Reviews

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 unique camera angles. The interleaving of such scenes created a nice balance for the anime.

While told in a carefree way, the story itself sounds like a heavy one - making me curious about how it's going to unfold. But before that, I'm more than happy to take this as my weekly relaxation.