__Height:__ 171cm
__Weight:__ 62kg  
__Position:__ Pitcher, outfielder  
__Throw/bat:__ Left/Left
__Class:__ Year 2, Class 5
__Family: __Grandfather, father, mother, younger brother  

Sakitama&#039;s pitcher. 

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: Anime News Network)

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Mihashi moves on to high school convinced he is a lousy baseball pitcher. There he meets the catcher Abe and the team manager Momoe who together work to make Mihashi and the team shine. 
(Source: Anime News Network)
 
Notes: 
- Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award for best creative work in 2006. 
- Winner of Kodansha Manga Award for general manga in 2007.

Yutaka Ichihara