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It's a good sports anime. Not revolutionary, but solid. The problem was the first 3 episodes that almost got me to drop this series. Oblivion Battery didn't make the greatest first impression. It starts out pretty slow and one of the main characters (Kei) seems really annoying. Thankfully, as more cast is introduced, focus on his antics is somewhat dialed back and it becomes bearable, even endearing in a way. Maybe it's Stockholm Syndrome, but at this point his flagship joke "nipple hair" gets a chuckle out of me.

Story:
It's simple and fairly standard - an underdog public high school team aims for Koushien. What sets ... it apart is Kei’s amnesia, which is not my favorite plot device, but the premise of an elite player becoming an amateur again is interesting enough. It remains to be seen how stark differences between pre- and post-amnesia Kei’s personality will be resolved.

The show also knows when it should get more serious - characters’ backstories aren’t played for jokes.

Characters:
The cast is enjoyable and their interactions are funny. Some characters are kinda tropey - Chihaya is a smart and sassy four-eyes and Todo is a hotheaded brawn over brains guy. There’s also Tsuchiya the otaku.
Kiyomine seems bland, but the story hasn't properly focused on him yet, so it might change. His relationship with pre-amnesia Kei seems interesting, but we haven’t seen much of it in this season. Yamada is a likable everyman that glues together the team. Post-amnesia Kei has a cringy sense of humor, but has a heart in the right place.

Animation&Art:
It’s visually appealing, definitely not low-budget and it’s showing. The characters’ faces sometimes remind me of “Making Charlie Kirk’s face smaller” memes though.
It’s also got known VAs (Yuki Kaji, my beloved).

Enjoyment: 9/10
Obviously the least objective part of the review. Sports anime are my comfort shows, so if they aren’t doing anything especially bad, I’m going to like them. It was one of the shows I waited for the most every week. What I want from this genre is to see protagonists put in effort and develop friendships along the way and this anime delivers this.