BATTERY the animation (2016)

Animation · Drama · Sport

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.

IMDb rating: 5.5 (144 votes)
Episode average: 6.1 +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Browse shows by rating shape → Open in Rising Shows app → View on IMDb

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

6.07 avg 6 episodes 5.6 → 6.4 22 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Day They Met	5.6	8
2	The Bank of a Pond	5.5	6
3	Dispute	5.3	6
4	Standing on the Ground	6.6	5
5	Incident in the Locked Room	7.0	6
6	Challenging a Strong Team	6.4	5