TV-Series
Description
"Ace of Diamond" is a sports anime and manga series centered around baseball, following the journey of Eijun Sawamura, a passionate and energetic pitcher from Nagano Prefecture. After leading his middle school team to a local championship with his unconventional pitching style, Sawamura is scouted by Rei Takashima, a recruiter for Seidou High School, a prestigious baseball powerhouse in Tokyo. Despite initial skepticism from the team due to his unpolished skills, Sawamura enrolls at Seidou with the goal of becoming the team's ace pitcher and competing at the national level.

The narrative explores Sawamura's growth as a player and his rivalry with Satoru Furuya, a talented but reserved pitcher with a powerful fastball. Both pitchers strive to earn the coveted ace number, driving each other to improve. The series delves into the intense training, teamwork, and personal challenges faced by the Seidou baseball team as they aim to qualify for and succeed in the national tournament, Koshien. Key teammates include catcher Kazuya Miyuki, whose strategic mind and leadership are crucial to the team's success, and Haruichi Kominato, a skilled batter with a calm demeanor.

As the story progresses, Sawamura refines his pitching techniques, develops new pitches, and learns to harness his natural talent under the guidance of Coach Kataoka and the upperclassmen. The series highlights the competitive nature of high school baseball, with Seidou facing formidable opponents such as Inashiro Industrial, led by the prodigious pitcher Mei Narumiya. The matches are depicted with detailed attention to strategy, player dynamics, and the emotional highs and lows of the sport.

The narrative also explores the personal lives and motivations of the characters, emphasizing their dedication to baseball and the sacrifices required to excel. Themes of perseverance, teamwork, and self-discovery are central to the story, as the players navigate the pressures of high-stakes competition and the challenges of balancing academics and athletics. Through its focus on character development and realistic portrayal of baseball, "Ace of Diamond" offers a compelling and immersive look into the world of high school sports.
Information
Ace of Diamond
ダイヤのA
Type: TV-Series
Anime Episodes: 75
Movie/Episode length: 24 min.
Date: 10/06/2013 – 03/29/2015
Categories
Genre
Everyday DramaFighting ShounenComedy
Tags
Baseball
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Episodes
Staffel 1
1The One Pitch
2Partner
3Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
4Are You Like Me?
5A Clash
6Head to Head
7The Two Batteries
8The Truth About Chris
9With Chagrin In His Heart
10Hone Your Moving Fastball
11Chris to the Field!
12Target
13You're In the First-String
14Training Camp Begins!
15Lead With Your Plays!
16Challenge
17Games Are Fun
18I Hate It, But...
19Fate
20Emergency
21To the Dream Stage
22Calling For Attention
23Official Game Debut
24Clockwork
25Anti-Furuya Strategy
26Miracle Akikawa
27I'm Not Running
28Path, Eijun Sawamura to the Scorching Mound
29Neck and Neck
30Winner and Loser
31Dark Horse
32Summers
33Money Tree
34Reliable Teammates
35Potential
36The Ace Walks On
37Burst
38Roles
39Expectations of an Ace
40The Winning Shot
41It's the Semifinal
42The Giant Looks Down
43Revenge
44Best Pitch
45Fantasy
46Pitching of Despair
47That Summer
48At the Dorm...
49A Nostalgic Face
50Footsteps to Tomorrow
51The Battle Begins!
52I Don't Want to Lose
53Change Gears
54Entrusted Faith and the Courage to Perform
55Strong Men
56Decision
57Reliable Underclassmen
58The Three-Hole
59Fearless
60Lonely Sun
61Determined
62Victory or Defeat
63Lingering Feelings
64Restart
65In the Sun
66Outsider
67The Kick
68The Ace Title
69Can't Lose
70Next Stage
71September Sky
72The Final Lesson
73Inheritance
74Guiding Light
75In Pursuit
Cast
Comment(s)
Staff
  • Director
    Mitsuyuki Masuhara
  • Script
    Kenji Konuta
    Jun'ichi Fujisaku
    Taishirou Tanimura
    Daishirō Tanimura
    Takahiro Udagawa
  • Unit Director
    Itsurō Kawasaki
    Yoshihisa Matsumoto
    Yukio Nishimoto
    Yoriyasu Kogawa
    Kazunobu Shimizu
    Mitsuko Ohya
    Mitsutaka Noshitani
    Takeyuki Sadohara
    Tatsuya Shiraishi
    Akira Kusune
    Jun Nakagawa
    Hironori Aoyagi
    Tomoya Tanaka
    Shū Watanabe
  • Original creator
  • Art Director
    Hideyuki Ueno
  • Animation Director
    Minoru Ueda
    Masahiro Sekiguchi
    Hiroyuki Kasugai
    Tōru Yoshida
    Yukari Kobayashi
    Tatsuya Oka
    Hiromi Niioka
    Kiyotoshi Aoi
    Shinichi Yoshikawa
    Hiromi Okazaki
    Kazuya Saitō
    Tomohiro Koyama
    Jōji Yanase
    Teruhiko Yamazaki
    Ryo Kobayashi
    Takashi Nagayoshi
    Ken Obata
    Maria Ichino
    Mika Takazawa
    Manabu Kurihara
    Kei Saotome
    Satomi Miyazaki
  • Director of Photography
    Hironobu Hatanaka
  • Producer
    Manami Watanabe
    Ryō Sasaki
  • Series Composition
    Kenji Konuta
  • Storyboard
    Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    Shinsaku Sasaki
    Toshihiko Masuda
    Keiichi Sasajima
    Minoru Ōhara
    Yūzō Satō
    Mitsuyuki Masuhara
    Toshinori Narita
    Fumio Maezono
  • Music
    Frying Pan
  • Character Design
    Minoru Ueda
  • Chief Animation Director
    Satoshi Tasaki
  • Sound Director
    Hajime Takakuwa
  • Executive producer
    Sadakazu Kikuchi
    Katsuji Morishita
    Naoki Sakamoto
    Tsutomu Yanagimura
    Hideyuki Nanba
    Gorō Shinjuku
    Takehiro Miyazaki
    Kensuke Tateishi
    Yuki Yoshida
Production
  • Production
    Kodansha
    Production I.G
    TV Tokyo
  • Animation Production
    Production I.G
    Madhouse
Music
Opening
“Hashire! Mirai" (疾走れ!ミライ; Run Ahead Toward the Future!)”
Ending
“Seek Diamonds”
“Glory!" (グローリー!)”
“Mirai e Tsunage”