MIX takes place 26 years from the story Touch. From the legend left by the hero of Touch, Tatsuya Uesugi, Meisei Academy High School was well known for their strong baseball team. 26 years from their glory, the team has not been able to keep their record and lost their fame. MIX is about two stepbrothers, Soichirou and Toma Tachibana. The two aim to revive of the once strong Meisei Academy’s baseball team and enter the National High School Baseball Championship. Soichirou and Toma were second years in Meisei Academy Middle School. Both boys are talented baseball players. Soichirou has shown excellent skill as a catcher and batter. Though having an extraordinary skill as a pitcher, Toma no longer pitches due to a “certain reason.” Once the two enter High School, they pair as a battery and aim to enter the National High School Baseball Championship! The passion and devoted emotions will touch your heart! MIX is a high school baseball drama that all ages and genders can enjoy! (Source: YTV, edited)
Japanese study overview
MIX: MEISEI STORY is a Japanese anime of 80,574 characters, with 4,419 unique words and 1,164 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,419 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 明青Ao×185
- 俺I×179
- 試合match×143
- 音美Otomi×134
- 言うto say×120
- お前you×119
- 立花Tachihana×115
- 学園educational institution×109
- 監督supervision×99
- 野球部baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.)×93
- 君Mr×83
- 甲子園Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)×74
- 東秀Tōshuu×60
- 赤井Akai×56
- 三田Sata×41
- 打線batting line-up×36
- 背番号number on the back of a player's uniform×35
- 一番Ichiban×31
- 初出場debut×28
- 初優勝first championship win (esp. sumo)×27