Battle Athletes

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)
GenreComedy, science fiction
Manga
Written byYūki Nakano
Published byASCII Media Works
ImprintDengeki Comics
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1997November 1998
Volumes4
Original video animation
Directed byKazuhiro Ozawa
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Music byTakayuki Hattori
StudioAIC
Licensed by
Released May 25, 1997 June 25, 1998
Episodes6 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Battle Athletes Victory
Directed byKatsuhito Akiyama
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Yōsuke Kuroda
Music byYoshikazu Suo
StudioAIC
Licensed by
  • NA: Discotek Media
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run October 3, 1997 March 27, 1998
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Video game
PublisherNewGin
GenrePachinko
PlatformArcade
ReleasedMarch 2009
Manga
Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!
Written byRui Takatō
Published byJitsugyo no Nihon Sha
ImprintComic Ruelle & Comic Jardin
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 2020March 2021
Anime television series
Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!
Directed byTokihiro Sasaki
Written byYōhei Kashii
Music byhisakuni
Yasuhiro Gasa
Shingo Yamazaki
Takuma Sogi
Yūko Takahashi
Kazuki Tomita
Kenta Yokochi
StudioSeven
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run April 11, 2021 June 27, 2021
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

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 [ja] block.[3][4][5] Crunchyroll, formerly Funimation, licensed the new series and the English dub debuted on September 27, 2022.[6]

  1. ^ "Pale Blue Dot Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Manga Ends". 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (26 June 2020). "Battle Athletes Victory Returns With New Manga, Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (31 August 2020). "Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! Anime Reveals TV Format, 2021 Debut, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.