Tatsuya Uesugi
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Estimated watch time
42h 5m
⚡ 21 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Baseball93%School88%Coming of Age84%Twins80%Shounen77%Male Protagonist76%Love Triangle76%Heterosexual71%School Club70%Acrobatics50%
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Synopsis & Story
The story centers around three characters - Uesugi Kazuya, his twin older brother Tatsuya, and Asakura Minami. Kazuya is the darling of his town as he's talented, hardworking, and the ace pitcher for his middle school baseball team. Tatsuya is a hopeless slacker who's been living the life of giving up the spotlight to Kazuya, despite the fact that he may be more gifted than him. Minami is the beautiful childhood girlfriend and for all intents, sister from next door who treats both of them as equals. Society largely assumes Kazuya and Minami will become the perfect couple, including Tatsuya. Yet as time progresses, Tatsuya grows to realize that he's willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of his brother, except at the expense of giving up Minami to Kazuya. And thus the story is told of Tatsuya trying to prove himself over his established younger brother, how it affects the relationship between the three, and both brothers' attempts to make Minami's lifelong dreams come true.
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Touch: should you watch it?
At a glance
Touch has been very well received, with an average AniList score of 78/100 — 67% of 2,484 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
Of the 4.7K AniList users who started it, 8.3% dropped it, so it is dropped at a typical rate; 3.1K have finished it.
At roughly 42 h 5 min in total, it is a long commitment — about 7 weeks at an hour a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Drama, Romance, Slice of Life — especially baseball, school, coming of age, twins.
Where it fits in the series
- Start here. Touch is the first entry in its story.
- Watch next: Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday - Are kara, Kimi wa... (1998)
- Optional extras: Touch: Sebangou no Nai Ace, Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono, Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - DON'T PASS ME BY
Episodes
101 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Mitsuru Adachi
- Director
- Gisaburou Sugii
- Director
- Hiroko Tokita
- Series composition
- Yumiko Takahoshi
- Series composition
- Satoshi Namiki
- Music
- Hiroaki Serizawa
Opening & ending themes
Openings
- OP1“Touch” · eps 1-27
- OP2“Ai ga Hitoribocchi” · eps 28-56
- OP3“Che! Che! Che!” · eps 57-79
- OP4“Hitoribocchi no Duet” · eps 80-93
- OP5“Jounetsu Monogatari” · eps 94-101
Endings
- ED1“Kimi ga Inakereba” · eps 1-27
- ED2“Seishun (Youth)” · eps 28-62
- ED3“Yakusoku” · eps 63-79
- ED4“Kimi wo Tobashita Gogo” · eps 80-101
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Touch FAQ
- How many episodes does Touch have?
- Touch has 101 episodes of about 25 minutes each, roughly 42 h 5 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Touch?
- About 42 h 5 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 51 days; at one hour a day, about 43 days.
- Is Touch finished?
- Yes. Touch has finished airing — the final episode aired March 22, 1987.
- Is there a season 2 of Touch?
- Yes — the story continues in Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday - Are kara, Kimi wa... (1998).
- Where do I start Touch?
- Start here: Touch is the first entry, followed by Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday - Are kara, Kimi wa....
- Is Touch based on a manga?
- Yes. Touch adapts the manga by Mitsuru Adachi.
- Who animated Touch?
- Touch was animated by Group TAC and directed by Gisaburou Sugii and Hiroko Tokita.
- Who sings the opening of Touch?
- The opening, "Touch", is performed by an uncredited artist.
- Where can I watch Touch?
- Touch is listed on Bilibili. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.