the year is 1949. japan had been defeated in world war ii and was occupied by allied forces consisting of american, australian, british, indian and new zealander troops. a young woman meets a young man. both have lost everything because of the war. tome kano, a barmaid, and katsuya ranzaki, a wealthy investor. the two are fed up with their lives and want to live “real lives” for once. katsuya's starting up an all-girls baseball team with tome on it allows them to do this. in this dramatic story, the dreams of a nation come alive. through the determination and strength of katsuya and tome, girls baseball becomes a sensation, and tome a superstar.