Big Windup! (おおきく振りかぶって) is an anime television series based on the manga series by Asa Higuchi. the series originally aired in Japan between April 12, 2007 and September 28, 2007, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was released in North America on DVD by FUNimation Entertainment between August 18, 2009 and September 29, 2009.
English Voice Cast
Main Cast
- Greg Ayres - Takaya Abe
- Sean Michael Teague - Ren Mihashi
Secondary Cast
- Aaron Dismuke - Yuto Sakaeguchi
- Anthony Bowling - Shoji Suyama
- Cherami Leigh - Chiyo Shinooka
- Chris Burnett - Kosuke Izumi
- Chris Cason - Kazutoshi Oki
- Christopher Bevins - Yoshiro Hamada
- Cynthia Cranz - Maria Momoe
- Drew Wall - Junta Takase
- Jean-Luc Hester - Fumiki Mizutani
- Jeff Johnson - Kazuki Kawai
- Joel McDonald - Azusa Hanai
- Scott Hinze - Shintaro Nishihiro
- Todd Haberkorn - Yuichiro Tajima
Minor Cast
- Andrew Phifer - Keisuke Yamanoi
- Bill Flynn - Third Base Umpire
- Brian Witkowicz - Aoi, Shortstop (ep26)
- Brina Palencia - Young Ren Mihashi (ep12)
- Bryan Massey - Facilitator (ep11), Plate Umpire
- Chad Halbrook - Matsuda
- Christopher Bevins - First Base Umpire
- Chuck Huber - Tsuyoshi Shiga
- Cole Brown - Plate Umpire
- Corey Cleary-Stoner - Kurata, Shiba (ep8)
- Dan Forsythe - Matsuoka
- Daniel Katsük - Naota Kaguyama
- David Trosko - Riou Nakazawa
- Eric Vale - Keisuke Umehara
- Erik Archilla - Ryou
- J. Isaac Tompkins - Machida
- J. Michael Tatum - Riki Kajiyama
- Jaime Rivera - Matsunaga
- Jamie Marchi - Naoe Mihashi
- Jamie McGonnigal - Shuugo Kanou
- Jason Liebrecht - Kyouhei Akimaru
- Jerry Jewell - Ohkawa
- John Swasey - Tosei Coach
- Johnny Sequenzia - Naota Kaguyama (ep8)
- Josh Grelle - Atsushi Hatake
- Josh Martin - Hiiragi
- Justin Cook - Hiroyuki Oda
- Justin Pate - Yoshi
- Keith Kubal - Keisuke Yamanoi
- Kent Williams - Coach (ep9)
- Kevin Connolly - Motoki Haruna
- Kristi Bingham - Izumi's Mother, Suzune Miyashita
- Kristopher Luce - Jin Mashiba
- Kyle Hebert - Miyakawa
- Leah Clark - Senpai (ep13)
- Luci Christian - Young Yoshiro Hamada (ep12)
- Maeghan Albach - Facilitator (ep13), Oki's Mother, TV Announcer (ep25)
- Mary Morgan - Mizutani's Mother
- Maxey Whitehead - Announcer
- Micah Solusod - Takashima
- Monica Rial - Ruri Mihashi
- Nick Trautner - Kadota
- Orion Pitts - Takehiko Aoki
- Patrick Seitz - Mihoshi Coach
- Robert Colin - Yuji Motoyama
- Scott Barber - Maekawa
- Scott Freeman - Taguchi
- Stephanie Young - Hanai's Mother
- Terri Doty - Fukami (ep23), Suyama's Mother (ep16)
- Z Charles Bolton - Shingo Shimazaki
Additional Voices
- Anastasia Munoz
- Casey Clark
- Cris George
- J. Buckley Xavier
- Jaime Rivera
- James Cave
- Robert Colin
- Tia Ballard