Appearance "Taiga has yellow short hair, and was always a little bit smaller compared to Goro side by side." Character "Taiga was first appeared in season one for a brief moment asking his sister if baseball was fun. Taiga made a much proper debut in season three, joining Seishu High school's shortstop. He appeared in all of the later seasons, appearing just cheering or helping Goro with his training." "Upon the conclusion with the Kaido match and the seniors' upcoming graduation, Taiga is selected captain. A dumbfounded Taiga becomes frustrated upon the matter since he can't build a team, without a player like Goro to bring results. But Goro reassures Taiga to be himself and build his own team however he feels." "Taiga was inspired to play baseball after asking his elder sister if baseball was fun. He started to love baseball at Yokohama Little where he admired his senior, Toshiya Sato, thinking "I want to be like that." "In Major 2nd, Taiga talks to Daigo as he is experiencing difficulty with having a new team. Taiga talks about his own experience at Seishuu, having been left by Goro to develop a team that he wanted to make, to which he decided that he would make one that would enjoy playing the sport even if they do not win." "Taiga is brought by Kaoru to help coach Fuurin's baseball team. To her dismay, he admits that he is rusty in baseball, but she later sees him practicing so that he could conduct proper drills with the team."
Major
Gorou Honda, a little boy obsessed with baseball, has always admired his father, Shigeharu. Wishing to follow in his father's footsteps, Gorou dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. In turn, his son's starry-eyed admiration encourages Shigeharu to keep persevering, despite his late wife's death and his unsatisfying position on the second-string team Blue Ocean. Unfortunately, an elbow injury forces Shigeharu off the team, and he falls into despair. However, after an offhand joke from his childhood friend, Shigeharu reevaluates his choices and decides to keep playing, leaving behind his prime position as pitcher and taking up the bat. Now motivated more than ever, Gorou works hard to carve his way in the Japanese Little League.
