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Touch

Score

7.8 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

101

Studio

Group TAC

Official Streams

Bilibili

Touch

Also known as タッチ

TVSpring 1985Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
DramaRomanceSlice of LifeSports

7.8/10

Community score

#726

Rank

40K

Members

621

Favorites

Synopsis

The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.

Cast Highlights

Asakura, Minami

Asakura, Minami

Main

Voice: Hidaka, Noriko (Japanese)

Uesugi, Kazuya

Uesugi, Kazuya

Main

Voice: Fukami, Rica (Japanese)

Uesugi, Tatsuya

Uesugi, Tatsuya

Main

Voice: Mitsuya, Yuuji (Japanese)

Aoki

Aoki

Supporting

Voice: Kishiro, Sakurako (Japanese)

Asakura, Toshio

Asakura, Toshio

Supporting

Voice: Masuoka, Hiroshi (Japanese)

Baseball Manager

Baseball Manager

Supporting

Voice: Kameyama, Sukekiyo (Japanese)

Cameraman

Cameraman

Supporting

Voice: Fuji, Kenzou (Japanese)

Captain of Boxing Team

Captain of Boxing Team

Supporting

Voice: Genda, Tesshou (Japanese)

Core Staff

Sugii, Gisaburou

Sugii, Gisaburou

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director

Tokita, Hiroko

Tokita, Hiroko

Director

Fujiyama, Fusanobu

Fujiyama, Fusanobu

Sound Director

Furukawa, Masashi

Furukawa, Masashi

Episode Director, Editing

Koshiba, Junya

Koshiba, Junya

Episode Director

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Mochizuki, Tomomi

Episode Director

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Touch" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 1-27)

2: "Ai ga Hitoribocchi" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 28-56)

3: "Che! Che! Che!" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 57-79)

4: "Hitoribocchi no Duet" by Yume Koujou (eps 80-93)

5: "Jounetsu Monogatari" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 94-101)

Endings

1: "Kimi ga Inakereba" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 1-27)

2: "Seishun (Youth)" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (Eps 28-62)

3: "Yakusoku" by Yoshimi Iwasaki (eps 63-79)

4: "Kimi wo Tobashita Gogo" by Yume Koujou (eps 80-101)

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Related Titles

Sequel

Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday - Are kara, Kimi wa...

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Adaptation

Touch

manga

Alternative Version

Touch: Sebangou no Nai Ace

anime

Alternative Version

Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono

anime

Alternative Version

Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - Don't Pass Me By

anime

Alternative Setting

Mix: Meisei Story

anime

Character

Touch: Tobidashi wa Out da yo!

anime

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

No Matter What Everybody Says, We're Twins!

4.33/5
Aired 3/24/1985

Episode 2

Women's intuition! Worried about Tatsuya's talent

4.48/5
Aired 3/31/1985

Episode 3

Unexpectedly pitching for the first time! Kazuya's troublesome name!?

4.48/5
Aired 4/7/1985

Episode 4

Did you see? Didn't you see?! Minami's diary!

4.45/5
Aired 4/14/1985

Episode 5

High fever rally race! Such an accurate goal!?

4.44/5
Aired 4/21/1985

Episode 6

The rumour's true!? Minami & Kazuya's worried families

4.28/5
Aired 4/28/1985

Episode 7

Really! Tatsuya and Minami's wedding clothes!?

4.45/5
Aired 5/12/1985

Episode 9

Tatsuya and Harada's dangerous friendship!

4.48/5
Aired 5/19/1985
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes101
Duration25 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSpring 1985
AiredMar 24, 1985 to Mar 22, 1987
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#4097
Scored by11.6K
BroadcastSundays at 19:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Unknown

Romaji title

Touch

Japanese title

タッチ

Synonyms

Touch: Bateadores

Production Team

Main studio

Group TAC

Producers

Asatsu DK, Fuji TV, TOHO

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

タッチ

Themes And Audience

Love PolygonSchoolTeam SportsShounen