In 1925 (year 14 of the Taisho era) baseball is still quite unknown in Japan and there are only a few male teams. After being told by a baseball player that women should become housewives instead of going to school, 14-year-old Akiko invites her friend Koume to start a baseball team in order to prove him wrong. During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself, which they soon discover to be more difficult than expected.
A lighthearted love letter to the period, but not quite a historical show that really deals with its setting and themes
Taisho Baseball Girls is a sincere and lighthearted love letter to the period. While there is undoubtedly a focus on baseball, much of the story also involves the experience of 1920s Japan. The show really works to earn its title as a Taisho-era piece of fiction despite its bubbly, upbeat tone and tโฆ