MIX is a baseball series that began airing in April 2019. Created by Mitsuru Adachi, the creator of Touch, the story is set 30 years after the Meisei High School team's Koshien victory. Characters from Touch occasionally appear in the series, including as coaches and ramen shop owners. This time, we'll be ranking some of the best scenes featuring Touma and Otomi, siblings who became siblings after their parents remarried.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes #10: Overprotective Touma
When Otomi cuts her finger with a knife, she frantically grabs a first aid kit. He's always been hyper-responsive to Otomi's injuries, even bandaging her overprotectively. However, he's the complete opposite with Souichirou. When she says she's not feeling well, he completely ignores her, saying it's a waste of medicine. Is that what he's doing to his adorable little sister?
Famous Scenes of Touma and Otomi #9: Carrying Her Back on a Snowy Road
Touma went to pick up Otomi on a snowy day. She begged for a piggyback ride, so he carried her home. Touma says that going downhill is more dangerous than going uphill. Actually, that's based on personal experience. That day, Touma fell down a slope, injuring his leg and bleeding through his boots. When Otomi found out, she burst into tears, but Touma just smiled.
Famous Touma and Otomi Scenes #8: I Want to See That Face
The night after Touma's victory over Kenjo, Otomi, who couldn't go to cheer him on, asks him all sorts of questions. Touma answers them all, but he seems tired and sleepy. At that moment, Soichiro suggests taking over, but Touma says something. He tells her he worked so hard just to see her face, and returns to his room to talk with Otomi again.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes #7: Who Has Good Control?
Touma has good control. He can throw with a lot of force, but he has enough control to respond well to Soichiro's lead. Touma's control-focused pitching is due to the fact that he used to play catch with Soichiro as a child, and when they occasionally fought, he would play catch with Otomi. Otomi wasn't very good at catching the ball, but after running with her many times, her control improved and she was able to throw the ball right where Otomi's club was positioned.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes #6: A Casual Exchange
While Touma was running, he heard the sound of a bicycle chasing him from behind. Hearing the sound, Touma called out, "Two people riding together is prohibited." Otomi replied, "It's just one person and one dog, husband." Who was the husband? It was a heartwarming scene. There are many heartwarming exchanges like this between these two in everyday life.
Touma and Otomi's Famous Scenes: #5 Mita's Steal
During a game against Tohide, Mita was on second base. The score was 0-0 as both teams battled pitchers. At that moment, Mita attempted a steal of third base. While running with Otomi, he was able to spot the attempt and successfully make the out thanks to hearing Otomi's classmate, Mita's sister, brag about how her older brother was the fastest runner of all time. Mita had no record of stealing bases in high school, but he ran in at the crucial moment.
Touma and Otomi's Famous Scenes #4: Notes on Curves
Touma had somehow memorized the curveballs Soichiro threw. Soichiro was puzzled. It turns out that Otomi had been taking notes while watching Soichiro pitch and handing them to Touma. While that's no way to improve, Touma practiced frantically, looking over Otomi's notes and making sure they didn't go to waste.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes #3: Treated Like a Nuisance
When Captain Imagawa hurts his back, Otomi and Touma decide to go visit him. Upon hearing this, Soichiro offers to go too, but Otomi asks, "Are you going too?", treating him like a nuisance. The two leave the house together, but end up forgetting to visit him.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes #2: Studying for a Test
Koma suddenly proposes a test challenge. He promises to confess his feelings to Otomi if he wins. With that condition, Touma studies frantically. He's not usually a very smart guy, but this time he actually came in fifth place. He gave it his all for Otomi's sake.
Touma and Otomi's Best Scenes: #1: Shy Otomi
Touma and Otomi became siblings after their parents remarried. However, Otomi is shy. She runs away when Touma tries to give her ice cream. Touma bought her a small stuffed animal at a festival. However, Otomi was surprised that Touma spoke to her, and the stuffed animal ended up getting dirty. After the festival, while everyone was enjoying the fireworks, Touma was sleeping with tears in his eyes. Before he knew it, Otomi was in his arms. It was a heartwarming scene, revealing that it took her a month to get used to it.
Famous Scenes of Touma and Otomi: Finally
What does the future hold for these two? And will Otomi be able to perform for her brother at Koshien? I'm curious to see what happens next.
