__Height:__ 165 cm
__Position:__ Pitcher

Mihashi, the main character of the series, is a nervous boy with no self confidence. He is shown to have always had this personality, (which seems to come in part from his father, who displays some of the same mannerisms) however, it became much more pronounced in middle school, where he was bullied by his teammates on the baseball team after gaining a place on the team apparently through favouritism, as his grandfather owned the school. The other members of the team were resentful of this and felt that their reserve pitcher, Kanou, was far more talented than Mihashi. However, Mihashi refused to give up the mound and pitched in every one of their games, even when his teammates stopped trying and the catcher wouldn&#039;t give him signs to throw. Eventually, Mihashi decided to change schools for high school and succeeded in gaining a place in Nishiura. Although he felt guilty for ruining his junior high teams enjoyment of the game, and thus promised himself he wouldn&#039;t play baseball in high school, Mihashi let slip that he was a pitcher, and is thus dragged into the baseball club, who had no other pitcher.

Despite his low self-confidence, Mihashi is very stubborn, refusing to give up the mound even when so exhausted that he starts losing control of his pitches, and becoming upset at the idea of the team needing a reserve pitcher. He is quite guillable, loves to eat, and has a fear of dogs. Mihashi&#039;s grades are very poor, and he says he had to work hard in order to get into Nishiura. He loves pitching so much that his mother mentions he&#039;s always holding a ball, even in his sleep.

After a falling out with his middle school team, Mihashi enters Nishiura high school with no social skill, a warped opinion of himself, and every intention to quit baseball. The newly formed Nishiura baseball team, however, needs a pitcher, and they welcome him. Most enthusiastic is Abe, a domineering catcher with his own game issues. 
And so a battery every bit as complementary as it is dysfunctional is formed. If they can figure out how to work together, they might be the answers to each other's problems-and the team might be able to win.


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Married voice actress [Yuka Nishigaki](https://anilist.co/staff/105045) in 2015. Part of the trio Trignal with fellow voice actors [Takuya Eguchi](https://anilist.co/staff/102695/Takuya-Eguchi) and [Ryohei Kimura](https://anilist.co/staff/96762). Hosts radio programs for Kiramune.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!Dice in "Summon Night 6: Lost Borders" (VG) (Japanese)
Dixen in "Hortensia Saga" (VG) (Japanese)
Hero in "Hero Must Die" (VG) (Japanese)
Hikaru Onigashima in "Kenka Banchou Otome ~Kanzen Muketsu no My Honey~" (VG) (Japanese)
Hikaru Onigashima in "Kenka Banchou Otome" (VG) (Japanese)
James Rogers in "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow" (animated direct-to-video movie/DVD version) (Japanese)
Jude Mathis in "Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Jude Mathis in "Tales of the World: Reve Unitia" (VG) (Japanese)
Jude Mathis in "Tales of Xillia 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Jude Mathis in "Tales of Xillia" (VG) (Japanese)
Kashiwagi Yuu in "Kirai ja nai Kedo" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kashiwagi Yuu in "Warui Koto Shitai" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kenshin Kagemitsu in "Touken Ranbu" (VG) (Japanese)
Kurumi in "Side Kicks!" (VG) (Japanese)
Main Character in "Toki to Eien ~Toki Towa~" (VG) (Japanese)
Mias in "Moujuutachi to Ohime-sama ~in blossom~" (VG) (Japanese)
Mias in "Moujuutachi to Ohime-sama" (VG) (Japanese)
Momota Itsuki in "Mispri! Miss Princess" (VG) (Japanese)
Rengokuin in "Rust Blaster" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Shinji Naruse in "LUX-PAIN" (VG) (Japanese)
Shunya in "Blazer Drive" (Japanese)
Tokio Horou / Ethan Kairos in "Time Hollow" (VG) (Japanese)
Vermeil in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG) (Japanese)
Wataru Kagurazaka in "Gakuen Club" (VN) (Japanese)
Yukihiko Himeno in "CV: Casting Voice" (VG) (Japanese)
Yumiru in "Avalon Code" (VG) (Japanese)!~

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)

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.

Unaired episode 12.5 included on the 7th DVD & Blu-ray volume.
 
Kurata from Bijyou feels guilty about beating the crap out of other players. Abe’s accidental injury strikes a chord, and he no longer wants to be involved with Roka’s dirty schemes.
 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

Chiisaku Furikabutte, lit. “Small Windup”, was published in Afternoon between the tankobon publications of volumes 15 and 16 and during the 2011 hiatus, and it is a series of specials about the lives of Oofuri characters.