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 (142 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): RetroCrush Amazon Channel · Retrocrush · Cineverse
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Koki Uchiyama Takumi Harada (voice)
Tasuku Hatanaka Kō Nagakura (voice)
Yui Fujimaki Seiha Harada (voice)
Yuki Ono Shūgo Kadowaki (voice)
Ryohei Kimura Shunji Mizugaki (voice)
Yuuichirou Umehara Kazuki Kaionji (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

5.80 avg 4 episodes 5.6 → 7.0 22 min avg

Big finale
U-shaped

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Day They Met	5.6	7
2	The Bank of a Pond	5.4	5
3	Dispute	5.2	5
5	Incident in the Locked Room	7.0	5