Dokaben (1976 TV anime)
Aired: 1976 - 1979
A sports anime produced by Nippon Animation, based on the manga by Shinji Mizushima serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion. At Meikun High School in Kanagawa, judo background big-bodied freshman Taro Yamada (nicknamed Dokaben) forms a baseball team with Iwaki, Tonma, Satonaka, and Hohoemi, aiming for Koshien. Iconic batter techniques and intense rival matches with distinctive characters made it a phenomenon. Later remade in 2001 by Eiken. 163 episodes.
©水島新司／日本アニメーション
Songs
| Type | Song | Vocals | Lyrics | Composer | Arranger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP | Ganbare Dokaben | Koorogi '73 | 水島新司, 保富康午 | 菊池俊輔 | 菊池俊輔 | |
| ED | Aa Seishun yo Itsumademo | Koorogi '73 | 保富康午 | 菊池俊輔 | 菊池俊輔 | |
| OP2 | Kunin no March | Suginami Children's Choir | - | - | - | |
| OP3 | Seishun Fever (Combat March) | Columbia All Stars | - | - | - | |
| ED2 | Kimi Koso Minna no Idol da! | Koorogi '73, Suginami Children's Choir | - | - | - | |
| ED3 | Taiyo no Ko | Columbia All Stars | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Home Run Song | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Otoko wa Iwaki | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Nakama-tachi | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Hikaru Seishun Ima Koko ni | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Aa Koshien | Japan Choral Association | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Chiisana Kyojin Satonaka-kun | The Chirps | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Yakyu Kouta | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - | |
| 挿入歌 | Tonoma Zura | Koorogi '73 | - | - | - |