discover to be more difficult than expected.

Hose is the ultimate romantic comedy protagonist, who is more talented and better than me at everything. Hose and I are going to battle over Pansy at the fateful regional tournament finals. While Nishikizuta and Toshobu high schools go head-to-head in a baseball match, I’m going to battle Hose in a popularity contest. Yes, I’m going to fight fair and square…Psych! Of course not! The odds are overwhelmingly against me, so I’m going to play dirty! Mwahahaha! I know that Hose is going to follow the rules to the tee, so I’m going to do the exact opposite…Huh? What did you say? There are some new rules? Wait a sec! Why are all the rules in favor of the other guy? Himawari, Cosmos, Asunaro! Why did you betray me? Crap…I have no one on my side…The rules are all twisted…So, I have no shame in using all my dirty tricks so everyone can see!

With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game. Frustrated by this defeat, Eijun and his teammates vow to reach the national tournament once they are in high school. But everything changes when a scout unexpectedly invites him to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style. Encouraged by his teammates, Eijun accepts the offer, ready to improve his skills and play at a much more competitive level of baseball. However, now surrounded by a large number of skilled players, Eijun struggles to find his place on the team. He declares that he will one day become the team's ace, but that's only if fellow first year Satoru Furuya doesn't take the title first, with his breakneck fastballs that earn him a coveted spot on the starting roster. With the addition of these talented new players to an already powerful lineup, the Seidou baseball team aims to become the best in Japan, facing off against a number of formidable foes that stand in their way.

After a falling out with his middle school team, Mihashi enters Nishiura high school with no social skill, a warped opinion of himself, and every intention to quit baseball. The newly formed Nishiura baseball team, however, needs a pitcher, and they welcome him. Most enthusiastic is Abe, a domineering catcher with his own game issues. And so a battery every bit as complementary as it is dysfunctional is formed. If they can figure out how to work together, they might be the answers to each other's problems-and the team might be able to win.