Major/Tokyo Shiants

The Tokyo Shiants (東京シャイアンズ/巨仁) is one of the teams in the NPB of the fictional Major manga universe. It has the reputation of paying lots of money to acquire the top players.

Notable players

 * During the 1991 NPB season, the Shiants acquired the MLB ace pitcher, Joe Gibson.


 * For the 2004 NPB season, the Shiants acquired the ace pitcher of the 2003 Summer Koshien champion, Mayumura Ken of the Kaido High school.

Team records

 * The Shiants won the NPB championship in 2001, lost 2003 and 2003, and won the championship again in 2004.

Trivia

 * The real world reference for the Shiants is the Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ/巨人, whose home city is in Tokyo.
 * In the anime adaptation of Major, the Tokyo Shiants are renamed to Tokyo Warriors. It is unknown if there is a hidden reference to the baseball team San Francisco Warriors (the Yomiuri Giants' logo/name were based on the San Francisco Giants).