 MAPPA announced on Monday that the studio is producing the original net anime adaptation of Eco Mikawa's Boukyaku Battery manga. The studio's official Twitter also revealed the main cast, staff, and teaser visual (pictured). The original net anime will stream at the Jump Special Anime Festa 2020 event on October 11.Synopsis The story follows a group of baseball players who after having quit playing baseball are reunited by fate after enrolling in the same university. At the time the university did not have a baseball team, so the group who have previously faced off against each other throughout the years. Form a team and start playing once again, reviving their passion for the sport. Cast Haruka Kiyomine: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Haikyuu!! To the Top) Kei Kaname: Mamoru Miyano (Ahiru no Sora) Aoi Toudou: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Mix) Shunpei Chihaya: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Diamond no Ace: Act II) Tarou Yamada: Jun Fukuyama (Ahiru no Sora) Staff Director: Parako Shinohara (God Eater Reso Nantoka Gekijou) Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Noriko Itou (Yuri!!! on Ice assistant chief animation director) Art Director: Hisako Akagi (Houseki no Kuni) The sports manga began its serialization in Shounen Jump+ in April 2018. Shueisha published the eighth volume on September 4. Source: Nijimen Boukyaku Battery on MAL |
Mako995Oct 8, 2020 5:49 PM
| I'll never understand sports anime, but I'm happy for those that are into it. Though the combo of "net anime" and the picture makes me feel like this if gonna be really low budget. |
DrHizzleOct 8, 2020 2:11 PM
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| Oh great. Another random thing for them to be working on that isn't Attack on Titan season 4. This just keeps getting better and better. |
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| The MAPPALISATION of anime has begun lol |
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| More new MAPPA projects - more angry Shingeki no Boredom fans. Good. |
| I knew MAPPA will again announce another anime out of the blue... I bet everyone in MAPPA have huge eyebags under their eyes and they look like zombies now. |
| That's gorgeous seiyuu line-up. I'm in!! |
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| I love Mappa 😭😭😭 |
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