Oblivion Battery Explained

Ja Kanji:忘却バッテリー
Ja Romaji:Bōkyaku Batterī
Genre:Sports
Type:manga
Author:Eko Mikawa
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Jump Comics+
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:April 26, 2018
Volumes:17
Type:ona
Director:Parako Shinohara
Studio:MAPPA
Released:October 11, 2020
Runtime:20 minutes
Type:TV Series
Director:Makoto Nakazono
Studio:MAPPA
Network:TXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X
First:April 10, 2024
Last:July 3, 2024
Episodes:12
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eko Mikawa. It has been serialized via Shueisha's online manga app Shōnen Jump+ since April 2018, and has been collected in 17 volumes as of January 2024. An original net animation (ONA) adaptation produced by MAPPA streamed in October 2020 as part of the Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 online event. An anime television series, also by MAPPA, aired from April to July 2024.

Plot

In the world of middle school baseball, Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname are the genius battery who were once feared by everyone. This includes Taro Yamada, who after competing and losing to them, decided to quit baseball and go to Kotesashi High School, a school with no baseball club. However to his surprise, he encounters Haruka and Kei and discovers that Kei suffers from amnesia — losing all memory of playing baseball and is refusing to play again. Joining the newly established baseball club, Taro and Haruka decide to bring Kei back to baseball by showing him the fun of it. Joined by Aoi Todo and Shunpei Chihaya, two other genius baseball players who had also quit baseball after getting crushed by Haruka and Kei. The five begin once again living their baseball life.

Media

Manga

Oblivion Battery is written and illustrated by Eko Mikawa. The series began in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online manga app on April 26, 2018.[1] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on September 4, 2018. As of January 4, 2024, 17 volumes have been released.

Volumes

Anime

Original net animation

The 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump released on September 7, 2020 announced that the series would be adapted into an original net (ONA) anime as part of the Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 online event.[2] The ONA is animated by MAPPA and directed by Parako Shinohara, with Noriko Itou as character designer and chief animation director, and Hisako Akagi as art director. It was streamed as part of the event on October 11, 2020.[3]

TV series

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 3, 2023.[4] [5] It is produced by MAPPA, and directed by Makoto Nakazono, with assistant direction by Takeshi Iida, scripts written by Michiko Yokote, characters designed by Hitomi Hasegawa, and music composed by Tomoki Kikuya and Hiroko Yamasaki. The series aired from April 10 to July 3, 2024, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.[6] [7] The opening theme song is "Lilac", performed by Mrs. Green Apple, while the ending theme song is, performed by Macaroni Enpitsu.[8] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[9] Medialink licensed the series in East, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), and is streaming it on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[10]

Episodes

Reception

The series took sixth place in the web manga category of the Next Manga Awards 2019.[11] The series, alongside Dungeon People, won the Grand Prize in the "I Want to Read It Now" category of the 2nd Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards in 2024.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:[1話]忘却バッテリー . https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10834108156630506434 . . . October 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203195251/https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10834108156630506434 . February 3, 2019 . ja . live.
  2. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 Online Event on October 11 Will Feature Anime of Bōkyaku Battery Manga. Anime News Network. September 6, 2020. October 9, 2020. October 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201010000758/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-06/jump-special-anime-festa-2020-online-event-on-october-11-will-feature-anime-of-bokyaku-battery-manga/.163714. live.
  3. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Bōkyaku Battery Event Anime Reveals Staff, Visual. Anime News Network. October 8, 2020. October 9, 2020. October 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011002511/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-08/bokyaku-battery-event-anime-reveals-staff-visual/.164986. live.
  4. News: ja:みかわ絵子「忘却バッテリー」TVアニメ化!清峰葉流火役は増田俊樹、要圭役は宮野真守. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/535356. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. August 3, 2023. August 3, 2023. ja. August 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802223444/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/535356. live.
  5. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Bōkyaku Battery Baseball Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. August 2, 2023. August 2, 2023. August 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230802154227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-02/bokyaku-battery-baseball-manga-gets-tv-anime/.200911. live.
  6. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Bōkyaku Battery Baseball TV Anime Reveals Staff, More Cast, April 2024 Debut. Anime News Network. December 17, 2023. December 17, 2023. December 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231217054948/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-17/bokyaku-battery-baseball-tv-anime-reveals-staff-more-cast-april-2024-debut/.205604. live.
  7. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Oblivion Battery Baseball TV Anime's Main Promo Videos Preview Theme Songs, Reveal April 9 Debut. Anime News Network. March 10, 2024. March 10, 2024.
  8. Web site: Loo. Egan. Oblivion Battery Baseball TV Anime Unveils Theme Song Artists. Anime News Network. March 3, 2024. March 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Spring 2024 Anime Season. Anime News Network. March 13, 2024. March 13, 2024.
  10. Web site: April 3, 2024 . Medialink April 2024 New Anime Line-Up ⚾ Oblivion Battery is arriving on Ani-One Asia! . April 3, 2024 . Ani-One Asia via YouTube.
  11. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019. Anime News Network. August 22, 2019. October 9, 2020. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001431/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-08-22/spy-family-kusuriya-no-hitorigoto-win-tsugi-ni-kuru-manga-award-2019/.150311. live.
  12. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024. Anime News Network. June 3, 2024. June 3, 2024.