Ro-Kyu-Bu!

When high schooler Subaru's basketball team is disbanded for a year, his aunt talks him into coaching an elementary school girls' team.

Genre: Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids,

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Country: Japan,

Type: tv

Season: 2

Episode: N/A

Duration: 25 minutes

Release: 2011-07-01

Rating: 5.1

Season 1 - Ro-Kyu-Bu!
2011-07-01
High school student Subaru Hasegawa arrives at the Keishin Academy to coach the five members of its elementary school girls' basketball team.
2011-07-08
Subaru learns why he was really asked to coach the girls. While grappling with his own feelings about basketball, he has a chance meeting with Tomoka.
2011-07-15
By studying the strengths and weaknesses of each girl, Subaru devises a specialized training plan to prepare them for their big game on Sunday.
2011-07-22
With the score close, the pressure's on for the girls' basketball team to eke out a win against the boys using the techniques they practiced.
2011-07-29
At a sleep-away basketball training session, the girls discover that Takenaka will be on their team in an upcoming game between classrooms at school.
2011-08-05
As the session continues, Takenaka has something important to say to Maho. Later, Takenaka and Hina disappear, and the others go to investigate.
2011-08-19
Subaru's friends are suspicious about his recent behavior. Airi reveals that she's afraid of water and is worried about the upcoming swimming class.
2011-08-26
Aoi confronts Subaru, accusing him of sacrificing his grades and his dream of restarting his own school basketball team for the sake of the girls.
2011-09-02
Maho invites everyone to her beach house for a relaxing day of food and play. Hina gets to spend some special time with her sister, Kagetsu.
2011-09-09
Aoi and Subaru go with the team to another sleepaway camp for their first basketball experience away from school. The camp is not what they expected.
2011-09-16
The team continues to train and enjoy the great outdoors, and after some heartfelt talk, a five-on-five match is arranged against the Suzuridani team.
2011-09-23
The team shows off the results of all their hard work and determination in their match against the Suzuridani team as Subaru and Aoi look on.

Season 2 - Ro-Kyu-Bu!
2013-07-05
Tomoka's father forbids her from attending the upcoming festival, and does not approve of her playing basketball. Subaru offers to speak with him.
2013-07-12
Tomoka has a one-on-one match with Mimi. Mimi and Kagetsu go to Takenaka for help to form a new team of 5th graders to play against the 6th graders.
2013-07-19
The 5th graders show off the results of their talent and training under Subaru's father in an earnest match against the 6th grade team.
2013-07-26
As the 6th graders prepare to practice, Subaru encounters his old rival who coaches a middle school team. He challenges them to a three-on-three game.
2013-08-02
Subaru, Airi, and Tomoka train hard for their rematch against Ryuichi's team with coaching from Banri, Takenaka, and most importantly, each other.
2013-08-09
Subaru and Aoi win a trip for two to Kyoto that coincidentally falls on the same dates as the 6th graders' school field trip to the city.
2013-08-23
Maho's father invites Subaru and the team to a party and asks them if there is anything he can do for them. After thinking a moment, Subaru responds.
2013-08-30
The 5th and 6th grade teams face off in an exciting match in which they keep adjusting their strategies to get ahead as their coaches cheer them on.
2013-09-06
Saki and Masami get into a culinary duel at a food fair, assisted by their respective teams, when they suddenly encounter Rena from Suzuridani.
2013-09-13
The 5th and 6th graders join up to train each other for an upcoming tournament, where the Suzuridani team looks forward to their match together.
2013-09-20
In an emotional match between Keishin and Suzuridani at the tournament, the 5th graders are fired up at the chance to prove themselves against Rena.
2013-09-27
The game goes into overtime, and the 6th grade team gets substituted in to show what they can do. But Suzuridani promises to fight back, too.