The spring 2024 anime season features a wide variety of exciting anime titles, and one such series is MAPPA's Oblivion Battery. As it revolves around a group of young boys and their love for baseball, fans are curious to know if Oblivion Battery is a Boys' Love (BL) anime.
Let’s explore Oblivion Battery’s genre and what the series is all about.
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What Is Oblivion Battery About?
The Oblivion Battery anime follows the story of a powerful pitcher named Haruka Kiyomine, who seems to have an arm of iron.
Haruka forms a dangerous pair with an astute catcher known as the Skilled General, Kei Kaname.
Together, the duo is an unmatched and formidable battery in the world of middle-school baseball.
Despite being scouted by prestigious high schools nationwide, they unexpectedly enroll at a public school that is not known for its baseball program.
Adding to the intrigue, former star players who had been defeated by this duo in the past and had since distanced themselves from the sport, also joined their ranks.
As a result, their reunion rekindles the fire, propelling their high school baseball journey into motion.
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Is Oblivion Battery a BL Anime?
Oblivion Battery is a school and shounen anime with themes around teamwork, sports, and friendship. But it doesn’t have a BL storyline or subplot between the characters.
The bond between Haruka and Kei is intense and playful, but it doesn't seem to delve into the BL genre.
The opening episode of this MAPPA anime introduces the key characters namely, Haruka, Kei, and Taro Yamada.
The episode also establishes that this trio will form a great bond around baseball.
Oblivion Battery premiered on April 10, 2024. The anime is based on a sports manga by Eko Mikawa.
The anime adaptation is directed by Makoto Nakazono (Jujutsu Kaisen), with the series composition and scripts handled by Michiko Yokote (Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You season 3).
The music of Oblivion Battery is composed by Hiroko Yamasaki (The Dreaming Boy Is a Realist) and Tomoki Kikuya (Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory).
Oblivion Battery is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
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