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| Season 3, Episode 9 | |
| Absent Ace | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | エース不在 |
| Rōmanji | Eesu Fuza |
| Staff | |
| Information | |
| Episode | 61 |
| Air Date | March 3, 2007 |
| Opening | PLAY THE GAME |
| Ending | Strike Party!!! |
| Adapted from | 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332 (p. 1-9) |
| Story Arc | Seishu High Arc |
| Episode Guide | |
| Previous | Ep60: Egashira's Plot |
| Next | Ep62: Contagious Fighting Spirit |
Absent Ace is the 61st episode of the MAJOR anime and 9th episode of the 3rd season. It was aired on March 3, 2007.
List of Characters[]
Summary[]
Goro starts his rehabilitation, while Shimizu starts training for the pitcher position. Meanwhile, Fuji gets a new member for the club, Hattori. After a week, Goro returns to the training ground an asks Tashiro to catch some pitches. After seeing that the month he spend in the rehabilitation affected his legs, he starts training them. When Hideki discovers that Goro is planning to play in the tournament, he goes after Yamada and tell him not to use Goro in any match.
Manga and Anime Differences[]
As Ayane isn't present in the manga version of the events, Fuji's recruitment poster features Miho instead. A scene with Akira Oonuki from chapter 327, right before Tetsufumi Egashira visits Goro, is ommited in the anime adaptation.