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A manga by Shinobu Kaitani (also the author of ''[[
''One Outs'' presents itself quite differently from others in its genre. While most sports series are focused on the importance of training, determination and teamwork (more often than not featuring high-school-age players), ''One Outs'' is mainly concerned with loads of money and incredible mind games in a pro baseball setting. The anime was produced by the team responsible for ''[[
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* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Toua does not hesitate to tell anyone exactly what he thinks of them.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Arai. If anyone's going to look utterly stupid, it's usually him.
* [[Can't Get Away
* [[Cheaters Never Prosper]]: Played straight in the second and third matches against the {{spoiler|Kobe Blue Mars}} -- though Toua's own methods for ensuring their victory were far from honest and by-the-book...
** Inverted in the third match against the Mariners where, in order to win, both teams have to intentionally and obviously cheat as much as possible.
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* [[The Chessmaster]]: Toua
* [[Combat Commentator]]: Obviously, since this is a sports series.
* [[Down to
* [[Dreadlock Rasta]]: Dennis Johnson's hairstyle.
* [[Expy]]: Toua, of [[Akagi]]. Their personalities are virtually the same.
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* [[Gambit Roulette]]: Quite a few times -- but the most notable example was during the third match against the Chiba Mariners.
* [[Golden Snitch]]: The Lycaons' owner, Saikawa, occasionally makes certain games worth ''20 times'' more than others in terms of Toua's wages as well as the amount deducted from his annual salary, should he give up any runs. {{spoiler|Tokuchi wins every time - with only one exception - moving his annual wage from several million to several ''billion'' yen.}}
* [[Hoist
** Saikawa frequently suffers from this during his attempts to out-gamble Tokuchi.
* [[Hyper Awareness]]: Tokuchi's greatest strength is his super-awareness of everything going on around him.
* [[Ideal Hero]]: Kojima
* [[The Lancer]]: Ideguchi
* [[Like a God
* [[Narrator]]
* [[Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught]] - The mentality of the Blue Mars team. Subverted in an episode where Tokuchi and the Mariners cheat blatantly and obviously because they ''want'' to get caught.
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** Averted when Toua points out that the reason they've always been underdogs is not due to a glaringly obvious lack of skill -- but strategically weak game plans, bad coaching, thoughtless management, low self-esteem and a great deal of misconceptions regarding what a baseball game is all about.
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Really, actual baseball (even in the pro leagues) isn't even one thousandth as interesting as this anime manages to make it seem.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]: More like "Why don't ya just hire him properly?" Saikawa's henchman points out he could save a lot of money by just signing Tokuchi to a normal player's contract, but he refuses.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Tokuchi states he has been looking for one.
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