Dokaben
Japanese title: ドカベン
Type: TV
Source: Unknown
Episodes: 163
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 6, 1976 to Dec 26, 1979
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 19:00 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Nippon Animation
Producers: Fuji TV, Tsuchida Productions
Genres: Sports
Themes: School, Team Sports
Demographics: Shounen

Tarou "Dokaben" Yamada, who was a judoist while at junior high, enters Meikun High School and is talked into joining the baseball club. He displays his superb athletic abilities in baseball and becomes well-known as a hard hitter. He and his unique teammates establish Meikun a solid position as No.1 in the High School Baseball Championship games.

(Source: Nippon Animation)