Direction
Gisaburō Sugii's gentle, painterly scene composition.
Acting
Toru Furuya's voice cracks with genuine teenage uncertainty.

Director
Gisaburō Sugii
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gisaburō Sugii directed this between his iconic Night on the Galactic Railroad and Touch adaptations, making Nine his 'forgotten middle child' of 80s romance anime.
The Nine series was Adachi Mitsuru's first manga-to-anime adaptation, establishing visual templates for shōjo-influenced sports romance that dominated 1980s Japanese television.
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