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Tony K.
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Oblivion Battery (TV) Source: Manga (ongoing @ 17 volumes, by Eko Mikawa) Demographic: Shounen Animation Studio: MAPPA Genres: comedy, drama Themes: amnesia, baseball, school, sports Plot Summary: Haruka is a strong pitcher praised as perfect, and Kei is a skilled catcher known as the "General" who has lost his memory due to amnesia. The talented pair were hard to defeat in junior high, and they crushed other players' dreams. They both enroll in the no-name Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they encounter other baseball players who had quit after losing to Haruka and Kei. Air Date & Platform: April 9, 2024 (Tuesday) Available on: Crunchyroll Episode Count / Runtime: Pending ---------------------------------- MAPPA doing a sports anime could be pretty compelling. |
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camseyeview140
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I'm a little shocked this one has no folks talking about this one in the forums. Everyone flocks to the schlock, but a MAPPA anime gets no traction? That doesn't seem like a good sign at all.
And, yeah, if it wasn't for Itaden Deities, I would argue this is MAPPA's worst anime. While its animation is still better than most, which is both its strength and biggest weakness, the art direction is very unappealing. the head shapes look like someone's first time designing anime characters, the two leads have extremely long necks that are distracting, and it's not like there isn't a solid foundation to the show's premise. Two friends who once ruled the world of baseball now lost due to one of them getting injured and forgetting everything about their lives and friendships. There is something here that could lay the groundwork for a good story. That is if you can get past the grating comedy and characters. It's not like there aren't good baseball anime, but the characters in this one suck and it makes tolerating whatever dramatic moments there are not worth it. The blonde lead is extremely unlikable. His comedy schtick is repetitive and tiring. Even if this does get better later down the line, getting there isn't worth the journey so far. |
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Gina Szanboti
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It does seem to be getting better bit by bit, but jeebus that nipple hair gag was beyond stupid the first time around. It doesn't get any better on multiple repeats. Even the Furuya-clone pitcher's thinking it's funny isn't funny, though his motivating everyone with his brother's porn supply kinda is, a little. Not lol funny, but mildly amusing.
Now the shortstop has the yips, with exactly the "can't throw to first" problem used as a "for example" definition in Ace of Diamond when it happened to Sawamura. Not that it matters, but I just thought it was funny. Oh how I wish AoD could've gotten this level of animation for the baseball action though. At least this isn't a slide show like the last seasons of AoD ended up. And we're halfway through the season and still don't know all the regular players yet. I don't know how they even fielded a team for the practice match. Or why that game wasn't called after the 5th inning. |
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