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

Toudou, Aoi Main

Azakami, Youhei Japanese

Kiyomine, Haruka Main

Masuda, Toshiki 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

Yabuta, Shuuhei Producer

Tanaka, Shou Producer

Kimura, Makoto Producer

Hasegawa, Hiroya Producer

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Sep 23, 2025

gafoe13

Recommended

I once saw an interview with an old man who had been a starter for his high school baseball team that made it all the way to Koshien. He recalled the moment when his team was just one out away from victory—two outs, bases loaded. The last batter hit the ball, and all he had to do was catch it. Instead, the ball slipped from his hand, and the runner made it home. His team lost, and he said he still has nightmares about that moment even now, remembering it as vividly as if it happened yesterday.

This anime captures that very kind of struggle. It ... doesn’t just show the usual joy, glory, or winner’s perspective in baseball—it dives into the emotional and psychological scars players carry, and how they continue to face them because of their love for the sport.

It bravely touches on heavy themes like amnesia, the yips, and mental trauma, yet balances them with lighthearted moments and comedy that make it engaging rather than overwhelming.

I give it a solid 10/10. I love the characters, the music, the art, and the storytelling. It might not deliver the adrenaline rush of a typical sports anime, but it draws you in with its unique perspective, making you curious and emotionally invested. Totally recommended!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 19, 2024

Wrosgar

Mixed Feelings

Funny

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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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