Ookiku Furikabutte, nicknamed Oofuri by fans, is an anime and manga about Mihashi Ren, the pitcher of Nishuira High. Assisted by his new teammates (and especially the catcher, Takaya Abe, he grows in stature, confidence and skill, helping his team excel with his own abilities. However, he is dragged into Nishiura's baseball team by their coach. He then transfers to Nishiura high school with plans of quitting baseball, because he does not believe he is good enough to succeed at baseball.
Mihashi is thoroughly convinced that he is a lousy baseball pitcher and he graduates to high school with extremely low self-esteem. His teammates (especially the team's catcher) hated him, and they always lost their games. Mihashi was the previous ace pitcher in his middle school's baseball team, but it seems that he only got the position because his grandfather was the owner of the school. The series, set in Saitama, follows the story of Ren Mihashi. A manga and anime about friendship, trust, and baseball Ookiku Furikabutte
