Audience reviews
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Necrochromatic
STORY: 6/10
ART: 8/10
SOUND: 5/10
CHARACTER: 4/10
ENJOYMENT 8/10
OVERALL: 6/10
The anime is good but the story is too messed up. The one outs game, why the owner can't moved on and revised the freaking contract, the slugfest arc where they intentionally made fouls, and the cheating arc. The art I think is very good. Props to Madhoouse. The opening is good that it makes you wanna stay and listen to it first but the background and the ending is not too good for me I guess. The character development for the supporting is lacking to emphasize that the MC is too OP and he's gonna save the day. I did enjoy the show though and I like the antics that the anime brings.
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“Winning is about trampling over corpses… It's not something beautiful. It's brutal. If you want to make it to the top- Steel yourselves.”
I'll admit I may be one of the only sports fans who doesn't care for baseball. Knowing this, the mention of a baseball-centered anime “One Outs” did anything but grab my attention. However, through many friend recommendations and some quoted similarities to the suspenseful Kaiji series, I was ultimately drawn to it. Does it live up to its ranking inside the top 150 rated anime on all of MAL, or does it drown in its own hype?
The first thing I noticed about One Outs is that it was produced by Madhouse, one of my all time favorite anime studios. The 2000’s were some of their best years, so it's unfortunate but understandable that shows like this and RAI…
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All hail the almighty Tokuchi Toua: A man of many strengths and no flaws. For many this can be an appealing trait for a lead character, but for me it was an eventual cause for boredom in what was supposed to be a high stakes drama.
One Outs did begin on a strong note, introducing a gambling spin on a national pastime with the odds heavily stacked against an enigmatic character, but over time it became increasingly apparent that no one would challenge Tokuchi. He gets whatever he wants, when he wants, however he wants it, and never shows any shred of vulnerability. One Outs is most often compared to Kaiji the Ultimate Survivor, but in that show the main character is is the very opposite of invincible. He loses. A lot, and pays a major price as a result. We even learn about his life in the…
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DISCLAIMER: I wrote this when I was maybe 15 or 16, and while I still think One Outs is repetitive and boring, I think a lot of my criticisms here are unfair. Still, I will not be taking this review down because I like it when One Outs fans come to the comments in my profile and act like there's something here worth debating about. Why don't you go to war for an anime that's actually worth something? Anyways, please enjoy this juvenile rant.
Shit.
I cannot express to you my level of disbelief at the fact that so many people gave this show a rating above 6. This show has to be the most stinking pile of shit I have ever seen in my favourite genre of anime: sports. And I know what people are going to say. "Oh but dude, this isn't a typical sports anime! You just don't understand baseball!…
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"A low possibility doesn't mean its zero"
but the possibility of me having fun was too low.
This anime was painful to watch due to my poor knowledge of baseball and its obvious flaws, however i'll keep it short and simple :)
the story is nothing new.. A trash team trying to make to the top with the help of Tokuchi Toua a Bad ass genius manipulative gambler "Hisoka-ish" type of character who can read minds and body language.
the HUGE flaw in this anime was the character development, all of them made out to be absolute clueless idiots, both teammates and opponents
while in the other hand the blonde guy is perfect and unbelievably smart never breaks a sweat, always in god-mode always right and never struggle or show any signs of weakness
I wouldn't recommend it
there is not enough ba…
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He's arrogant. He's prideful. He's evil. He's so awesome though. Put someone who is as smart as Light Yagami on the pitchers mound in major league baseball, and you got One Outs. The concept is pretty simple, but its so cool to see how complex these games can get, especially towards the end of the show. This is just a fun show to watch, keeping you on the edge of your seat, knowing what is going to happen but just wondering HOW it's going to happen. Sure, some of the games may have been a little unrealistic, but I was surprised that it didn't go over the top unrealistic like Kuroko's Basketball or something along those lines.
Tokuchi definitely kept me entertained throughout this entire show, always keeping me guessing. This is actually a way that the show thrived. Unlike Death Note (whi…
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One Outs was an overall enjoyable series that was definitely worth the watch. It contained an interesting and rather original premise, and captured my attention from the early episodes. However, it was not without it's flaws.
Story 8/10:
The general concept of the show was great. It was original, enjoyable and entertaining. But there were some aspects of the writing that became somewhat repetitive about halfway through the series. It adopted a "Villain of the week" sort of approach, where each baseball team had some sort of unstoppable player that had to be taken out. There was also no sense of what happens outside of the stadium, and while I know that the series' main purpose is to showcase the psychology of baseball games, it would have been nice to see some of the world that the chara…
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"Winner takes all. This is the universal rule of battle." - Toua Tokuchi.
One Outs, for the most part, only caught my attention after I was looking for similar titles to the recent sports anime, Diamond no Ace. After taking a look at the synopsis I considered it and put it in plan-to-watch only to start and end it months later but in a rather very quick time.
The story sets off in the island of Okinawa, where the pinch-hitter of the struggling and fictional Lycaons team, Kojima Hiromichi, heads off to form a training camp in hopes of reclaiming the ultimate prize that is the Japanese Baseball Championship. When a minor league pitcher who trains with Kojima gets injured, him and Kojima's trainer are forced to look for a replacement, but this is when they run into a group of people who s…
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This anime was very interesting because it was thought out and produced to a really good standard. I tinker this is better compered to other sport animes because when I was watching each episode I didn't feel like I was watching the same thing because usually most sports anime are all the same like for example the prince of tennis.that was a good anime but they kept on repeating them selves. However this anime one outs was different because the plot kept changing , and things would climax to a final show down . When watching this anime , I felt like I was watching a anime that was full of gaming and like gambling the unexpected always happens just like in this anime.
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One Outs is about a gambler named Tokuchi Toua who plays for the Lycaons baseball team with a different contract than other players. At first, I thought that this is just a typical sports anime wherein they train and strive to become champions but it turns out its not. Even if you are not a baseball fan, you will still enjoy watching this. You don't even need to understand baseball just to watch this. I'd say its more like gambling than baseball. I liked the way how he crushes his enemies under his feet so that they could not get back up. The characters are well-developed and the story is so great that it will make you watch for more. I can also say that Tokuchi is the smartest anime character. The sound effects fit perfectly for every situation the team is in. The art is not that commenda…
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This anime was partially enjoyable, but my enjoyment was mostly overshadowed by what I see as failed potential. One Outs starts out with a world of potential with the interesting and enigmatic main character, genius pitcher Tokuchi Toua. The supporting characters are interesting as well and immediately given impressive backstory and development. The atmosphere seemed to be setting up for a great baseball journey and even the narrator promised that great unforeseen events would happen later on. However, after the first few introductory episodes the series levels out and becomes uninteresting focusing on one long match after another. Many people say this series is like Death Note with baseball. It is NOT like Death Note with baseball. There is a distinct lack of arch rivalry, but an abundanc…
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*Note* This is my first review, so any feedback on how I can make it better/more useful to the reader is greatly appreciated :), thanks in advance.
At first glance, One Outs may seem to be based around baseball, but that's merely the medium used to deliver the psychological warfare that is entailed within this anime.
Story (9/10):
The story is revolved around a pitcher named Tokuchi Toua (who has had no previous 'official' experience as a professional baseball playe) and how he 'joins' the Lycoans to help them increase their ranking.
The story in itself is nothing special, but there are 2 aspects to this anime that make it interesting:
Firstly, Tokuchi's pitching is actually pretty average, even arguably below the standard of a professional baseball player. However, it's not his pitch…
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One Outs was a baseball manga written by Kaitani Shinobu. It was adapted into an anime by our old friends at Madhouse, who brought us such classics as Black Lagoon, Petshop of Horrors and Rideback. Unfortunately, they've also been behind some of the worst anime I've ever seen such as Highschool of the Dead and Devil Hunter Yohko. I'm honestly not predicting their best work this time around, although a lot of that is more to do with the subject matter than anything else. I am not a person who cares about sports in the slightest. So, let's look at One Outs and see if it holds up in spite of my own apathy towards the material.
Story:
Our story opens with some minor league players at a training camp. After an injury destroys their pitcher's ability to throw balls at a guy with a stick, two…
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"Winning a game is not dependent on surpassing your opponents with your strength or waiting for lucky breaks. Conquer the opponent, crushing them, and stepping over the fallen ones ruthlessly. Winning means dominating over countless dead bodies."
One Outs, I admit, was never on my radar. It only recently caught my attention when I found out that Hagiwara Masato, known for voicing Kaiji Itou (a dumb gambler with a crazy lucky streak and serious cunning known for crazy come-from-behind victories), and Akagi Shigiru (an insane gambler with a crazy lucky streak and serious cunning known for crazy come-from-behind victories), would be voicing Tokuchi Towa, a pitching gambler with a crazy lucky streak and serious cunning, known for crazy come-from-behind victories.
If I sound like I am mocking…
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Pen is mightier than sword, that is what we learn from one outs. From the synopsis one may be confused that Is this baseball? Is this chess? Is this gambling? The answer is Nope its not, its ONE OUTS. Bored of animes with cliche MC, who either suck at everything and gradually develops into a strong character or suddenly gets a powerboost to defeat all his foes, or in the name of friends brings out some kind of hidden power, and stuff, then u r definitely looking for this awesomesauce.
Baseball as a sports isn't popular in my country, as such I dont even know all the rules of the game. The ongoing anime Diamond no Ace which is also a baseball anime inspired me and got me into the game, and as such I was expecting One Outs to be a similar sports genre anime. But I was gravely mistaken, and…
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this isn't really a sports anime, despite using baseball as a vehicle, and it isn't really a gambling show either, despite the lead character Tokuchi being an inveterate gambler. it is primarily a sort of mystery -- i got the most out of trying to figure out what Tokuchi was thinking, and how he would foil his enemies.
the premise of the story is unique and interesting, and i enjoyed the progression of a lengthy set of episodes each showing Tokuchi being pitted against various nefarious villains. mind, i didn't enjoy the villains, they were all one-note characters, bad guys through and through, constantly overacting, and therefore boring. but the way Tokuchi outthinks them is very entertaining. it would be even better if one could actually follow through all the complex twists and turns,…
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Hands down my favorite anime. I've rewatched it twice and if it were possible to erase my memories of what happens in this anime, I would likely rewatch it many more times. Now, without further ado...
[Story: 10]
The story revolves around a man named Toua Tokuchi, whose background is effectively unknown. All we know is that he excels in a form of gambling through baseball called "One Outs." This seems to be a theme in madhouse animes, such as Kaiji and Akagi, where the character's past remains a mystery and unknown throughout the story. Anyways, Toua is finally defeated in One Outs by a man nicknamed the "unlucky prodigy batter" Hiromichi Kojima, and due to the stakes of the gamble, Toua leaves the gambling world to lend his prowess to the weakest team in the Japanese Pacific League: the…
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How nefarious can a main character get?
When one thinks of a sports anime, their mind doesn't even consider the fact that sports can be psychological. I finished this anime in 2 days, and I just have to say....Baseball meets Death Note. Tokuchi, Toua is in my mind the ultimate main character. He's just the definition of a bad ass and that's really what makes this anime so great. The supporting characters in my opinion were not that well developed but the performance of Tokuchi more then made up for that minor loss.
The score was simply beautiful when it was shown, the art was magnificient however like I said sometimes the supporting characters didn't seem like they had a lot of progress. The antognist was your typical greedy SOB which made you cringe when you saw him.
However the main…
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“Nobody wins, but I!”, the subtitle of the series, couldn’t be more accurate.
One Outs is the story of the extremist gambler Toua Tokuchi, his battle to completely crush his opponents in the Japanese Pacific Baseball League and, perhaps less importantly to the pitcher, earn a beefy salary while doing so. While advantageous, and likely to increase one's enjoyment of the series, a deep knowledge of the sport of Baseball is not required. Make no mistake; the series is first and foremost about the character, rather than the vehicle used to display his feats.
The story begins in the island of Okinawa, with the star player of the Lycaons, Kojima Hiromichi, training for the upcoming season in the hopes of leading the dismal team to the championships. It is here the title game is revealed to be…
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So, One Outs is an anime about sports, right? Hell no! Its about Tokuchi owning everyone and kicking their asses! Its very similar to Akagi, so if you enjoyed that the chances are VERY slim that you wont enjoy this one as well!
Story
Well, the story itself isnt really anything special, Its about Tokuchi Toua who is a genius pitcher. He kinda gets forced to join the lowly ranked Lycaons baseball team. Of course his goal is to make their team start winning their matches. So the basic story is pretty ordinary as you can see, but there are two things that makes the whole thing a lot more interesting. The first is how the matches are played. The Lycaons opponents always have better players overall, or some kind of ace up their sleeve and one team is even cheating. Now its Tokuchis job to destr…
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