Is there a sequel to Baseball Heroes?

The well-known cartoonist Adachi Mitsuru, who has drawn many popular comics such as "Miyuki Miyuki", "Lucky Clover", and "H2", created his immortal masterpiece "Baseball Heroes" based on the theme of college baseball. ("TOUCH"), the sequel will be serialized in the June issue of Shogakukan magazine "GESSAN" ("ゲッサン"), which will be released on May 12. The sequel is called "MIX" ("Micro") and is a new series set 26 years after the world of "Baseball Heroes". As a sequel to "Baseball Heroes", the heroes and heroines Uesugi Tatsuya and Asa are very familiar to everyone. Kura Minami will appear. As soon as the news came out, it also caused quite a topic in the Japanese animation industry.

The May issue of "GESSAN", which was released on the 12th of this month, published a series of preview color pictures. In front of the campus of Meisei Academy, the alma mater of the Uesugi brothers, the protagonists of "Baseball Heroes", two children who look like brothers are playing a game of pitching and catching. The magazine also said "The highly anticipated large-scale youth story" and "The stage is Meisei Academy - 26 years after the legend of the Uesugi brothers, now once again, the two brothers of fate have opened the door to Meisei Academy. Brand new The story is about to begin -" such an exciting slogan.

The classic masterpiece "Baseball Heroes" is a baseball-themed youth sports comic serialized by Mitsuru Adachi in Shogakukan magazine "Weekly Shōnen SUNDAY" from 1981 to 1986. It is one of the few comics in the history of Japanese comics that caused a stir. One of the masterpieces of the romantic comedy trend. The story centers on the "good-for-nothing brother" Uesugi Tatsuya who has baseball talent but no motivation; his twin brother Uesugi Kazuya who is very serious in both studies and baseball and is very talented and attracts everyone's attention; and Uesugi Kazuya who lives next door. , the "perfect woman" in the minds of boys, Asakura Minami, is centered on the three. Just before the finals of the local tournament in Koshien, his younger brother Kazuya died in a car accident. Tatsuya inherited his brother's legacy and finally started playing baseball seriously, and continued to work hard towards the goal of Koshien. The famous line in the story "Take Konan to Koshien" is still circulated among fans to this day, which shows the popularity and influence of the comic. Following the TV animation, the work has successively launched theatrical animation and live-action Japanese drama versions. The theme song "TOUCH" sung by singer Yoshimi Iwasaki for the animation also moved many fans.

"Baseball Heroes", which won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1982 and set a high ratings record of 31.9 when it first aired on TV, set off a huge trend. The sequel was finally released 26 years after the manga was completed. Come on stage. Can the sequel "MIX" released this time trigger the Andachong craze again~ Fans of Andachong, please stay tuned~~~~~Saw this on Tencent