Series synopsis
Battery, also known as バッテリー is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 15, 2016. It ended on September 23, 2016. It was created by Gary David Goldberg, Chris Henchy. It stars Koki Uchiyama, Tasuku Hatanaka, Yui Fujimaki and Yuki Ono.
Takumi Harada is an extremely gifted baseball pitcher. Upon entering junior high school, Takumi moves to a town situated in the mountains due to his father's job transfer. There, he meets a new classmate Go Nagakura, a catcher who is able to get Takumi's most powerful pitches. Takumi and Go both join the school's baseball team where they develop a firm friendship and grow as individuals through their battery.
Premise
Takumi Harada is an extremely gifted baseball pitcher. Upon entering junior high school, Takumi moves to a town situated in the mountains due to his father's job transfer. There, he meets a new classmate Go Nagakura, a catcher who is able to get Takumi's most powerful pitches. Takumi and Go both join the school's baseball team where they develop a firm friendship and grow as individuals through their battery.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Koki Uchiyama as Takumi Harada (voice)
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Kō Nagakura (voice)
- Yui Fujimaki as Seiha Harada (voice)
- Yuki Ono as Shūgo Kadowaki (voice)
- Ryohei Kimura as Shunji Mizugaki (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Kazuki Kaionji (voice)
- Ayumu Murase as Keita Higashidan (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Fumito Sawaguchi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shuta Morishima as Eiji Nobunishi (voice)
- Hozumi Goda as Makoto Tomura (voice)
- Soma Saito as Nobuhiro Yoshisada (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | July 15, 2016 | September 23, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Day They Met Takumi Harada, a pitcher, meets Go Nagakura, a catcher. Will Go be able to catch Takumi's fast ball? |
July 15, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Bank of a Pond Seiha wants to play baseball while Takumi says he can't., but Seiha and Go are enjoying a game of catch. Takumi gets angry and throws the ball in the woods behind the shrine, and Seiha doesn't come home that evening. |
July 22, 2016 |
| 3 |
Dispute Takumi begins attending Nitta Higashi Junior High and signs up with Coach Tomura to be on the baseball team. However, he also draws the ire of the Vice-Captain Nobunishi over something trivial. Tomura sees Takumi pitch on his first day of practice, and he tells Takumi to cut his hair. Takumi refuses, so Go responds by... |
July 29, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 15, 2016 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2016 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 00:55:00 |