Oblivion Battery is a hidden gem of the Spring anime season. It gives you everything you want out of a sports anime: the hype and excitement, the friendship and teamwork, the growth and character development, and on top of that it’s genuinely laugh out loud hilarious.
This anime is not Ace of Diamond (which some people seem to be disappointed about for some reason). It doesn’t have a super original or unique plot. But it doesn’t matter because it does the plot very well. The humor is very teenage boy-ish, but it doesn’t cross the line of being TOO over the top and the comedy
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: 忘却バッテリー
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 10, 2024 to Jul 3, 2024
Premiered:
Spring 2024
Broadcast:
Wednesdays at 00:00 (JST)
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None found, add some
Studios:
MAPPA
Source:
Manga
Demographic:
Shounen
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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#19192
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Your Feelings Categories May 30, 2024
Boukyaku Battery (or Oblivion Battery) is a great example of the found family trope - less found family and more found team, I guess. Despite the overused amnesia trope, it is utilised in a way where it doesn't feel like a nuisance or where it feels forced.
The Amnesia: Even if there is a bit of a distastefulness to a character going from serious and stoic to, well, unserious and goofy after amnesia, Boukyaku Battery does an amazing job at it. Kaname's amnesia isn't used as a way to excuse the things he had done wrong beforehand, but instead he is forced to remember it (or ... May 23, 2024
"This will be bad, just like most sports anime that come out every season." - A self proclaimed sports anime enthusiast
I started watching this with zero expectations. I was ready for annoying drama but my expectations were subverted. Kaname's amnesia is more of a plot device to leave him as an amateur baseball player (he hasn't forgotten everything, though) and to give him an unhinged personality. He is literally the embodiment of the 'me after the lobotomy' meme. His annoying jokes are simply a build-up for other characters to roast him. The humor doesn't come from him shouting "nipple hair" or whining around but from ... Apr 23, 2024
This season MAPPA is making a baseball anime which is not only good with it's production value and references, but also fun and enjoyable to watch.
When we talk about baseball anime, the likes of One Outs, Major and Diamond no Ace are first titles to be mentioned, but the way this anime is going, I believe it's going to make it's place amongst them. Baseball is the main theme of this show, but it's comedy centered as well, the main characters are your typical anime high schoolers with nothing much that stands out in their characterstics, except for Kaname Kei, who has amnesia and ... Jul 2, 2024
Oblivion Battery - It's a game of baseball...with more attitude to offer?
If there's one genre in the AniManga space that proves a hard task to nail, it would be the sports genre, regardless of its source origin. And believe me, I've tried a fair few sports shows over the past few years, from the likes of soccer/football (i.e. Ao Ashi, Blue Lock) to niche ones like Spring 2021's Shakunetsu Kabaddi, and I definitely have mixed feelings so far. It's less often than most that studios are given a once-in-a-blue-moon rein to produce something out of their ballpark, and this season, it would have to be ... Jul 29, 2024
Oblivion Battery is a largely character-driven show that also has a great deal of focus on baseball. The balancing act generally tilts toward character development, but I never considered baseball a throwaway theme in this show.
First of all, I want to say that this show is extremely smart with the introduction of the baseball team. It feels so....genuine. Realistic. Now, I'm not going to say that a premise that chance coincidences of genius players coming to a nameless public school alongside Kei, an amnesia-ridden former genius catcher is realistic, but if you suspend your disbelief of the setting of the show, you'll come to realize ... Apr 28, 2024
You are likely in the wrong place looking for a typical nekketsu baseball anime like Diamond no Ace or Ookiku Furikabutte. Boukyaku Battery is probably more similar to Gintama rather than to other baseball animes (for now). It's goofy, boisterous, and often comes with not-so-decent jokes and dumb references, but it's one of the very few recent anime that made me burst out laughing (multiple times).
Despite all the silliness, the anime had surprising expressiveness in baseball related scenes. From the formidable first scene in ep.1, to the first-person view from the ball being hit in ep.2, there were multiple impressive and impactful scenes with ... Jul 22, 2024
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!!!! May 16, 2024
This is not the typical Sports Anime with serious ‘Let’s conquer the Nationals’ vibe or the hyper-focus athletic miraculous feats..
Although our main charas are talented, the anime is more comedic. It is silly goofy and funny.. much like watching a j-ent stand up comedy than watching a sports anime 🤣 which i think is the charm of the show.. tbh i got quite tired of serious sports anime like Blue Lock, got too competitive for me.. don’t get me wrong i enjoy those type of shows too but this is a welcomed change. my taste is really slice of life/comedy so anything with a touch ... Sep 17, 2024
It's a good sports anime. Not revolutionary, but solid. The problem was the first 3 episodes that almost got me to drop this series. Oblivion Battery didn't make the greatest first impression. It starts out pretty slow and one of the main characters (Kei) seems really annoying. Thankfully, as more cast is introduced, focus on his antics is somewhat dialed back and it becomes bearable, even endearing in a way. Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome, but at this point his flagship joke "nipple hair" gets a chuckle out of me.
Story: It's simple and fairly standard - an underdog public high school team aims for Koushien. What sets ... |




