Ace of Diamond

Production I.G, Madhouse
SportsTV75 EP/6 Oct 2013

Oshimeter

8.2
314 Ratings
— Want to Watch
— Watched

Synopsis

Loud, stubborn, and impossible to ignore, pitcher Eijun Sawamura loses his last middle school baseball game on a wild pitch, but he doesn't wallow; instead, he gets scouted by one of Tokyo's elite baseball programs. He shows up to Seidou High School ready to declare himself the future ace, only to find out the team is stacked with guys who are just as good or better than him, including Satoru Furuya, a quiet first-year whose fastball is genuinely terrifying. What makes this 75-episode TV series work is that it doesn't hand Eijun anything. He earns every inch of progress through practice, failure, and sheer stubbornness, and the show takes its time letting that unfold. The baseball itself is detailed: you'll learn about pitch types, batting strategy, and tournament structure almost by accident because it's woven into matches that genuinely keep you tense. Production I.G and Madhouse handle the animation, and the game sequences have real weight to them. The team dynamics carry a lot of the emotional load too. It's not just Eijun's story; the upperclassmen, the coaching staff, the bench players: they all get moments that land. If you liked the slow-burn team building in Aoashi or the grounded sports drama of Cross Game, this hits a similar nerve but with more raw competitive energy. It's a long watch, but the kind where you look up and realize you've burned through fifteen episodes on a Tuesday night.

Episode Guide

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1
Episode 1The One Pitch
Great
89%
of 6 ratingsrecommend
2
Episode 2Partner
Great
87%
of 5 ratingsrecommend
3
Episode 3Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
Great
73%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
4
Episode 4Are You Like Me?
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
5
Episode 5A Clash
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
6
Episode 6Head to Head!
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
7
Episode 7The Two Batteries
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
8
Episode 8The Truth About Chris
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
9
Episode 9With Chagrin in His Heart
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
10
Episode 10Hone Your Moving Fastball
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
11
Episode 11Chris to the Field!
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
12
Episode 12Target
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
13
Episode 13You're in the First-String
Great
73%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
14
Episode 14Training Camp Begins!
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
15
Episode 15Lead With Your Plays!
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
16
Episode 16Challenge
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
17
Episode 17Games Are Fun
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
18
Episode 18I Hate It, But...
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
19
Episode 19Fate
Great
75%
of 4 ratingsrecommend
20
Episode 20Emergency
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
21
Episode 21To the Dream Stage
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
22
Episode 22Calling for Attention
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
23
Episode 23Official Game Debut
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
24
Episode 24Clockwork
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
25
Episode 25Anti-Furuya Strategy
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
26
Episode 26Miracle Akikawa
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
27
Episode 27I'm Not Running
Great
81%
of 4 ratingsrecommend
28
Episode 28Path, Eijun Sawamura to the Scorching Mound
Mid
60%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
29
Episode 29Neck and Neck
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
30
Episode 30Winner and Loser
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
31
Episode 31Dark Horse
Great
87%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
32
Episode 32Summers
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
33
Episode 33Money Tree
Great
73%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
34
Episode 34Reliable Teammates
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
35
Episode 35Potential
Great
87%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
36
Episode 36The Ace Walks On
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
37
Episode 37Burst!
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
38
Episode 38Roles
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
39
Episode 39Expectations of an Ace
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
40
Episode 40The Winning Shot
Great
87%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
41
Episode 41It's the Semifinal
Great
70%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
42
Episode 42The Giant Looks Down
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
43
Episode 43Revenge
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
44
Episode 44Best Pitch
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
45
Episode 45Fantasy
Great
87%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
46
Episode 46Pitching of Despair
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
47
Episode 47That Summer
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
48
Episode 48At the Dorm...
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
49
Episode 49A Nostalgic Face
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
50
Episode 50Footsteps to Tomorrow
Great
73%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
51
Episode 51The Battle Begins!
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
52
Episode 52I Don't Want to Lose
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
53
Episode 53Change Gears
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
54
Episode 54Entrusted Faith and the Courage to Perform
Great
88%
of 4 ratingsrecommend
55
Episode 55Strong Men
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
56
Episode 56Decision
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
57
Episode 57Reliable Underclassmen
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
58
Episode 58The Three-Hole
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
59
Episode 59Fearless
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
60
Episode 60Lonely Sun
Great
83%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
61
Episode 61Determined
Great
91%
of 4 ratingsrecommend
62
Episode 62Victory or Defeat
Great
90%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
63
Episode 63Lingering Feelings
Great
70%
of 6 ratingsrecommend
64
Episode 64Restart
Great
87%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
65
Episode 65In The Sun
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
66
Episode 66Outsider
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
67
Episode 67The Kick
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
68
Episode 68The Ace Title
Great
80%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
69
Episode 69Can't Lose
Great
72%
of 4 ratingsrecommend
70
Episode 70Next Stage
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
71
Episode 71September Sky
Great
70%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
72
Episode 72The Final Lesson
Great
70%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
73
Episode 73Inheritance
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
74
Episode 74Guiding Light
Great
77%
of 3 ratingsrecommend
75
Episode 75In Pursuit
Great
84%
of 5 ratingsrecommend

Characters

Kazuya Miyuki

Seidou's 2nd-year catcher; strategic, witty, and skilled, though his cheeky attitude can be off-putting.

Sakurai Takahiro

Eijun Sawamura

Seidou High's spirited southpaw ace, Sawamura Eijun, boasts unique pitches but struggles with control.

Oosaka Ryouta

Haruichi Kominato

Talented second baseman with pinpoint batting and amazing baseball sense, though lacking stamina; rivals his brother.

Hanae Natsuki

Satoru Furuya

A powerful, yet stamina-challenged right-handed pitcher, Satoru Furuya rivals Sawamura in Ace of Diamond.

Shimazaki Nobunaga

MANGA BRIDGE

This season covers Chapters 1-167 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 168.

Manga cover

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