FINISHED
Princess Nine
26 Episodes
25 min each
SPRING 1998
Synopsis
Keiko Himuro, Chairman of the Kisuragi School, puts together an all-girl baseball team led by Ryo Hayakawa, daughter of a legendary pitcher, in hopes of proving that girls can compete just as well as boys. Their goal: Koshien Stadium, where only the best teams get the opportunity to play.
Drama
Romance
Sports
Format
Unknown
Episodes
26
Per Episode
25 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
26 / 26 Episodes
1
Episode 1
Hayakawa Ryo, Age 15
Hidehiko was a pitching legend and his daughter Ryo has inherited his gift, playing on the local sandlot she can strike out any challenger with ease.
2
Episode 2
A Baseball Team at a Prestigious Girls' School?
A mysterious boy enters the batter's cage, taking up the challenge against Ryo; the next day, Ryo is offered a scholarship for a prestigious girls' school.
3
Episode 3
In My Father's Footsteps
Ryo gets to see Izumi play tennis for a while, but there are other important things on her mind, like her school interview.
4
Episode 4
Welcome, Seira!
Coach Kido is asked to recruit a master athlete named Seira, who was once rumored to be Olympic-bound until she turned delinquent.
5
Episode 5
Wave Motion Swing!
Ryo tries to convince a girl named Koharu, who once mastered the Wave Motion Swing, to join Kisaragi's team.
6
Episode 6
Catch This!
Two new girls, Mao and Yoko, might join the Kisaragi team, but Mao is too timid to catch the ball and Yoko's resume seems a bit fishy.
7
Episode 7
We Need You, Izumi
The Kisaragi Girls' team is still one person short; their best hope lies with Izumi, the star tennis player, but she has less than zero interest in helping Ryo.
8
Episode 8
The Future on the Line
Izumi issues a challenge to Ryo, pitting her batting against Ryo's pitching, and if Izumi wins, the Kisaragi Girls' Baseball team must disband.
9
Episode 9
Winners and Losers
The time has come for Ryo and Izumi to have their showdown; Ryo has experience on her side, but Izumi has confidence, an unbeatable will, and some personal coaching from Takasugi.
10
Episode 10
The Kisaragi Nine
The Kisaragi girls are about to play their first real game as a team, but they're still one person short, which leads to team manager Nene stepping up to the plate.
11
Episode 11
Aim for Koshien!
The Kisaragi girls must beat Rinkai High, one of the best teams in the country, to be allowed in the league.
12
Episode 12
One Hundred Pitches
Ryo wants to know the secret behind her father's legendary pitch, the Lightning Ball; the only one who can teach her is Coach Kido, but he has her plowing up a vegetable garden by hand instead of practicing on the mound.
13
Episode 13
The Girl Stratagem
The newly-formed Kisaragi team doesn't stand a chance against Rinkai, a veteran team that's over 100 members strong; if the girls want to win, it'll take a special kind of strategy that only they can pull off.
14
Episode 14
Lightning Ball
The Rinkai game is in its final innings, but even though the girls are getting tired, the boys are fighting back stronger than ever. It would take a miracle to win... It would take Hidehiko`s legendary Lightning Ball.
15
Episode 15
Scandal
Ryo`s masterful pitching has brought her father`s name back into the public eye. Unfortunately, whispers and memories of an old, painful scandal surrounding her father have come back into the public eye as well.
16
Episode 16
Exile
Haunted by her father`s past crimes, Ryo tries to decide if she can keep playing baseball when her love for the sport is entirely gone. Though she may not have a choice, as the Parents` Association is trying to shut down the team permanently.
17
Episode 17
Visions
As Ryo lies in a hospital bed, her life fading after saving two stranded children, the team comes together to be by her side.
18
Episode 18
The Gift
Kanako's father, who has always been against a girls' baseball team, is about to hold a meeting to decide the Kisaragi team's fate.
19
Episode 19
Hearts and Diamonds
The girls are all fired up and ready for training camp, but before they go, Izumi treats Takasugi to a homemade dinner along the riverbank at sunset.
20
Episode 20
Back in Training
Everyone's working hard at training camp, except for Izumi, who is distracted by her knowledge of Takasugi and Ryo.
21
Episode 21
I Hate You, Takasugi
Takasugi and Ryo take shelter from the rain in an old cabin, giving them the chance to speak their feelings.
22
Episode 22
You're Not Alone, Yuki
Yuki always kept to herself, rarely speaking to anyone but her little doll, Fifi; but now Fifi has gone missing, and to everyone's shock, Yuki is despondent, weeping genuine tears.
23
Episode 23
Beauties vs. the Beasts
The regional preliminaries have begun, and the Kisaragi girls' first opponent is Hori Private, a school full of thugs and bruisers.
24
Episode 24
The Kiss
Though the girls are racking up win after win, Coach Kido and Seishiro can tell that something's not quite right with Ryo.
25
Episode 25
Field of Broken Dreams
The Kisaragi Girls are facing their biggest challenge yet, but are unable to focus; Koharu is worried about her father, and Ryo is still reeling from the night before.
26
Episode 26
Shine, Princess Nine!
With their backs against the wall and any hope of victory fading fast, the girls' path becomes as clear as it's ever been: be truthful with each other, trust one another, and fight as hard as you can until the very end.
Characters
Voice Actors
Miki Nagasawa (japanese)
Ryo Hayakawa
Main
Voice Actors
Ayako Kawasumi (japanese)
Yuki Azuma
Main
Voice Actors
Nao Nagasawa (japanese)
Hikaru Yoshimoto
Main
Voice Actors
Kyouko Hikami (japanese)
Seira Morimura
Main
Voice Actors
Taeko Kawata (japanese)
Nene Mouri
Main
Voice Actors
Aki Uechi (japanese)
Koharu Hotta
Main
Staff
Kensei Date
Original Creator
Akihiko Yamashita
Original Character Design
Tomomi Mochizuki
Director
Yasunori Urata
Assistant Director
Hiro Maruyama
Series Composition
Yoshimi Hashimoto
Character Design
Comments
Information
Aired
Apr 07, 1998
to Oct 13, 1998
Season
SPRING 1998
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Phoenix Entertainment
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