Battery (novel series) explained
Battery |
Ja Kanji: | バッテリー |
Ja Romaji: | Batterī |
Genre: | Sports |
Type: | Novel |
Author: | Atsuko Asano |
Illustrator: | Makiko Satō |
First: | October 1996 |
Last: | January 2005 |
Volumes: | 6 |
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Station: | NHK FM |
First: | April 17, 2000 |
Last: | April 28, 2000 |
Episodes: | 10 |
Type: | live film |
The Battery |
Director: | Yōjirō Takita |
Music: | Ryō Yoshimata |
Studio: | Toho |
Runtime: | 119 minutes |
Type: | drama |
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Network: | NHK |
First: | April 3, 2008 |
Last: | June 12, 2008 |
Episodes: | 10 |
is a Japanese 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.
Plot
This story is about a young baseball pitcher named Takumi Harada who just recently moved in with his grandfather, a former coach at Nitta High School. Later on, Harada meets a catcher named Gō Nakagura. They start playing ball together, and Harada realizes that Gō can keep up with his pitches. Harada gets motivated and joins the baseball team at Nitta High. The two boys later begin their journey with a baseball team.
Characters
Main characters
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Portrayed by: Kento Hayashi (movie), Yuma Nakayama (TV drama)
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Portrayed by: Kenta Yamada (movie), Shō Takada (live-action series)Other characters
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Portrayed by: Akihiro Yarita (movie), Shintarō Morimoto (TV drama)
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Portrayed by: Dai Watanabe (movie), Ryūta Nakamura (TV drama)
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Portrayed by: Yasuaki Seki (movie), Kazuma Kawahara (TV drama)
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Portrayed by: Hiroshi Yazaki (movie), Ryōsuke Kawamura (TV drama)Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation aired on July 14, 2016, on the Noitamina block of Fuji TV[6] [7] and concluded on September 22, 2016. The series was directed and written by Tomomi Mochizuki, with animation by the studio Zero-G. Hideoki Kusama served as character designer and chief animation director, and Akira Senju was in charge of the music.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: バッテリー 6 - Blu-ray&DVD - TVアニメ「バッテリー」公式サイト. July 14, 2016. ja.
- Web site: Battery (6 volumes). Japanese Board on Books for Young People. February 26, 2009.
- Web site: 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! . July 14, 2016 . . October 13, 2016.
- Web site: バッテリー. Battery. Variety Japan. February 26, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706075747/http://search.varietyjapan.com/moviedb/cinema_38378.html . July 6, 2008.
- Web site: Atsuko Asano's Battery Novels Get TV Anime in July on Noitamina. Anime News Network. May 19, 2016. May 20, 2016.
- Web site: Atsuko Asano's Battery Novels Get TV Anime in July on Noitamina. Anime News Network. March 17, 2016. March 24, 2016.
- Web site: Baseball Anime Battery Casts Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa & Premieres July 14. June 2, 2016. Anime News Network. June 2, 2016.