Illustrations of minifigures, in collaboration with Pacific League, were also revealed
Kadokawa began airing the main promotional video for the television anime based on Eko Mikawa’s baseball manga Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) on Sunday. The video introduces the opening theme song “Lilac” by Mrs. Green Apple and revealed the anime premiere date of April 9.
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The anime will premiere on April 9 on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TV Q Kyushuu at 24:00 JST (actually April 10 at 12 midnight JST). The anime will then air on AT-X on April 12. The anime will also air on Amazon Prime Video in Japan.
The anime production team has also released downloadable mini character illustrations for all nine characters:
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Anime is also collaborating with six Pacific League professional baseball teams, including special collaboration events and merchandise.
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The baseball manga series follows Haruka, a strong pitcher who is praised as perfect, and Kei, a skilled catcher known as “The General” who has lost his memory due to dementia. miss. This talented pair was difficult to beat in middle school, and they crushed the dreams of other players. They both enroll in the unnamed Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they meet other baseball players who quit after losing to Haruka and Kei.
Anime stars:
Eijuu Takashima is in charge of proper production. Makoto Nakazono (episode director of Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, SSSS.Gridman) is directing the anime at MAPPA. Michiko Yokote (The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist, Handa-kun) is in charge of the script, Takeshi Iida (animation director for Flip Flappers, Triage X) is the assistant director, and Hitomi Hasegawa (Dance Dance Danseur) is designing the characters. object. Rock band Macaroni Enpitsu will perform the ending theme song “Wasurena Uta”.
Other staff members include:
Bōkyaku Battery launched on the Shonen Jump+ website in April 2018. Shueisha published the manga’s 17th compiled book volume on January 4.
The manga was adapted into an event anime by MAPPA in October 2020 as part of “Jump Special Anime Festa 2020.” Miyano also plays Kei in the event anime.
Source: Press release
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