The World Baseball Classic (WBC) has finally begun. The Japanese Samurai National Team will finally have their first match tonight.
All matches from the first round to the final can be seen from Japan. This time, we will present each station’s theme songs and highlights that will enliven the tournament broadcast.
TBS: Journey 「Separate Ways」
The theme song for TBS, which is broadcasting the first game of pool B against China, the second game against South Korea and the semi-finals, is “Separate Ways” by the legendary rock band Journey. The all-too-familiar baseball theme song for TBS’s terrestrial broadcast will excite the start of a fortune-teller. Commentary for the first game is Ana Masatoshi Nanba, who has switched jobs from NHK to TBS to commentate on WBC. Plus, veteran TBS commentators are in order. I am also looking forward to the wonderful guests that are unique to terrestrial broadcasting.
Asahi TV: Tomoyasu Hotei “Battle Without Honor or Humanity”
Asahi TV will broadcast Pool B Round 3 against the Czech Republic, Round 4 against Australia, the quarterfinals, and the final. The theme song is “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” by Tomoyasu Hotei. TV Asahi will also use the station’s baseball broadcast theme song as is, and expect a stable broadcast with commentators Furuta and Matsuzaka without using many special guests.
J SPORTS: Fuji Fabric “Miracle Revolution No.9”
The theme song of J SPORTS, which will broadcast the games other than the Japan game and the final, is “Miracle Revolution No.9” by Fujifabric. If you like baseball, J SPORTS is the most due during the WBC era. It’s a paid channel and the price is quite high, but it’s recommended because you can watch every country’s games that you can’t see normally, and the live commentary and the commentary are silent and you can immerse yourself in the match.
Main Video: Man With a Mission, Freak It! ft. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra’
Prime Video, commonly known as Amapura, will broadcast all the matches against Japan live. WBC’s theme song is MAN WITH A MISSION “Freak It! ft. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra”. Former Hanshin Chunichi player Kosuke Fukudome’s appearance song will be a familiar song that will liven up the game. In the send-off and warm-up games before the main game, the net was quite excited with the pros and cons of the program team, but in the first game against China, baseball legend Sadaharu Oh appeared as a commentary. I can’t wait to see what the public’s reaction will be.
SAMURAI JAPAN representative from Japan to challenge with the strongest lineup. Let’s support together on TV and smartphones to see which country will progress to the final on March 22nd.
WBC all station pages
TBS
https://www.tbs.co.jp/wbc/
asahi tv
https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/baseball/games/wbc2023/
J SPORTS
https://www.jsports.co.jp/baseball/wbc2023/
prime video
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/video/storefront/?contentType=merch&contentId=wbc2023&
