| Battle Athletes | |
 Region 1 DVD Cover of Vol. 1 released by Pioneer | |
| バトルアスリーテス大運動会 (Batoru Asurītesu Daiundōkai) | |
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| Genre | Comedy, science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūki Nakano |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Imprint | Dengeki Comics |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 1997 – November 1998 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiro Ozawa |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Studio | AIC |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | May 25, 1997 – June 25, 1998 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Battle Athletes Victory | |
| Directed by | Katsuhito Akiyama |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Music by | Yoshikazu Suo |
| Studio | AIC |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | October 3, 1997 – March 27, 1998 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Video game | |
| Publisher | NewGin |
| Genre | Pachinko |
| Platform | Arcade |
| Released | March 2009 |
| Manga | |
| Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! | |
| Written by | Rui Takatō |
| Published by | Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha |
| Imprint | Comic Ruelle & Comic Jardin |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | July 2020 – March 2021 |
| Anime television series | |
| Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! | |
| Directed by | Tokihiro Sasaki |
| Written by | Yōhei Kashii |
| Music by | hisakuni Yasuhiro Gasa Shingo Yamazaki Takuma Sogi Yūko Takahashi Kazuki Tomita Kenta Yokochi |
| Studio | Seven |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | April 11, 2021 – June 27, 2021 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Battle Athletes (バトルアスリーテス大運動会, Batoru Asurītesu Daiundōkai) is a Japanese franchise which includes an OVA series animated by AIC, a manga by Yūki Nakano, and a 26-episode anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1997 to March 1998.
A reboot manga, Pale Blue Dot: Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART!, was serialized from July 2020 to March 2021,[1] and a new anime series was announced.[2] The new anime television series by Seven aired from April to June 2021 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block.[3][4][5] Crunchyroll, formerly Funimation, licensed the new series and the English dub debuted on September 27, 2022.[6]
- ^ "Pale Blue Dot Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Manga Ends". 9 August 2023.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (26 June 2020). "Battle Athletes Victory Returns With New Manga, Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (31 August 2020). "Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Anime Reveals TV Format, 2021 Debut, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 December 2020). "Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, April 2021 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (18 February 2021). "Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, April 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Friedman, Nicholas (March 4, 2021). "Up to the Task? Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! Exclusively Joins the Funimation Spring 2021 Lineup". Funimation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.