It is here that the primary antagonist is revealed, and the driving gamble of the series is set. Tokuchi is revealed to be the undisputed king of the game, and through multiple matches with Lycaons members and Kojima himself, Tokuchi loses his first contest yet and agrees to join the Lycaons at the behest of Kojima, who believes he can lead the team to victory. It is here the title game is revealed to be a betting competition between batter and pitcher, with both sides attempting to overwhelm and suppress the other respectively.
of the Lycaons, Kojima Hiromichi, training for the upcoming season in the hopes of leading the dismal team to the championships. The story begins in the island of Okinawa, with the star player Make no mistake the series is first and foremost about the character, rather than the vehicle used to display his feats. While advantageous, and likely to increase one's enjoyment of the series, a deep knowledge of the sport of Baseball is not required. One Outs is the story of the extremist gambler Toua Tokuchi, his battle to completely crush his opponents in the Japanese Pacific Baseball League and, perhaps less importantly to the pitcher, earn a beefy salary while doing so. “Nobody wins, but I!”, the subtitle of the series, couldn’t be more accurate. With every game having the potential to either make or break him, will Tokuchi be able to outwit those who stand in his way? After Saikawa refuses to give him a reasonable salary, Tokuchi proposes a special contract: pitching an out will earn him five million yen, but giving up a run will cost him fifty million.
Determined to recruit Tokuchi no matter what, Kojima places his own career on the line and defeats Tokuchi at his own specialty-One Outs.įorced to become a Lycaon, Tokuchi soon finds himself at odds with the team's owner, Tsuneo Saikawa. When Hiromichi Kojima, a legendary hitter for the Saikyou Saitama Lycaons, witnesses Tokuchi's skills firsthand, he realizes that the man might be exactly what the team needs to get out of their slump. Despite his remarkable abilities, however, Tokuchi sees the sport as nothing more than a way to make some quick money. Pitching nothing but mediocre fastballs, he has made a name for himself by attaining 499 consecutive victories in the game of "One Outs," a one-on-one showdown between a pitcher and a batter. Toua Tokuchi is a prodigy when it comes to both baseball and gambling.
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