Kyojin no Hoshi
Japanese title: 巨人の星
Alternative titles: Star of the Giants
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 182
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 30, 1968 to Sep 18, 1971
Broadcast: Saturdays at 19:00 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: G - All Ages
Studios: TMS Entertainment
Producers: Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Yomiuri Telecasting
Genres: Drama, Sports
Themes: Team Sports
Demographics: Shounen

The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would join the ever popular Giants team, and soon he realized the difficulty of managing the high expectations. From the grueling training to battling the rival Mitsuru Hanagata on the Hanshin Tigers, he would have to take out his best pitching magic to step up to the challenge.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Suraj: The Rising Star, a cricket remake of the Japanese baseball anime Kyojin no Hoshi, was aired on India television from December 2012. This collaborative effort brings together content creators such as KODANSHA Inc., TMS Entertainment, Colors and DQ Entertainment to mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral ties between India and Japan. In Japan, it was distributed on Niconico Channel from August 2013.