Major Season 1 Episode 2

Goro wakes up to find his dad practicing batting. He is going to become a batter.

Honda's buddy from highschool is in the paper.

Pitcher turned batter. Quite the dream.

Giant Cannon Robo got smashed, Goro will be pissed.

 New character Toshino is shown playing videogames instead of doing drills. HE IS IN ELEMENTARY. Japan doesn't fuck around.

 Toshi takes an intrest in what Goro is doing,

Goro sees him and says let's play. Toshi is obviously the typical study study study hammered nail down type kid. It makes Goro look like a delinquent.

Toshi declines because he doesnt have a glove, or balls for that matter.

Goro busts in and imposes baseball upon the local. The nerd is intrigued.

 Introductions.

You mean ?

Meanwhile Honda goes back with a wild notion that he is now the hitter they have been looking for.

In 1992 I was an impressionable youth, I was shown Mr. Baseball, Little Nemo and Terminator 2. What A wild combo.

 I can't believe a 10 year old me sat through something like that.

Such a great animation with Miyazaki's help.

And what makes that cider so super?

 They decide to give Honda a chance.

 His friend that he seen in the paper happens to be there and decides its a great time to challenge Honda like they did back in high school.

 A pro pitcher would destroy a new batter.

 Honda is losing.......

 But starts to predict and believe because he was once a pitcher (hours ago.) that he can predict what is going on at bat.

 Memories

Success Honda gets a home run in fear of working at Lawson's.

 One thing that I noticed is so far the food they have been sitting near or finished has been Hybrid or more English food. Most anime will have characters eating staple fish and rice, Ramen or Soba, some house bento or sushi, hot pot, shabu shabu, onigiri, tako, uni or some sort of pickled rice dish. Toast in the mornings. In only two episodes I've seen Sausage, eggs and toast, salad and now steak. I applaud them for this.

 I don't see any cows around.

 Spoken like NOT an elementary gaki.

 Mean while Toshi is getting his ass ripped by Okasan.

 From Elementary to Adult, Japan doesn't fuck around # 2.

 Meanwhile, again Goro's sensei Hoshino is runnin around in the teacher housing listening to complaints of cleaning duties.

Coincidence or creepy?

Hoshino looks out the balcony and spots Goro who is on his way to train.

 Hoshino's friend might have a point or she is infatuated with the kid.

Toshi's super strict mom won't allow Toshi to play baseball. Goro turns around to find that the glove he gave Toshi is on a trash can. Goro is upset.

 Honda explains to Goro that he might be misunderstanding the situation if he didn't ask Toshi about the glove. That's right, morals.

 Toshi flips out on his mom and wants the glove back, his mom says she will get another one for him when he passes the test. Life is a series of tests.

Onto Episode 3