Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on July 7, 2010. Shogakukan collected its 747 individual chapters into seventy-eight tankōbon volumes, released between January 13, 1995 and December 17, 2010. A sequel to the series entitled Major 2nd started in the 2015 issue #15 of Weekly Shōnen Sunday published on March 11, 2015. Anime Major has been adapted into an anime television series by Studio Hibari and later by SynergySP, titled . The series was broadcast on NHK E for 154 episodes divided in six seasons from November 13, 2004 to September 25, 2010. An animated film telling the story between the first and second seasons of the anime was released on December 13, 2008. Two OVAs were released on December 16, 2011, and January 18, 2012. The OVAs adapted the World Series chapter, which was skipped in the TV series. Reception and legacy As of February 2018, the Major manga had over 54 million copies in circulation. Major won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996. On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150.000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Major ranked #83. In 2006, the anime series ranked 46th in an online poll conducted by TV Asahi on Japan's favorite animated TV series. A Celebrity List of the same poll placed the anime series at the 70th spot. In 2005, sporting goods manufacturer Mizuno entered into a one-year agreement with Shogakukan to have their company logo appear in the baseball equipment used by Goro Shigeno and other characters in the manga series. Under the agreement, Mizuno would also use the Goro Shigeno character in other promotional events. An article from The Boston Globe credits the manga series for helping increase the popularity of the gyroball pitch. Notes References External links Major Official website by Shōnen Sunday Major Official website by NHK Major: Dramatic Baseball Movie Official website for the movie 1994 manga 2004 anime television series debuts 2008 anime films Anime series based on manga Baseball in anime and manga NHK original programming Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga Studio Hibari Xebec (studio) Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga