| Oblivion Battery | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 忘却バッテリー (Bōkyaku Batterī) | |
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| Genre | Sports[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Eko Mikawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 26, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 21 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Parako Shinohara |
| Studio | MAPPA |
| Released | October 11, 2020 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Makoto Nakazono |
| Written by | Michiko Yokote |
| Music by |
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| Studio | MAPPA |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo),AT-X |
| Original run | April 10, 2024 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
 Anime and manga portal | |
Oblivion Battery (Japanese:忘却バッテリー,Hepburn:Bōkyaku Batterī) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated by Eko Mikawa. It has been serialized viaShueisha's online manga appShōnen Jump+ since April 2018, and has been collected in 19tankōbon volumes as of September 2024. Anoriginal net animation (ONA) adaptation produced byMAPPA streamed in October 2020 as part of the Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 online event. An anime television series, also by MAPPA, aired from April to July 2024. A second season has been announced.
In the world of middle schoolbaseball, Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname are the geniusbattery who were once feared by everyone. This includes Taro Yamada, who after competing and losing to them, decided to quit baseball and go to Kotesashi High School, a school with no baseball club. However to his surprise, he encounters Haruka and Kei and discovers that Kei suffers fromamnesia — losing all memory of playing baseball and is refusing to play again. Joining the newly established baseball club, Taro and Haruka decide to bring Kei back to baseball by showing him the fun of it. Joined by Aoi Todo and Shunpei Chihaya, two other genius baseball players who had also quit baseball after getting crushed by Haruka and Kei. The five begin once again living their baseball life.
Oblivion Battery is written and illustrated by Eko Mikawa. The series began inShueisha'sShōnen Jump+ online manga app on April 26, 2018.[5] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individualtankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 4, 2018.[6] As of December 4, 2024, 20 volumes have been released.[7]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 2018[6] | 978-4-08-881603-6 |
| 2 | December 4, 2018[8] | 978-4-08-881688-3 |
| 3 | March 4, 2019[9] | 978-4-08-881765-1 |
| 4 | June 4, 2019[10] | 978-4-08-882013-2 |
| 5 | August 2, 2019[11] | 978-4-08-882026-2 |
| 6 | December 4, 2019[12] | 978-4-08-882147-4 |
| 7 | May 13, 2020[13] | 978-4-08-882308-9 |
| 8 | September 4, 2020[14] | 978-4-08-882451-2 |
| 9 | March 4, 2021[15] | 978-4-08-882617-2 |
| 10 | June 4, 2021[16] | 978-4-08-882699-8 |
| 11 | August 4, 2021[17] | 978-4-08-882739-1 |
| 12 | January 4, 2022[18] | 978-4-08-882887-9 |
| 13 | May 2, 2022[19] | 978-4-08-883123-7 |
| 14 | September 2, 2022[20] | 978-4-08-883252-4 |
| 15 | March 3, 2023[21] | 978-4-08-883442-9 |
| 16 | August 4, 2023[22] | 978-4-08-883617-1 |
| 17 | January 4, 2024[23] | 978-4-08-883760-4 |
| 18 | June 4, 2024[24] | 978-4-08-884055-0 |
| 19 | September 4, 2024[25] | 978-4-08-884184-7 |
| 20 | December 4, 2024[7] | 978-4-08-884326-1 |
| 21 | April 4, 2025[26] | 978-4-08-884473-2 |
The 40th issue of Shueisha'sWeekly Shōnen Jump released on September 7, 2020 announced that the series would be adapted into anoriginal net (ONA)anime as part of the Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 online event.[27] The ONA is animated byMAPPA and directed by Parako Shinohara, with Noriko Itou as character designer and chief animation director, and Hisako Akagi as art director. It was streamed as part of the event on October 11, 2020.[1]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 3, 2023.[28][3] It is produced by MAPPA, and directed by Makoto Nakazono, with assistant direction by Takeshi Iida, scripts written byMichiko Yokote, characters designed by Hitomi Hasegawa, and music composed byTomoki Kikuya and Hiroko Yamasaki. The series aired from April 10 to July 3, 2024, onTV Tokyo and its affiliates.[4][29][a] The opening theme song is "Lilac", performed byMrs. Green Apple, while the ending theme song is "Wasurena Uta" (忘レナ唄), performed by Macaroni Enpitsu.[30]Crunchyroll licensed the series.[31] Medialink licensed the series in East, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand), and is streaming it on its Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[32]
A second season of the anime series was announced on November 10, 2024.[33]
| No. | Title [34][b] | Directed by [c] | Written by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original release date [36][a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I'll Make You Remember" Transliteration: "Omoidasasete Yaru yo" (Japanese:思い出させてやるよ) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 10, 2024 (2024-4-10) |
| 2 | "Wanna Play Together?" Transliteration: "Issho ni Yaru?" (Japanese:一緒にやる？) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 17, 2024 (2024-4-17) |
| 3 | "So What?" Transliteration: "Dakara, Nanda" (Japanese:だから、なんだ) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | April 24, 2024 (2024-4-24) |
| 4 | "I Won't Hold Back" Transliteration: "Yōsha Shinaiyo" (Japanese:容赦しないよ) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | May 1, 2024 (2024-5-1) |
| 5 | "What Led Us To Quit" Transliteration: "Yameta Kikkake No" (Japanese:辞めたきっかけの) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | May 8, 2024 (2024-5-8) |
| 6 | "I Do!" Transliteration: "Yaru!!" (Japanese:やる!!) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | May 15, 2024 (2024-5-15) |
| 7 | "Interesting Guys" Transliteration: "Omoshiroi Yatsura" (Japanese:面白いやつら) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | May 22, 2024 (2024-5-22) |
| 8 | "3D Baseball Isn't Really My Thing..." Transliteration: "Sanjigen no Yakyū wa Chotto..." (Japanese:3次元の野球はちょっと…) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | June 5, 2024 (2024-6-5) |
| 9 | "Who Do You Think You're Talking To?" Transliteration: "Dare ni Mukatte Kuchi Kīte nda" (Japanese:誰に向かって口きいてんだ) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | June 12, 2024 (2024-6-12) |
| 10 | "Can't Run From Them" Transliteration: "Nigerarenai" (Japanese:逃げられない) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | June 19, 2024 (2024-6-19) |
| 11 | "I'm a Liar" Transliteration: "Ore wa Usotsuki da" (Japanese:俺は噓つきだ) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | June 26, 2024 (2024-6-26) |
| 12 | "Did You Hate It?" Transliteration: "Iyadatta ka" (Japanese:嫌だったか) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 3, 2024 (2024-7-3) |
The series took sixth place in the web manga category of theNext Manga Awards 2019.[37] The series, alongsideDungeon People, won the Grand Prize in the "I Want to Read It Now" category of the 2ndRakuten Kobo E-book Awards in 2024.[38]
