The official Twitter/X account for the Bōkyaku Battery anime have revealed three new cast members that debuted in the series’ third episode. The series thus far is available on Crunchyroll.
Eko Mikawa launched Bōkyaku Battery manga series in 2018 via Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website. In October 2020, MAPPA animated and released a Bōkyaku Battery special for Jump Special Anime Festa 2020. Three years later, the Bōkyaku Battery anime series was confirmed. In December, a panel at Jump Fest 2024 confirmed that the series would air in April. Three episodes have premiered thus far.
Bōkyaku Battery Debuts New Cast Members in Third Episode
In a recent post, the staff of the ongoing Bōkyaku Battery (or Oblivion Battery in English) anime revealed three new cast members for the series. The three cast members recently debuted in the series’ third episode. Tetsuo Kanao plays the role of the Teitoku baseball team manager, Tomokazu Sugita plays the role of the Teitoku baseball coach, while Rikako Aikawa plays Kei’s mother. They join the following staff and cast:
Staff
- Match Production: Eijuu Takashima
- Director: Makoto Nakazono
- Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
- Assistant Director: Takeshi Iida
- Character Designer: Hitomi Hasegawa
- Action Animation Directors: Junpei Tatenaka, Masahiro Tokumaru
- Art Director: Yuki Funagakure
- Color Design: Naomi Nakano
- Compositing Director of Photography: Yūki Kawashita
- 3D Director: Kōhei Ogawa
- Editing: Masato Yoshitake
- Composers: Tomoki Kikuya, Hiroko Yamasaki
- Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
- Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa
Cast
- Toshiki Masuda as Haruka Kiyomine
- Mamoru Miyano as Kei Kaname
- Yōhei Azakami as Aoi Todo
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shunpei Chihaya
- Yuuki Kaji as Taro Yamada
- Yoshitaka Yamaya as Kazuki Tsuchiya
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Eiichiro Kokuto
- Mark Ishii as Hironobu Makita
- Kengo Kawanishi as Shuto Kirishima
Here’s an overview of the series via Crunchyroll:
Star pitcher Haruka Kiyomine and skilled catcher Kei Kaname were an unstoppable duo—until Kei was hit with a curveball: amnesia. Now they have a second chance to play at a no-name high school with a team of past rivals. Can they overcome Kei’s memory loss and rekindle their baseball dreams? With hilarious hijinks and fierce competition, get ready for a strikeout.
Lastly, the next episode of Bōkyaku Battery will air on May 1.
