Youth Baseball Anime "Battery" Long PV Released!　Careful expression of the world view of the original work

A long PV from the TV anime "Battery," which will start in July, has been released.



Battery" is an anime work based on a novel by Atsuko Asano.The original work, a bestseller with a total of 10 million copies in print, isa coming-of-age baseball drama depicting a year in the life of an arrogant pitcher overflowing with talent and confidence, and a catcher who is attracted to him. To mark the 20th anniversary of its publication, a TV anime adaptation has been decided for Fuji Television's "Noitamina" slot.The director and screenplay are by Tomomitsu Mochizuki of "Umi ga Kikoeru," the original character design is by Takako Shimura, a manga artist well known for "Hobo Son," and theanimation character design and chief animation director is by Eiko Kusama of "Hi-Q! 作画監督の草間英興さん、制作はゼロジー。

A long PV featuring footage from the film and the theme song has been unveiled. The video depicts the main characters Takumi Harada (CV: Koki Uchiyama) and Go Nagakura (CV: Yu Hatanaka) as they clash and grow as a battery, and the members of the Nitta Higashi Junior High baseball club. The detailed facial expressions of the characters and the natural scenery of Okayama are also notable in the animation, which carefully expresses the world of the original story.