I always find anime that actually details a character growing up as the long story progresses to be a particularly charming addition. However, no series focuses on that in quite as much detail as Major does. Major takes you through all the leagues in baseball and all the leagues of life.
Alternative Titles:
- メジャー
- メジャーセカンド
Year Anime Premiered: 2004; 2018
Animation Studio: Studio Hibari, SynergySP; OLM
Number of Seasons: 6 + 1 Movie + 3 OVAs; 2
Source Material Country of Origin:
Source Material Available:
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: No
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: Major: No, Major 2nd: Yes
Entry Last Updated: November 4th, 2024
Where To Start The Major Manga After The Anime?
The base Major anime is a complete adaptation of its manga series, but its sequel, Major 2nd, is not.
The Major anime adapts the manga as such:
- If you finished Major Season 1 – Start the Major manga at Volume 14, Chapter 120
- If you finished Major Season 2 – Start the Major manga at Volume 33, Chapter 291
- If you finished Major Season 3 – Start the Major manga at Volume 47, Chapter 435
- If you finished Major Season 4 – Start the Major manga at Volume 54, Chapter 500
- If you finished Major Season 5 – Start the Major manga at Volume 66, Chapter 618
- If You finished Major Season 6 – Start the Major manga at Volume 75, Chapter 712
- If you finished the Major World Series and Message OVAs – The World Series OVAs adapt through Volume 78, Chapter 743 and Message adapts through Volume 78, Chapter 747, the final chapter of the Major manga.
While the Major anime is a full adaptation of the Major manga, Major 2nd, the sequel manga that follows Goro’s son, is ongoing.
If you finished the Major 2nd anime, you can start the manga at:
- If you finished Major 2nd Season 1 – Start the Major 2nd manga at Volume 10 Chapter 91
- If you finished Major 2nd Season 2 – Start the Major 2nd manga at Volume 20, Chapter 185
What to Expect From The Major Manga?
As a sports manga, there is a lot of moments in Major of them, obviously, playing baseball. This means the Major anime could adapt a number of chapters quite quickly since animated baseball moves faster than manga paneling. However, both the Major anime and Major 2nd do cut out a few smaller moments throughout the series.
What was cut out wasn’t necessarily important. It was a few smaller games and a lot of character moments, particularly for the side cast. It is nothing that really merits reading the manga from the beginning.
Is The Major Manga Over?
The original Major manga is complete. It ended in 2010 with Chapter 747.
The Major 2nd sequel manga is still ongoing. Since launching in 2015, the manga’s release schedule has been slow and inconsistent due to the author’s health.
Will There Be A Major 2nd Season 3?
The major roadblock in a Major 2nd Season 3 is not popularity, but rather content. The anime adapted 20 volumes in 2 seasons in 2020, but the manga only has 27 volumes currently in 2024 due to its sluggish, inconsistent release schedule.
