Ballpark de Tsukamaete!

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"To escape his tiring job, weary Murata finds escape at a nearby baseball stadium. While the games are thrilling, it's Ruriko, the gyaru as cold as the beer she serves but secretly a sweetheart, who keeps him coming back. As her first regular, Murata discovers the warmth behind her frosty demeanor, and their hilarious, heartwarming encounters light up the ballpark and maybe even their hearts.

Source: Crunchyroll"

Genre(s): Slice of Life

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Pretty good, if you like a cozy 'folks living their lives' kind of setting. Almost reminds me of Working, but with less drama (for comedic effect). Main vendor girl and guy have the Nagatoro relentless teasing thing going on, but without the romantic payoff. Side characters get a good portion of screen time these first few episodes, and many of the gags feel pretty fresh. Recommended, though the animation is pretty cheap.

It's fun, relaxing, and Ruriko is girl of the season imo.

Not at lot else to add about it other than it is enjoyable.

And the MotorSuns may kinda suck, but they seem to have a very good vibe at the stadium.

episode 4. that was a dissappointing resolution for the letters mystry.

I like Ruriko, but she's wasted here.

Come on. The announcer's sudden realization of her romance was cute.

Ruriko isn't wasted here, she's the spark that changing the whole park's dynamic. It's a nice little way of showing that one person can start a whole cascade of positive developments and not even be aware of it themselves.

It might have been an easy "mystery," but the real takeaway was almost no one uses the suggestion box, and Ruriko got ten people to use it in a short time period.

The positive energy that Ruriko injected into the collective vibe of the park has improved everyone's lives (including her own through increased confidence being real now instead of faked), and those people she's interacted with have gone on to improve the lives of others around the park too.


Is it normal for Japan announcers' booth to be at ground level? That's not normal in the US, they're usually up rather high to see the whole field.