Battery (novel series)
| Battery | |
 Cover of the fist volume of the novel series | |
| バッテリー (Batterī) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Atsuko Asano |
| Illustrated by | Makiko Satō |
| Published by |
Kyōikugageki Kadokawa Bunko |
| Imprint |
Kyōikugageki no Sōsaku Bungaku Kadokawa Shoten Kadokawa Tsubasa Shoten |
| Original run | October 1996 – January 2005 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Audio drama | |
| Station | NHK FM |
| Original run | April 17, 2000 – April 28, 2000 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Atsuko Asano |
| Illustrated by | Chikage Yuniwa |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Live-action film | |
| The Battery | |
| Directed by | Yōjirō Takita |
| Written by | Tadashi Morishita |
| Music by | Ryō Yoshimata |
| Studio | Toho |
| Released | March 10, 2007 |
| Runtime | 119 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Written by | Atsuko Sagara |
| Network | NHK |
| Original run | April 3, 2008 – June 12, 2008 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| Written by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
| Music by | Akira Senju |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Licensed by | Amazon.com (streaming) |
| Network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
| Original run | July 14, 2016 – September 22, 2016 |
| Episodes | 11[1] |
Battery (Japanese: バッテリー Hepburn: Batterī) is a Japanese light novel series by Atsuko Asano that was published by Kadokawa Shoten. The series is about Harada Takumi and Gō Nagakura, two boys who start a baseball team. For the work the author received the Noma Prize for Juvenile Literature in 1997 and the Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award in 2005.[2] It has sold over 10 million copies in Japan,[3] and has been adapted into a film in 2007[4] and an anime television series in 2016.
Characters
Main Characters
- Takumi Harada (原田 巧 Harada Takumi)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama (anime), Mamoru Miyano (radio drama)[5]
- Portrayed by: Kento Hayashi (movie), Yūma Nakayama (TV drama)
- Gō Nagakura (永倉 豪 Nagakura Gō)
- Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka (anime)[5]
- Portrayed by: Kenta Yamada (movie), Shō Takada (live-action series)
Other Characters
- Seiha Harada (原田 青波 Harada Seiha)
- Voiced by: Yūi Fujimaki (anime), Hayato Taya (radio drama)[5]
- Portrayed by: Akihiro Yarita (movie), Shintarō Morimoto (TV drama)
- Shūgo Kadowaki (門脇 秀吾 Kadowaki Shūgo)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono (anime)[5]
- Portrayed by: Dai Watanabe (movie), Ryūta Nakamura (TV drama)
- Shunji Mizugaki (瑞垣 俊二 Mizugaki Shunji)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (anime)[5]
- Portrayed by: Yasuaki Seki (movie), Kazuma Kawahara (TV drama)
- Kazuki Kaionji (海音寺 一希 Kaionji Kazuki)
- Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara (anime)[5]
- Portrayed by: Hiroshi Yazaki (movie), Ryōsuke Kawamura (TV drama)
- Keita Higashidani (東谷啓太 Higashidani Keita)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (anime)[6]
- Fumito Sawaguchi (沢口文人 Sawaguchi Fumito)
- Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (anime)[6]
Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation began airing on July 14, 2016 on the noitaminA block of Fuji TV.[7][6] The series is directed and written by Tomomi Mochizuki, with animation by the studio Zero-G. Hideoki Kusama is serving as character designer and chief animation director and Akira Senju is in charge of the music.[5]
References
- ↑ "バッテリー 6 - Blu-ray&DVD - TVアニメ「バッテリー」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Battery (6 volumes)". Japanese Board on Books for Young People. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ↑ "TVアニメ化！シリーズ累計1,000万部越えの青春野球小説『バッテリー』が描き下ろしアニメイラストの幅広帯で登!". Oricon. July 14, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ↑ "バッテリー" [Battery]. Variety Japan. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Atsuko Asano's Battery Novels Get TV Anime in July on Noitamina". Anime News Network. May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Baseball Anime Battery Casts Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa & Premieres July 14". Anime News Network. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Atsuko Asano's Battery Novels Get TV Anime in July on Noitamina". Anime News Network. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
External links
- Battery at Kadokawa Shoten (Japanese)
- Battery the Animation (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
