In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Ookiku Furikabutte”, also known by the following titles:
- Big Windup!
- おおきく振りかぶって
- Oofuri
- Ohkiku Furikabutte
- Swing Big!
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Ookiku Furikabutte is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Ookiku Furikabutte ↗ ↖
Oofuri
Summary
Ren Mihashi is a pitcher who refuses to leave the mound, for better or worse. His middle school team hated him for it, blaming him for their continuous losses and chalking up his starter position to favoritism. In the end, Mihashi ran away to a different high school, convinced that he would never amount to anything in baseball.Upon his enrollment at Nishiura High School, however, he is quickly pulled into the newly formed baseball team with people who recognize his abilities. Mihashi is paired up with the gruff catcher Takaya Abe, who promises to bring out his full potential as an ace—so long as he never disobeys his directions. This marks the start of Mihashi’s journey to build the strength and confidence needed to stand with his new teammates on any field.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Ookiku Furikabutte won the New Hope Award at the 10th Osama Tezuka Cultural Award Ceremony in 2006 for "showing new possibilities of expression in baseball manga." The following year, the series won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The manga has been adapted into three Japanese stage plays, each based on one of the story arcs. The series also received a video game adaptation; titled Ookiku Furikabutte: Honto no Ace ni Nareru Kamo, it was released on December 13, 2007 for the Nintendo DS by Marvelous Interactive.
Ookiku Furikabutte ↗ ↖
おおきく振りかぶって
Summary
Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher.Although unwilling at first, Mihashi realizes that this is a place where he will be accepted for who he is; with help from the catcher Takaya Abe, he starts to have more confidence in his own abilities. Abe, seeing the potential in Mihashi, makes it a goal to help him become a pitcher worthy of being called an ace.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Ookiku Furikabutte: Kihon no Kihon ↗ ↖
おおきく振りかぶって 基本のキホン
Summary
In the summer before Ren Mihashi makes his high school baseball debut, another drama is playing out at Musashino High. The short-statured Naoto Kaguyama feels threatened by freshman pitcher Motoki Haruna after seeing how seriously he trains. Afraid that Haruna will take his place on the mound, Kaguyama tries to understand why such a devoted player came to their low-ranked school, and how to build their team into one more befitting of a player of Haruna's skill.[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Ookiku Furikabutte: Kihon no Kihon originally aired only on Japanese TV networks BS-TBS and MBS TV's "Anime Shower" slot on August 19, 2007. The special was released on DVD by Funimation Entertainment on September 29, 2009.
Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Scorebook ↗ ↖
おおきく振りかぶって
Summary
Ookiku Furikabutte recap OVA where the TV series has been reassembled into two 90 minute episodes.
Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Taikai-hen ↗ ↖
おおきく振りかぶって 〜夏の大会編〜
Summary
Picking up where the original series left off, Ren Mihashi, the ace pitcher of the newly-formed Nishiura High School baseball team, and his teammates face the Sakitama High School team in the next round of the High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as they aim to play in the finals at legendary Hanshin Koushien Stadium.(Source: ANN)
Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Taikai-hen – Mokuhyou ↗ ↖
おおきく振りかぶって 〜夏の大会編〜 第12.5話 目標