Its that time of year where we stop to watch the biggest High School Tournament in fucking Japan
Tournament starts monday
http://yakyudb.com/2017/08/04/99th-summer-koshien-schedule/
Will it be like Cross Game?
>>77471114
maybe, its always exciting
>that time of the year again
Hold me
>>77470904
Why are the Japanese so obsessed with high school? The average age in that country is 50.
>>77471493
well two tournaments happens on Koshien
in March is the invitonal and in This month happens the JP National
Where can I watch it?
>>77471510
High School is basically the last time they are "free". Afterwards they become salaryman zombies.
>>77471659
>7 day 12hour spend at school to enjoy for a "youth"
>all so that you can become a salary man and end up killing yourself or a NEET and end up killing yourself
Damn
>>77471644
i will make threads and post the stream links like last time
>High School is basically the last time they are "free". Afterwards they become salaryman zombies.
Totally Accurated
Summer Koushien is supposed to be the more important one, right?
You should read "Rookies" manga. Koshien is centerpiece of the plot.
it almost, almost made me like baseball
>>77471899
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdsNP4s3OG8
Or they can, eventually, go to MLB.
>>77472314
>Ichiro wasted years of his life playing in Japan
Imagine if he had started in the US
>>77472014
Yeah, beacuse its the national, and everyone has a chance to join, instead of invitonal that is via invite as the name says
>>77472314
thanks to share it bro
I think I might watch some of the 08:00 games
>>77470904
>Koryo
Did a North Korea-run high school really qualify for Koshien
>>77471510
You could make a similar argument for college sports in the US
>>77470904
Y U no warning track?
>>77473952
No, it's a Area in Japan
Also has a area that use same Kanjis as China so in some translations they become china lmao
oh shit i read about this
this is no joke, it's all about honor and fighting spirit and making a child throw shooto balls until his rotator cuff wears out
nice catch brazil baseball bro.
Why doesn't Koshien's infield have grass?
>>77474842
Beacuse it was how Japanese Baseball Stadiums used to be
this stadium is like Asian Fenway Park
>>77474746
>this is no joke, it's all about honor and fighting spirit and making a child throw shooto balls until his rotator cuff wears out
totally accurated
>osaka toin wins lol