'Boukyaku Battery' Unveils Production Staff, Additional Cast, Teaser Promo for Spring 2024

by DatRandomDude
Dec 16, 2023 9:33 PM | 4 Comments

The Jump Studio Stage at Jump Festa 2024 unveiled the production staff, additional cast, a key visual (pictured), and teaser promo for the Boukyaku Battery television anime on Sunday. The anime series adapting Eco Mikawa's baseball manga will air in Spring 2024.

Cast
Aoi Toudou: Youhei Azakami (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri)
Shunpei Chihaya: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Free!)
Tarou Yamada: Yuuki Kaji (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Kazuki Tsuchiya: Yoshitaka Yamaya (Hoshiai no Sora)
Eiichirou Kokuto: Takeo Ootsuka (Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru)
Hironobu Makita: Mark Ishii (Haikyuu!! Second Season)
Akito Kirishima: Kengo Kawanishi (3-gatsu no Lion)

Staff
Director: Masato Nakazono (Chainsaw Man episode director)
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote (Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu)
Assistant Director: Tsuyoshi Iida (Princess Principal animation director)
Character Design: Hitomi Hasegawa (Dance Dance Danseur)
Action Animation Director: Junpei Tatenaka (Diamond no Ace), Masahiro Tokumaru (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song animation director)
Match Production: Eijuu Takashima
Art Director: Yuuki Funao (Wonder Egg Priority)
Color Design: Naomi Nakano (Buddy Daddies)
Director of Photography: Yuuki Kawashita (Vinland Saga)
CG Director: Kouhei Ogawa (Akiba Meido Sensou)
Editing: Masato Yoshitake (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
Music: Tomoki Kikuya (Bocchi the Rock!), Hiroko Yamasaki (Eromanga-sensei ending theme song composition)
Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou)
Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa (Great Pretender)
Studio: MAPPA

Mikawa began serializing the sports manga on the Shounen Jump+ website in April 2018. Shueisha shipped the 16th volume on August 4 and will release the 17th volume on January 4.

Teaser PV

Source: Press Release

4 Comments Recent Comments

Just in time for MLB Spring Training. If this anime gets more than 12 episodes, I might watch this instead of continuing Daimond no Ace.

Dec 17, 2023 9:46 AM by AddaeAkono

Great! I hope for 24-26 episodes! And MAPPA also!

Dec 17, 2023 1:42 AM by Memore

Very strong staff. Can't wait to watch what they've been cooking?

Dec 16, 2023 11:38 PM by Pre_Yum

and some people were speculating nakazono would replace nakayama for csm (he still could). new mappa director to the line?!? W for the experience nonetheless.

Dec 16, 2023 10:06 PM by ryoko6