The pitcher remembers. The catcher forgot. Their friendship? That's the real home run.
7.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestTop of the ninth inning, the hope of coming back from behind rests on Kei at bat. But the former Commander is overwhelmed by fast pitches by Makita. But words from Haruka reminds Kei of something important.
Star pitcher Haruka Kiyomine and skilled catcher Kei Kaname were an unstoppable duo—until Kei was hit with a curveball: amnesia. Now they have a second chance to play at a no-name high school with a team of past rivals. Can they overcome Kei’s memory loss and rekindle their baseball dreams? With hilarious hijinks and fierce competition, get ready for a strikeout.
Acting
Mamoru Miyano's amnesiac catcher hits every emotional note.
Writing
Balances slapstick comedy with genuinely devastating backstory reveals.
Direction
Baseball sequences actually understandable to non-sports viewers.
Toshiki Masuda
Haruka Kiyomine (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Kei Kaname (voice)
Yohei Azakami
Aoi Todo (voice)
Nobunaga Shimazaki
Shunpei Chihaya (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Taro Yamada (voice)
Yoshitaka Yamaya
Kazuki Tsuchiya (voice)
Takeo Otsuka
Eiichiro Kokuto (voice)
Mark Ishii
Makita Hironobu (voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
Shuto Kirishima (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bukatsu anime exploded post-2010, but Oblivion Battery specifically subverts the 'genius rookie' trope by starting with fallen prodigies. The no-name school setting deliberately echoes real Japanese high school baseball's brutal elimination structure.
Miyano and Masuda recorded their reunion scene in the same booth after producers noticed their natural chemistry during separate sessions was falling flat.
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