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Rookies

Details

Title: ルーキーズ
Title (English): ROOKIES
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Sports drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jul-26
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: Kiseki by GreeeeN

Synopsis

The story revolves around a high school teacher and coach that tries to reform delinquents by having them join the baseball team. --Tokyograph

Cast

Correlation chart

Sato Ryuta as Kawato Koichi
Ichihara Hayato as Aniya Keiichi
Koide Keisuke as Mikoshiba Toru
Shirota Yu as Shinjo Kei
Nakao Akiyoshi as Sekikawa Shuta
Takaoka Sousuke as Wakana Tomochika
Kiritani Kenta as Hiratsuka Taira
Sato Takeru as Okada Yuya
Igarashi Shunji as Yufune Tetsuro
Kawamura Yosuke as Hiyama Kiyooki
Onoue Hiroyuki as Imaoka Shinobu
Murakawa Eri as Yagi Toko
Amano Hiroyuki as Kakefu Mitsuhide
Asano Kazuyuki as Ikebe Shunsaku
Fukiishi Kazue as Mayumi Rie
Osugi Ren as Fujimura Akihiro
Ibu Masato as Murayama Yoshio
- Supporting Cast & Guests

Episode Information

Episode	Air Date	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
01	2008-Apr-19	The heated battle begins between delinquents and their new teacher!	12.2	??.?	??.?
02	2008-Apr-26	Believe in your dreams!	14.8	??.?	??.?
03	2008-May-03	Things worth protecting until the end	15.4	??.?	??.?
04	2008-May-10	Starting from rock-bottom	13.1	??.?	??.?
05	2008-May-17	If you lose, it's all over... And then, the last man!	16.4	??.?	??.?
06	2008-Jun-07	Tonight the second chapter starts: A miraculous victory!? And then, a tearful departure...	15.4	??.?	??.?
07	2008-Jun-14	Unforgivable defeat	14.2	??.?	??.?
08	2008-Jun-28	A far-off dream... A victory for tomorrow	14.7	??.?	??.?
09	2008-Jul-05	Sordid pride	14.6	??.?	??.?
10	2008-Jul-19	Final Chapter, Part 1: The last summer... And then...	??.?	??.?	??.?
11	2008-Jul-26		??.?	??.?	??.?
Average	--	--	??.?	??.?	??.?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

The series did not air on May 24 or May 31 because of the 2008 Beijing Olympics volleyball qualifying matches.
The series did not air again on June 21 and July 12 to give way to the broadcast of the Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix 2008.

Production Credits

Original writing: Morita Masanori (森田まさのり) ROOKIES (manga)
Screenwriter: Izumi Yoshihiro
Planning: Ishimaru Akihiko
Producer: Tsuru Masaaki
Director: Hirakawa Yuichiro (ep1,3,5,8-9), Muto Jun (武藤淳) (ep2,6), Yamamoto Takeyoshi (ep4), Nakamae Yuji (中前勇児) (ep7)
Musical producer: Shida Hirohide (志田博英)
Music: Haketa Takefumi (羽毛田丈史), Takami Yu (髙見優)

External Links

Winter 2008	TBS	Summer 2008
--	Saturday 20:00	Koizora

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 *[[Osugi Ren]] as Fujimura Akihiro
 *[[Ibu Masato]] as Murayama Yoshio
-*[[Nose Anna]] as Fujita Kaoru
+**;''[[ROOKIES/Cast-Guests|Supporting Cast & Guests]]
-*[[Hirayama Hiroyuki]] as Shimano Ukyo
-===Guests===
-<div style="float:left; width:48%;">
-*[[Ayase Haruka]] as Mikoshiba Kyoko (ep1)
-*[[Hamada Masatoshi]] (ep1)
-*[[Otake Kazuki]] (大竹一樹) (ep1)
-*[[Mimura Masakazu]] (三村マサカズ) (ep1)
-*[[Udo Suzuki]] (ウド鈴木) (ep1)
-*[[Moriyama Mirai]] as Harimoto Takumi (ep1-2)
-*[[Matsumoto Hiroya]] (松本寛也) (ep1-3)
-*[[Kawatou Kouzo]] (川藤幸三) (ep1,3)
-*[[Kiguchi Aya]] as Naomi (ep1-3)
-*[[Suzunosuke]] (鈴之助) (ep1,3,8)
-*[[Masuda Naohiro]] (升田尚宏) (ep1-4)
-*[[Yabe Kyosuke]] (やべきょうすけ) (ep1-4,6)
-*[[Moriyama Yonetsugu]] (森山米次) (ep1-4,6)
-*[[Ishibashi Anna]] as Hoshino Akira (ep1-6)
-*[[Takanashi Rin]] (高梨臨) as Inomata Yukino (ep1-6)
-*[[Kamiji Yusuke]] as Enatsu Hayato (ep1,6-8)
-*[[Takayama Miyako]] (高山都) (ep1-8)
-*[[Ezaki Ohine]] (江嵜大兄) (ep2)
-*[[Kobayashi Naoharu]] (小林直治) (ep2)
-*[[Inanobe Yuji]] (稲野辺祐二) (ep2)
-*[[Yoshida Kakeru]] (吉田翔) (ep2)
-*[[Izaki Hisato]] (伊﨑央登) (ep3)
-*[[Nishizaki Mao]] (西崎真央) (ep3)
-*[[Sato Masahiro]] (佐藤匡泰) (ep3)
-</div>
-<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
-*[[Yamamoto Ryuji]] as Mizuhara (ep4)
-*[[Yamane Kazuma]] (山根和馬) as Kuroe (ep4)
-*[[Asari Yosuke]] as Katori (ep4-6)
-*[[Sugiura Daisuke]] (杉浦大介) (ep4-6)
-*[[Taguchi Hiromasa]] as Kunimatsu (ep5-6)
-*[[Tanaka Keizo]] (田中啓三) (ep5-6)
-*[[Igarashi Daisuke]] (五十嵐大輔) (ep5-6)
-*[[Hoshii Nanase]] as Matsunaga Ayako (ep6)
-*[[Matsuda Madoka]] as Ishimine Miho (ep6)
-*[[Hayashi Tsuyoshi]] as Awaguchi Hidetomo (ep6-8)
-*[[Tajima Ryo]] as Shibata Koji (ep6-8)
-*[[Orimoto Junkichi]] as Sawamura (ep7-8)
-*[[Abe Ryohei]] (阿部亮平) (ep7-8)
-*[[Obata Makoto]] (小幡誠) (ep7-8)
-*[[Asari Hidekazu]] (浅利英和) (ep7-8)
-*[[Harada Bunmei]] (原田文明) (ep7-8)
-*[[Kaku Tomohiro]] as Kobayashi (ep8)
-*[[Nakamura Ryusuke]] (中村龍介) (ep8)
-*[[Nakamura Daisuke]] (中村大輔) (ep8)
-*[[Kawashima Dai]] (川島大) (ep8)
-*[[Watabe Atsuro]] (ep10)
-*[[Toba Jun]] (ep10)
-*[[Koyanagi Yu]] (ep10-11)
-</div><br clear="all"/>
 ==Episode Information==
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 | 09 || 2008-Jul-05 || Sordid pride || 14.6 || ??.? || ??.?
 |- align=center
-| 10 || 2008-Jul-19 || Final chapter, first act ~ At the end of summer... And then... || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
+| 10 || 2008-Jul-19 || Final Chapter, Part 1: The last summer... And then...	 || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
 |- align=center
 | 11 || 2008-Jul-26 || &nbsp; || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
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 *'''Planning:''' [[Ishimaru Akihiko]]
 *'''Producer:''' [[Tsuru Masaaki]]
-*'''Director:''' [[Hirakawa Yuichiro]] (ep1,3,5,8), [[Muto Jun]] (武藤淳) (ep2,6), [[Yamamoto Takeyoshi]] (ep4), [[Nakamae Yuji]] (中前勇児) (ep7)
+*'''Director:''' [[Hirakawa Yuichiro]] (ep1,3,5,8-9), [[Muto Jun]] (武藤淳) (ep2,6), [[Yamamoto Takeyoshi]] (ep4), [[Nakamae Yuji]] (中前勇児) (ep7)
 *'''Musical producer:''' [[Shida Hirohide]] (志田博英)
 *'''Music:''' [[Haketa Takefumi]] (羽毛田丈史), [[Takami Yu]] (髙見優)