Boukyaku Battery (TV)

Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname were once recognized as the most formidable pitcher-catcher duo in middle school baseball. Known as the "General," Kaname paired his expert strategies with Kiyomine's explosive pitches, crushing the dreams of many starry-eyed players who hoped to one day make it to the big leagues.

High school freshman Tarou Yamada is one such former player. Having given up on competing, he enrolls in Kotesashi High School—a completely average public school with no baseball team to speak of—where he discovers that his new classmates are the legendary pair who once destroyed his dreams. Adding to this shocking revelation, he learns that amnesia has reduced the once level-headed General to a vulgar class clown. Having lost all interest in baseball, Kaname dragged a disappointed Kiyomine to Kotesashi simply because the school was close to where they live.

As Kotesashi forms a fledgling baseball club, Yamada meets other players he once admired who also left baseball behind. While they might be unwilling now, Yamada believes that if he can convince such talented athletes to start playing again, it might be possible to achieve their dreams and win the national championship—as long as they can put up with Kaname's incessant joking.

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Kaname, Kei Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Chihaya, Shunpei Main

Shimazaki, Nobunaga Japanese

Kiyomine, Haruka Main

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Toudou, Aoi Main

Azakami, Youhei Japanese

Yamada, Tarou Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Tsuchiya, Kazuki Supporting

Yamaya, Yoshitaka Japanese

Iwasaki, Tsutomu Supporting

Kanao, Tetsuo Japanese

Takagi Supporting

Yanagita, Junichi Japanese

Toudou's Older Sister Supporting

Ueda, Hitomi Japanese

Takasu Supporting

Kijima, Ryuuichi Japanese

Tanaka, Shou Producer

Kimura, Makoto Producer

Hasegawa, Hiroya Producer

Kawamoto, Sachi Producer

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Jul 22, 2024

joyxxse

Recommended

Unexpectedly good. It is indeed the hidden gem of the season. Didn't have high expectations as there was not a lot of hype around it. First episode might make it seem like your average sports anime, but it gets a lot better in the last few episodes. The comedy might not appeal to everyone and quite of lot of them don't come across well the same after translation. These 12 episodes only adapt first few arcs of the manga, which acts more like an introduction of characters and their backstory, so makes sense if some think it's not very exciting.

P.S. Episode 11 is superb!!!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 19, 2024

Wrosgar

Mixed Feelings

Watch episode 11.

Overall a good enough show. If you're into sports anime and a team coming together, there's a good chance you may like it - only if you overlook one of the main characters being overly obnoxious and almost had me stopping multiple times.

Whether you give the shot a shot or not, watch episode 11. Even if you give up part way through, or if you don't watch it at all. Watch episode 11. I think most people can grasp any missing info based on context in the episode, so no concern about being lost. But the overall animation and production level of that ... one single episode soars through the roof and as a standalone is a 10/10 episode. It's absolutely fantastic, and highly recommend anyone and everyone to watch that single episode if you appreciate high quality animation, standout cinematography, good use of sound, and solid pacing, you'll love this episode. It's seriously one of the best I've seen all year.

Do yourself a favor, and watch episode 11.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 19, 2024

Ondine_chan

Not Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

I am disappointed that MAPPA has released such a terrible baseball anime. I understand they tried to make a comedy anime, but if you take all the seriousness out of the sport and then add a completely childish main character who doesn't even want to play, it becomes a joke. I don't even understand what this anime is about; there is literally no character development, no joke that is actually funny for people with more than three brain cells, and it's just cringe, very cringe and boring. By episode 9, I thought maybe the anime would take a turn and Kei would regain his memory, ... and I would finally see an anime comparable to Haikyu!! But no, if you want to watch a baseball anime where the characters improve episode after episode, teach you the rules of the game, and you see interesting matches, THIS IS NOT THE ANIME YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. On the other hand, if you want to watch a high school teenager behave like a 6-year-old and five other teenagers trying to take baseball seriously while only embarrassing themselves in every game and losing disastrously, then this is your anime. Seriously, it's so cringe, so horrible, I gave it a score of 4, completely disappointing, it doesn't even deliver the basics, I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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