One Outs
Nobody wins, but I!
Created by Shinobu Kaitani
On Nippon TV
A high-stakes psychological thriller disguised as sports anime, where every pitch is a calculated gamble and every batter a potential victim of manipulation.
Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambling and logic is about to begin..
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Questions people ask
Is One Outs scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is One Outs violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is One Outs easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Does One Outs leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is One Outs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like One Outs
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as One Outs
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like One Outs, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like One Outs, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like One Outs, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
