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Ace of the Diamond
Synopsis
The story
With a stray pitch that completely missed the batter, Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school baseball game. Frustrated by this defeat, Eijun and his teammates vow to reach the national tournament once they are in high school. But everything changes when a scout unexpectedly invites him to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style. Encouraged by his teammates, Eijun accepts the offer, ready to improve his skills and play at a much more competitive level of baseball. However, now surrounded by a large number of skilled players, Eijun struggles to find his place on the team. He declares that he will one day become the team's ace, but that's only if fellow first year Satoru Furuya doesn't take the title first, with his breakneck fastballs that earn him a coveted spot on the starting roster. With the addition of these talented new players to an already powerful lineup, the Seidou baseball team aims to become the best in Japan, facing off against a number of formidable foes that stand in their way.
Sports
Episode guide
75 episodes
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Characters & voices
500 credited
Eijun Sawamura
Main
Satoru Furuya
Main
Kazuya Miyuki
Main
Kouichirou Tanba
Supporting
Haruichi Kominato
Main
Raichi Todoroki
Supporting
Mei Narumiya
Supporting
Kazuyoshi Oota
Supporting
Norifumi Kawakami
Supporting
Kenta Maezono
Supporting
Tesshin Kataoka
Supporting
Shunpei Sanada
Supporting
Ryousuke Kominato
Supporting
Raizou Todoroki
Supporting
Fujio Mine
Supporting
Youichi Kuramochi
Supporting
Hideaki Toujou
Supporting
Shinji Kanemaru
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Yuuji TerajimaOriginal Creator
Junichi FujisakuScript (eps 3, 9-10)
Yoshiaki KawajiriStoryboard (eps 57, 61, 62, 69)
Yuuzou SatouStoryboard (eps 2, 8)
Yukari KobayashiAnimation Director (eps 10, 12)
GLAYTheme Song Performance (OP3)GLAYTheme Song Arrangement (OP3)GLAYInsert Song Arrangement ("Hashire! Mirai", ep 75)GLAYInsert Song Performance ("Hashire! Mirai", ep 75)
Youko HikasaTheme Song Performance (ED1)
Itsurou KawasakiEpisode Director (ep 8)
Teruhiko YamazakiAnimation Director (ep 15)
Jouji YanaseAnimation Director (eps 4, 11)Tatsuya OkaAnimation Director (ep 1)
Mika TakahashiKey Animation (ep 3)Hiromi OkazakiAnimation Director (ep 3)Nobunaga ShimazakiTheme Song Performance (ED4, ED5, ED6)
Mitsuyuki MasuharaDirectorMitsuyuki MasuharaStoryboard (ep 1)
Suzuko MimoriTheme Song Performance (ED2)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
BaseballTheme-Game-Sport100%
Primarily Male CastCast-Main Cast93%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast92%
School ClubSetting-Scene82%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast80%
ShounenDemographic78%
SchoolSetting-Scene74%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast66%
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500 community reviews
Un anime de sport génial avec du suspense, de la pression et un peu de comédie
@tom9911/14 helpful
watch this if you’re willing to put the time into a long sports series. it's incredible, and well worth it.
@tsukisyama64/66 helpful
A sports anime like any other...or so it seems.
@Yujeong52/54 helpful
best character development?? sawamura finally gets the mound (s1-3 review)
@knives10/14 helpful