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Welcome to Cozy Anime Corner , your go-to place for finding the perfect anime to brighten your day! Every month I’ll highlight a comfy series with low stakes, calm vibes and people I wish I knew in real life. Nothing says summertime like baseball, and Catch Me At the Ballpark! wants to take you — yes, you — out to the ballgame! But this isn’t an edge-of-your-seat sports anime with bombastic action sequences. Catch Me At the Ballpark! is a slice-of-life anime about the people in the stands cheering on their favorite players, and the people who work hard to make sure they all have a fantastic time — like the tireless uriko, or beer girls, who pour drinks in the stands with a smile. Related: Cozy Anime Songs for a Summer Night Catch Me At the Ballpark! not only captures the feeling of a baseball game on a bright day, but...

by Rakha Alif

Labeling “Catch me at the Ballpark” as a sports anime does it an injustice. The reason is simply because its main focus is not on engaging sport sequences, nail-biting moments of competition, or the thrill of victory and defeat. Instead, it revolves around the mundane and small aspects of what actually makes a baseball game special—the experience of attending the game in a stadium, not only to cheer and support your team with thousands of people you don’t even know, but also as a place where one can feel they belong.

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The beer vendor at MotorSuns Stadium, Ruriko, really loves her job, getting along with everyone, and being cheerful and positive—making the whole stadium feel even livelier. One day, she finally gets her first regular customer—Murata, an overworked corporate slave who finds...

Ongoing supernatural manga to TV anime Toilet-bound Hanako-kun begins broadcasting its next cour on July 7, 2025, and today the series revealed a new cast member, new information on the opening and ending theme songs and a 30-second TV spot. Masayoshi Oishi performs the new opening theme for the series, which is entitled “Kagome Kagome”, while Akari Kito performs the new ending theme for the series, which is entitled “mo∞ent”. Voice actor Jun Fukuyama (Ken Nokogirimiya in Catch Me at the Ballpark! ) plays the role of Shinigami-sama , the sixth of the school's Seven Wonders. Shinigami-sama character art Square Enix serializes the original Toilet-bound Hanako-kun manga by Aidairo in their Monthly GFantasy shonen manga magazine. Yen Press also publishes an English language version of the series. Yohei Fukui directs the second season of the TV anime at animation studio Lerche. Yasuhiro Nakanishi provides the series composition and Mayuka Itou provides the character designs.

The official YouTube channel for the seven-member Japanese dance and vocal group Genic began streaming a music video for their latest digital single song "Akiramerarenainosa" ("I can't give up"). The song was featured as the special ending theme for the final 12th episode of the spring 2025 TV anime Catch Me at the Ballpark! , which aired in Japan last night. Genic had also provided the anime's opening theme song, "Hurray!!" Genic "Akiramerarenainosa" Music Video The music video depicts a young boy who dreams of becoming a professional baseball player and challenges his dreams while also carrying the thoughts of his friends. It features professional baseball player Ryosuke Tatsumi of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Tatsumi is a fan of Genic, and has used the group's songs as his walk-up songs for three consecutive years since 2023, including “Flavor,” “I'll Be There,” and "Maison Genic." "It was a fun music video shoot from start to finish,...

Sports anime typically follow a particular formula where you see a group or an individual work their way up to success in their given sport. You see their trials and tribulations and you also witness a lot of whichever particular sport is the focus of the anime. How else are you going to get hyped with all of the competitive nature amongst everyone? Well, what if there was an anime that takes that formula and flips it on its head. What if there was a sports anime that foregoes everything about the actual sport and instead focuses on various surrounding aspects that make up a sport? Catch Me at the Ballpark! is technically about a baseball team. You will get to see some plays here and there and a few characters get a bit of time to stand out, but the majority of the show focuses on the unsung heroes of a major sports team.

This season's Catch Me at the Ballpark! introduces anime fans to the delights of being a regular at a baseball game: from beer girls to baseball players to the caring security guards. Next weekend, series star Fairouz Ai will become part of that community as she throws out the first pitch during a special tie-in event for the series! Ai, who plays the upbeat beer girl Ruriko, will appear at the upcoming Catch Me at the Ballpark! Special Day on May 17. The game, which will take place at Chiba's Zozo Marine Stadium, will see the Chiba Lotte Marines facing off against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. In addition to throwing out the first pitch, Ai will also appear between innings. Related: Catch Me at the Ballpark! Anime Pitches Creditless Opening Movie Junichi Kitamura ( Fluffy Paradise ) directs Catch Me at the Ballpark! at studio Emt Squared, with Shigeru Murakoshi ( I Parry Everything ) on series composition,...

A baseball game is about more than just the players. The fans, announcers, stadium guards and (of course!) beer girls are all part of the magic of a live game. And all these personalities are celebrated in the opening theme to this season's Catch Me at the Ballpark! CyberAgent has now released the creditless version of the opening movie, set to "Hurray!!" by Genic. Related: Catch Me at the Ballpark! Anime Gets Dancing in Creditless Ending Sequence Based on the manga by Tatsuro Suga, Junichi Kitamura ( Fluffy Paradise ) directs Catch Me at the Ballpark! at studio Emt Squared, with series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi (I Parry Everything ), character designs by Fumio Iida and music by Monaca ( Shangri-La Frontier ). The anime premiered in Japan on April 2. Crunchyroll is currently streaming Catch Me at the Ballpark! as part of its spring anime season, and describes the series: To escape his tiring job,...

Opening Day is here at last—for Catch Me at the Ballpark! , that is! The new spring sports series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. To celebrate, the beer girls of the series are dancing up a storm in a creditless ending sequence for the series. Check it out, set to ending song "Ballpark de Shake! Don't Shake!" performed by the cast: Catch Me at the Ballpark! Creditless Ending Related: Catch Me at the Ballpark! Anime Previews Opening Song in New Trailer Crunchyroll is streaming Catch Me at the Ballpark! as part of its spring anime season. Premium members can watch the first episode now! To escape his tiring job, weary Murata finds escape at a nearby baseball stadium. While the games are thrilling, it’s Ruriko, the gyaru as cold as the beer she serves but secretly a sweetheart, who keeps him coming back. As her first regular, Murata discovers...