</s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁television ▁drama ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁non - f iction ▁novel ▁by ▁H ide mine ▁Tak ah ashi . ▁ ▁Kaz un ari ▁Nin omi ya , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁id ol ▁group ▁Ar ashi , ▁played ▁the ▁lead ▁role . ▁Kas umi ▁Ar im ura ▁played ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁Baseball ▁Team . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁N TV ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁view ership ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 9 % ▁on ▁average . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Kaz un ari ▁Nin omi ya ▁as ▁A oshi ▁T amo , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁ ▁K um iko ▁As ō ▁as ▁R iko ▁T one , ▁sports ▁magazine ▁writer ▁ ▁Kas umi ▁Ar im ura ▁as ▁Y uz uk o ▁Tar umi , ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁baseball ▁team ▁ ▁H iro ko ▁Y ak ush im aru ▁as ▁Ka ede ▁Tar umi , ▁Y uz uk o ' s ▁mother ▁ ▁S ota ▁F uk ush i ▁as ▁K imi y as u ▁A ka i wa , ▁a ▁baseball ▁team ▁member ▁ ▁Y uto ▁Nak aj ima ▁as ▁T su y oshi ▁Sh ira o , ▁a ▁baseball ▁team ▁member ▁ ▁K ento ▁Yam az aki ▁as ▁K ō ki ▁Eb ato , ▁a ▁baseball ▁team ' s ▁captain ▁ ▁Kan ata ▁Hong ō ▁as ▁Sh un ichi ▁K ame za wa , ▁a ▁baseball ▁team