Play Ball is a tV series anime that premiered in summer 2005, produced by Magic Bus.

About the production: the story comes from a manga, there are 13 episodes of about 20 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action and sports, with themes such as Shounen and Baseball.

On AniList, Play Ball has an average score of 66%, a good score, and appears on 515 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Play Ball 2nd and Captain (TV).

Taniguchi Takao was a good baseball player when he was in junior high. But he broke his finger and couldn't play baseball anymore. When he became a high school student, he always stood alone after school looking sadly at the baseball ground. Looking at him, Aiki, a captain of a soccer club invited him to his team. He hadn't played soccer, but he was a good athlete and diligent, soon, he become so a good player as to be chosen a regular member. However, Aiki noticed that Takao couldn't give up baseball and he made Takao join the baseball club. At first, he couldn't adapt himself to the surroundings. Their easy-going attitude was far from what he used to do. However, being influenced by Takao's earnestness, gradually, their attitude began to change.

Official synopsis from AniList.