About “Big Windup!”
Big Windup!, often shortened to Oofuri, is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since September 2003, with 38 tankōbon volumes published as of June 2025. The story follows Ren Mihashi, a timid school ace pitcher with low self-esteem who transfers to Nishiura High School in Saitama Prefecture. At his new school, he gains confidence and improves his skills with the support of his teammates and coach. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.