Natsunosuke Bonda, 26, single, is a left-handed mid-relief & sidearm pitcher belonging to the professional baseball team the Jingu Spiders. He became a professional right out of high school and his annual income is 18 million yen (~$169,000). He’s a player who is never going to be referred to as a ‘top tier pitcher.’

‘I don’t know how long I can keep this up after I turn 30.’
‘Only a handful of those who retire become coaches or commentators.’
‘Some people fail to make more than 1 million yen (~$9300) a year after they’ve retired .’
‘Pro baseball players have to save up their earnings now while they can!’

As he stares down the harsh reality facing him, he utters a certain phrase over and over.

‘There’s money buried under the pitcher's mound!’

Today too, Bonda stands on the pitcher's mound and dreams of ‘Gurazeni’ (ground money) !

Natsunosuke Bonda

Voice Actor: Fukushi Ochiai

Natsunosuke is a professional left-handed mid-relief pitcher in his eighth year. While he is a professional baseball player, he is just barely one. Due to this, he is constantly uncertain about what will happen to him when he retires. This leads to him constantly worrying about 'money.' He is obsessed with salaries to the point that he has memorized the salaries of the top team across 12 teams.

Yuki

Voice Actor: M.A.O

Yuki is a pretty girl who attracts customers to her shop, a restaurant in Ebisu called Kitchen Mihei. Natsunosuke fell in love with her at first sight but a majority of the customers call her ‘Yuki-chan’ and have their sights on her. She’s the heroine of this story.

Tanabe

Voice Actor: Issei Futamata

Tanabe is the director for the Jinguu Spiders. He's the one who selected Natsunosuke.

Sakoda

Voice Actor: Kenji Nomura

Sakoda is the blue pen coach of the Jinguu Spiders. He’s hard-faced and is in charge of the mid-relief pitching staff.

Kozato

Voice Actor: Ryuuzou Ishino

Kozato is the top team pitching coach for Jinguu Spiders. He is often working alongside Coach Tanabe.

Tokunaga

Voice Actor: Daisuke Namikawa

Tokunaga is a baseball commentator. He is a former pitcher for the Jinguu Spiders and retired three years ago. He and Natsunosuke are from the same town and he is like a good older brother to Natsunosuke.

Shibuya

Voice Actor: Takanori Hoshino

Shibuya is the starting pitcher for the Jinguu Spiders. He is a great teammate to Natsunosuke.

Ana Matsumoto

Voice Actor: Hideo Matsumoto

Ana is an announcer for the Otowa Radio show. Ana is an announcer for the Otowa Radio show. A character based on a real person, freelance announcer Hideo Matsumoto.