[1][2][3] The anime had been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and Section23 Films released the complete collection on November 16, 2010.

During this time, when even running was considered too vulgar for women, baseball is known as "what the boys do" and they face many difficulties when having to find enough members, to get permission from their parents and also when learning about the sport itself.

The first book in the series opens in Taishō 14 (1925), introducing Koume, who is the 14-year-old daughter of a yōshoku restaurant owner, and a student at a local girls' academy.

Koume, Akiko, Manoe and the rest of the nine members of the Baseball Girls continue to face off against numerous all-boy teams, and have trouble dealing with the fast balls thrown by the boys.

A manga series by Shimpei Itoh was published in Monthly Comic Ryū from July 19, 2008, to February 19, 2011 and collected into five volumes.