Major 2nd

Major 2nd (メジャーセカンド, Mejā sekando) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. It is a sequel of the original manga Major. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2015.

Major 2nd
Cover of Major 2nd volume 1 by Takuya Mitsuda
メジャーセカンド
(Mejā sekando)
GenreSports
Manga
Written byTakuya Mitsuda
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 11, 2015 – present
Volumes19
Anime television series
Directed byAyumu Watanabe
Written by
  • Michihiro Tsuchiya
  • Kenji Konuta
  • Mitsuyo Suenaga
  • Kenichi Yamashita
  • Akiko Inoue
Music byKotaro Nakagawa
StudioOLM
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run April 7, 2018 – present
Episodes33

It received an anime adaptation that aired from April to September 2018 on NHK Educational TV. A second season premiered on April 4, 2020.

Characters

Main Characters
Daigo Shigeno (茂野 大吾, Shigeno Daigo)
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara[1]
Gōrō's son and the main protagonist of Major 2nd.
Hikaru Satō (佐藤 光, Satō Hikaru)
Position: Pitcher, Catcher
Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama[1]
Toshiya's son and Daigo's teammate and rival.
Mutsuko Sakura (佐倉 睦子, Sakura Mutsuko)
Position: Pitcher, Outfielder
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[2]
The main heroine of the story.

Mifune Dolphins
Hayato Urabe (卜部 隼人, Urabe Hayato)
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Taichi Ichikawa[3]
Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest pitcher.
Andy Suzuki (鈴木 アンディ, Suzuki Andi)
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Shintaro Ohata[3]
Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest catcher.

Fūrin Middle School
Akira Nishina (仁科 明, Nishina Akira)
Position: Pitcher, Outfielder
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[4]
Tao Sagara (相楽 太鳳, Sagara Tao)
Position: Shortstop
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[3]
Yayoi Sawa (沢 弥生, Sawa Yayoi)
Position: Second Baseman
Voiced by: Maki Kawase[3]
Anita Kabashima (椛島 アニータ, Kabashima Anita)
Position: Catcher, Outfielder
Voiced by: Rie Murakawa[3]
Chisato Fujī (藤井 千里, Fujī Chisato)
Position: Center Fielder
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[3]
Daughter of Fujī, from the original Major series.
Seira Kandori (関鳥 星蘭, Kandori Seira)
Position: Third Baseman
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
Hiromu Tanba (丹波 広夢, Tanba Hiromu)
Position: First Baseman
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
Takumi Chiba (千叶 拓巳, Chiba Takumi)
Voiced by: Yūki Yonai
Chiyo Fujī (藤井 千代, Fujī Chiyo)

Family Members
Izumi Shigeno (茂野 泉, Shigeno Izumi)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori[2]
Gōrō's daughter and Daigo's older sister.

Others
Michiru Mayumura (眉村 道塁, Mayumura Michiru)
Position: Pitcher
Voiced by: Yui Horie[5]
Ken's daughter and Wataru's twin sister. She is a southpaw pitcher.
Wataru Mayumura (眉村 道塁, Mayumura Wataru)
Position: Catcher
Voiced by: Jun Fukushima[5]
Ken's son and Michiru's twin brother. He is a catcher

Media

Manga
Main article: List of Major volumes § Major 2nd volumes

Major 2nd is written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. It started in the 2015 issue #15 of Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on March 11, 2015.[6] In November 2018, the series was put on hiatus,[7] and resumed its publication on April 24, 2019.[8]

Anime
Main article: List of Major episodes § Major 2nd

An anime adaptation of Major 2nd was announced in the 47th issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday in October 2017.[9] It aired from April 7 to September 22, 2018 on NHK Educational TV.[10] A second season premiered on April 4, 2020.[11] The main cast and staff are reprising their roles for the second season.[4] On April 25, 2020, it was announced that new episodes of second season would be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On May 23, 2020, it was announced that the series would resume with its 5th episode of the second season on May 30.[13] On June 14, 2020, it was announced that it will be on hiatus again due to the same circumstances. Episode 8 will air on July 11, 2020.[14]

Crunchyroll aired the series with English subtitles.[15]

Reception

On April 4, 2018, it was announced that the Major 2nd manga had 5.6 million copies in print, for the first 13 volumes.[16]

References
  1. "Major 2nd Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, April 7 Debut". Anime News Network. January 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "Major 2nd Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa, Natsumi Takamori, Yuko Sasamoto". Anime News Network. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. "Major 2nd Anime Adds More Cast Members". Anime News Network. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 8, 2020). "Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Series Reveals New Cast, Staff, April 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. "Major 2nd Anime Casts Yui Horie, Jun Fukushima". Anime News Network. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  6. Rafael Antonio Pineda (March 4, 2015). "Baseball Manga Major's Sequel Centers on Goro's Son". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. "Major 2nd Baseball Manga Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 20, 2019). "Major 2nd Baseball Manga Resumes on April 24". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 13, 2017). "Major 2nd Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. "Major 2nd TV Anime Premieres in April 2018". Anime News Network. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  11. "Major 2nd Baseball Manga Gets New Anime Series in April". Anime News Network. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  12. "Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Postpones New Episodes Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 23, 2020). "Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Airs 5th Episode on May 30". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  14. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 14, 2020). "Major 2nd Anime's 2nd Season Goes Back on Break, Returns on July 11". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  15. "MAJOR 2nd - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  16. "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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