Battle Ball

is an original Japanese sports anime series created by Yasuo Tanami and produced by Toei Animation and aired on Nippon TV from April to November 1986.

A 2-volume manga series by the creator was published by Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine in 1986.

Plot
Battle-Ball, an original improvisation of baseball mixed with marital arts and dodgeball. The current champions for this sport for are the "Blue Planets", and remain on the top after a superhuman teenager named Ikki Sawamura joins the team. Originally, Ikki joined the team in hopes of winning back his idol-turned girlfriend but can he lead his team to victory against competitors from space and beyond?