Major 2nd

• Type — manga • Author — Takuya Mitsuda • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Shōnen Sunday Comics • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday • First — March 11, 2015 • Volumes — 32 • Volume List — List of Major 2nd volumes

• Type — tv series • Director — Ayumu Watanabe • Writer — * Michihiro Tsuchiya • Kenji Konuta • Mitsuyo Suenaga • Kenichi Yamashita • Akiko Inoue • Music — Kōtarō Nakagawa • Studio — OLM Team Kojima • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — NHK Educational TV • First — April 7, 2018 • Last — November 7, 2020 • Episodes — 50 • Episode List — List of Major episodes#Major 2nd

• Title — Preceded by • Content — * Major (1994–2010)

• Portal — yes Major 2nd (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda. It is a sequel to the original manga series Major. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since March 2015. An anime television series adaptation aired on NHK Educational TV from April to September 2018. A second season aired from April to November 2020.

• Daigo Shigeno • Position: Catcher • Natsumi Fujiwara • The eldest son of Goro Shigeno and captain of Fūrin Middle School's baseball club. • Hikaru Satō • Position: Pitcher, Catcher • Kōtarō Nishiyama • Toshiya's son and Daigo's teammate and rival. • Mutsuko Sakura • Position: Pitcher, Outfielder • Kana Hanazawa • Daigo's classmate and vice-captain of Fūrin Middle School's baseball club.

• Hayato Urabe • Position: Pitcher • Taichi Ichikawa • Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest pitcher. • Andy Suzuki • Position: Catcher • Shintaro Ohata • Daigo's teammate and Mifune's main and finest catcher.

• Izumi Shigeno • Natsumi Takamori • Gōrō's daughter and Daigo's older sister.

Written and illustrated by Takuya Mitsuda, Major 2nd started in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday on March 11, 2015. In November 2018, the series was put on hiatus, and resumed its publication in April 2019. In October 2021, it was announced that the manga would enter an extended hiatus due to Mitsuda's poor physical health; the manga resumed publication on October 26, 2022. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 12, 2015. As of April 17, 2026, 32 volumes have been released.

In October 2017, an anime television series adaptation of Major 2nd was announced. It aired from April 7 to September 22, 2018, on NHK Educational TV. A second season with the same main cast and staff from the first season premiered on April 4, 2020. Episodes were delayed and rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season finished on November 7, 2020. Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles.

Major 2nd is associated with Japan.

• Michiru Mayumura • Position: Pitcher • Yui Horie • Ken's daughter and Wataru's twin sister. She is a southpaw pitcher. • Wataru Mayumura • Position: Catcher • Jun Fukushima • Ken's son and Michiru's twin brother. He is a catcher. • Sanae Gōda:

• Akira Nishina • Position: Pitcher, Outfielder • Daiki Yamashita • Tao Sagara • Position: Shortstop • Ayane Sakura: • Yayoi Sawa • Position: Second Baseman • Maki Kawase: • Anita Kabashima • Position: Catcher, Outfielder • Rie Murakawa: • Chisato Fujī • Position: Center Fielder • Sumire Uesaka • Daughter of Fujī, from the original Major series. • Seira Kandori • Position: Third Baseman • Ayahi Takagaki: • Hiromu Tanba • Position: First Baseman • Tomokazu Sugita: • Takumi Chiba • Yūki Yonai: • Chiyo Fujī • Position: Pitcher • Sayumi Watabe: