A Kadokawa put online the uncredited opening and closing sequences of Oblivion Batterythe anime series adaptation of the baseball manga Boukyaku Battery in Eko Mikawa.
The opening theme is “Lilac” by the Mrs. GREEN APPLE and the ending theme is “Wasurena Uta” (“Forgotten Song”) by Macaroni Empitsu.
The animation is from the studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, The God of High School, Dororo, Dorohedoro), directed by Makoto Nakazono (direction of episodes of Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, SSSS.Gridman), the script is Michiko Yokote (The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist, Handa-kun), Takeshi Iida (animation director for Flip Flappers, Triage X) is the assistant director and character design is by Hitomi Hasegawa (Dance Dance Danseur).
Boukyaku Battery began to be published in Shonen Jump+ in April 2018 and its 17th volume was released on January 4, 2024.
Synopsis of Boukyaku Battery
The baseball manga follows Haruka, a strong pitcher praised as perfect, and Kei, a skilled catcher known as the “General” who has lost his memory due to amnesia. The talented duo were tough to beat in junior high and shattered other players’ dreams. The two enroll at Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they meet other baseball players who dropped out after losing to Haruka and Kei.
