The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. After three innings, Furuya is out and Sawamura's on the mound. -, "I am always amazed by his growth. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. Is it Worth Watching? -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. During the practice match[16] against Osaka Kiryu High School, Furuya's on the mound first. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. November 10, 2013 07 Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. The reason could be that the player, whom he is based on joined the Japanese imperial army which could also explain why he calls his superior "general" etc. Seidou scores another run in the top of the 9th inning and maintained their lead by 5 - 2 and Sawamura closed out the game in the bottom of the 9th inning. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. [51], Sawamura's pitching motion of this pitch was noted by Sanada to have "the exactly same arm motion as his fastball"[51] making it very effective when used in combination with his high speed fastball. Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. Sawamura strikes Hoshida with a breaking ball to the outside corner sharing with us a bit of his thoughts on what type of ace he aims to be. The second season aired soon after and had a total of 51 episodes, while the third season ran from April 2018 to March 2019 and had a total of 48 episodes. Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. The coach offers him to join practice if he is able to throw the ball ninety meters. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. On top of the fifth, Seidou is up by eleven, hence, the game is called and they bag the win. But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. Urabe was batting 5th and was retired by Sawamura along with the other cleanups. He makes an error in judgement and is late on the first day. 7 and No. [38][39] This is further affirmed by Sawamura being able to consistently hit the same location of Okumura's mitt when the two do warm up before practice. He meets Kominato Haruichi and Furuya Satoru along with other first years. Ace Of Diamond Season 3 will come to a close in 2019 as we near the end of the road. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. With Umemiya out, Ugumori lost their vigor and Sawamura then retires the 5th batter to win the game. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. Last edited: Feb 11, 2017. When Kataoka realizes what Sawamura is trying to do, he makes him stop immediately, because it would destroy his form and orders him to practice his outside pitch. 6. In the sixth inning, Sawamura is back up to pitch and strikes out all three batters getting a three for three. [53] Throwing up in the zone, he can force grounders while throwing it low will produce swing and misses and it has became a much more solid pitch for Sawamura. The anime currently has three seasons. Ichidai mounted their come back in the bottom of the 5th after Furuya walked a couple of batters and Yuki Masashi's fielding error. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. Seidou led Houmei High by 4 - 1 in the 7th inning where Sawamura comes to replace Furuya. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Then Kanemaru makes a mistake, fumbles the ball and thus leading the batter to first. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. [47] This pitch is thrown with an alternated cutter's grip and the Cross-step technique which Sawamura used to throw the cutter. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. Now, he only has one dreamto become the ace pitcher of his team. Sawamura gets no chance to play in one of these matches, although asking Kataoka's permission to pitch, who however declines. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. After an encounter with the coach at the bath the day before, where Sawamrua speaks openly about his feelings, he is allowed to participate in said match. In addition, his throws to bases were erratic since his pitch would break close to the target and would even end up hitting the runner instead. Seidou's opponent in the Semi Final was Ichidaisan High, one of Seidou's long time established rival in the same block. As the crowd notices Furuya and wonders how he would be the center of attention of the Tournament, they were surprised to realize that on his back was jersey No. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. Kataoka then entrusts Sawamura the eighth, who manages to hold the Yakushi batters down. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. Palmball, Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. Ochiai had to tell Kataoka that a pitcher switch is necessary in order to salvage the game and Sawamura was called in to relief after Furuya walked yet another batter. Houmei High managed 2 hits in the 8th inning from Sawamura and took back 1 run. who expected Sawamura to be a more sensible starter against the left-handed batters dominated core line-up of Ichidaisan. -, "The spice called motivation gives birth to good synergy. Bitter than pain and grief. Sawamura suggests this idea to Miyuki and Chris who immediately ignore himonly to come back later to ask what type of pitch Sawamura's looking to learn, which he suggests the cutter. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? At the lineup, Sawamura is congratulated by one of Maimon's players and shouts that he'll do his best and play for them as well. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. He becomes an ace in his second year when the Summer Regional Tournament starts. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. The one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura, who gets not dejected after facing his roommate, Masuko in a battle of power and loses. -. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace. After their last match, Sawamura gets scouted by Takashima Rei, the assistant director of Seidou High. Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. Top of the 4th, the second hole of Ichidai, Mori is quickly cornered with a 1-2 count, pops the ball which is then caught by Haruichi. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. The next batter's RBI Single reduces Seidou's lead to 2-1. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. And according to the official statistics is Sawamura. Sawamura then starts to observe the practice of the other members and realizes that in order to perfect a strategy, every player has their own role to perform. Despite jamming the batter, the ball flies above the drawn in fielders. 3 hits, 2 walk and dead balls, 7 strike outs and 0 lost run.[20]. The next dispute follows immediately and Sawamura claims that he came to Seidou to be the ace. A few years later, his teacher introduced him to boxing, sending him to a friend of his, who was the coach of the Nagoya Oniyaritome Boxing Gym. Sawamura did not pitch in the second round. [44] Before the Final match with Inashiro, Sawamura became consciously aware his pitch lacks power, thus he has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. The cutter has became one of the key pitches within Sawamura's repertoire as Sawamura develops his reputation as a gutsy pitcher that fearlessly targets the inside part of the zone. After learning the changeup grips and understanding how different grips can effect the speed of a pitch, Sawamura fastball's velocity began to improve as he gained more feels on his fingertips and that he could transfer the power to the pitch much better. Furuya, however, could not control his breaking pitches; as a result, he walked many runners throughout the game and Miyuki had to repeatedly fall back to use his straight fastballs. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. Kuramochi often practices his wrestling moves on him, and because of Sawamura's flexible body Kuramochi does not have to worry about hurting him much. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. In the quarter-finals Sawamura replaces Furuya on top of the third inning and faces the top of the lineup. Sawamura then stopped the bleeding and closed out the inning. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" When it is his turn to pitch he gets to face Chris. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. Seidou was scheduled to play 4 practice matches after the Summer Training Camp in which Sawamura was slotted to start the game against Kokonoe, a powerhouse from Kanagawa. Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. He prefers to wear his hat frontwards. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). Circle Changeup As of how things are going currently in the manga, its not a question of will he become the ace, but rather one of when will terajima draw the chapter of him as the ace. 11 for the later half of the game. He is often seen with a smile. ", "I told you, didn't I? Sawamura said that because his team has lost there's nothing to talk about which Amahisa disagrees saying that the team is besides the conversation between pitchers and carried on with his questions. Ichidaisan High's scouts watching from the stands reported to their team that there are weaknesses in Furuya's pitching which they can aim to exploit. -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? With two outs and a runner on first Hoshida manages to hit a grounder but true to skill Haruichi is there to get him out. However, he's still grinding and doesn't seem to have hit his stride yet. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. After the match, Sawamura finally sees his old Junior High team again who came to cheer for him. However, before the SF match with Ichidaisan, Sawamura was trying to come up with a way to force the very disciplined Sankou's lineup to swing for the pitches they wouldn't want to and beat them in the zone. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. This is probably my fav game in the series. Seemingly wanting to test Furuya's resolve after reading his note, Kataoka chooses him as the starting pitcher much to the surprise of both Ochiai and Ichidai's coach Tahara. On top of the 5th inning however, Sawamura's pitching started to destabilize as some of the higher Number pitches were still unstable and he ended up walking and hitting 2 batters. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. He says that his qualities as a pitcher are being tested. After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. Seidou gets out of the 1st inning with two lost runs. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. The third season of the anime, titled 'Ace of Diamond Act II', released on April 2, 2019, and also with a total amount of 52 episodes, it finished broadcasting on March 31, 2020. Who animates Diamond no Ace? Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his Cutter breaks into the body of a right-handed batter, frequently able to induce jams and ground balls. [8] Understanding that he is viewed as a lesser pitcher than Furuya from his peers' perspective, Sawamura is always actively seeking new ways and information to improve himself so that he can one day be acknowledged by the team. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. During Eijun's running punishment for being tardy on his first day, Kuramochi helped him understand that he's not the only one suffering. Furuya held Nihou Shouno to 1 run by the 6th inning and Seidou is up by 3 runs. [40] Asada notes that Sawamura is a pitcher who can throw accurately to the chest every time regardless of how far away he is. While Shirakawa receives treatment in the dugout, his teammates try to encourage Sawamura but Miyuki notices his change after the dead ball, then sends a signal to their coach. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. Sawamura then "charges" the ball - something Kawakami did for him during their match agains Yakushi - and handles it to Kawakami with the words: "I've charged everything into it." But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. The batter's hit was caught by Shirasu on right field but the runner was able to tag-in to score and Sawamura ceded a run. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. "We'll get back to this," she assured him, getting up and heading to the hallway to pick up the phone. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. At the bottom of the sixth inning, Sawamura, who got another chance after his performance against Yakushi because the coach believes in his unwavering spirit, takes the mound. The fourth season of The most loved sport drama Diamond no Ace will be released soon for viewers who are anticipating it. Due to the lack of proper baseball knowledge earlier in his career, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and used to grip the ball randomly producing erratic fastball pitches. If someday at another place I'm able to catch his pitches " -, "Because he's always surprising us like that, he's standing on the mound." Frustrated with his first round performance, thinking that because he was not good enough, he wasn't granted any pitching time in the 2nd round. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. He was promoted from the second string to the first string for the Summer Tournament and then from there to the first string for the Fall Tournament. However, Sawamura always had an extremely strong spirit which, no matter how hopeless the situation got, inspired his teammates to continue playing their best. However, Furuya is again selected the starting pitcher and despite losing 2 early runs, was able to bring out his best pitching to date in a pitcher duel against Hongou where both went toe to toe with each other while racking up strike outs. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. Furuya and Eijun become instant rivals because they both wanted to be ace. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect with the ball now if he does it from the bunting stance. Is Ace of Diamond finished? When he first joined Seidou, Sawamura's defensive skills were poor due to the facts that he did not play in any position beside pitcher in his middle school and that his knowledge about baseball were very limited. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. Sawamura's tense but after some difficulties, they manage to pull of a double play. The person he respects: His grandfather -, Hobbies/Special Skill: Catching beetles, watching sumo, and fishing, Because Sawamura often reads old books like "The Book of Five Rings", he tends to call his superiors old Japanese military ranks and switch his speech pattern to flowery old language from time to time. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. Rei takes the chance to introduce Sawamura to the world of high school baseball and let him team up with Miyuki Kazuya (who volunteers to form a battery with him to compete against Azuma Kiyokuni, who Sawamura publicly berated and challenged during his visit. So he tells Sawamura to let the team handle the rest. The reason Sawamura's batting is so poor is because instead of trying to watch the ball closely and decide to swing or not, he would always swing at every pitch and for the majority of the time, missing spectacularly. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is looking to learn more about game calling to have a better understanding of Miyuki's call in order to improve himself. Due to having played baseball for so long without proper instruction, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and often grips the ball very randomly and coupled with his flexible hand result in pitches that change direction right before the batter hits the ball. Sawamura fueled by Nori enters the 'mode' for the first time in this tournament to Miyuki's greatest pleasure and strikes out Ichidai's ace showing off his new back-door pitch. After all of Seidou's batter gets striked out in the top of the seventh some players start to look dire, prompting Sawamura to yell out some words of encouragement. Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. 1 / 2. When Raichi is once again at-bat he hits the ball and it goes over the left field fence, bringing in two runs for Yakushi. [50] However, his peers' feedback wasn't encouraging, pointing out that the pitch's break was too subtle and that it was too similar to Sawamura's normal fastball; hence, the pitch required more refinements. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. -, "I was sure to watch over Sawamura's hard work along the way, his positive and proactive personality is something that I can honestly respect, although he can be annoying from time to time; but have I expected him to be able to shoulder the ace number this quickly? Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. With the help of Kataoka (who has been watching over him the entire time although seemingly ignoring him for so long) Sawamura is able to polish his own special pitch in just one week. Umemiya hits the pitch and the ball bounces to Sawamura's glove. Sawamura's Slider has a big break on it but he admitted he cannot control the pitch yet.[52]. Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. Then comes their ninth batter, Miyamoto but Sawamura quickly strikes him out while making his beating his fastest record with a 140 km pitch. Sawamura believes that unless he's able to do so, no matter how much time's passed, he won't be recognized. The rolling ball died off before touching the left line, making it fair for Toujou to home-in safely and Sawamura records his first RBI in high school[22]. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. After several attempts and defeats during practice matches, Chris is the one who tells him that his moving ball is the quality that defines him - his strong point. At 2 outs and with a runner on 2nd base, Zono had an opportunity to tie the score; however, his long hit was caught by an outfielder and Ichidaisan won the game. Second pitch hits a grounder to first and it's three outs with only 6 pitches thrown. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. (there are a lot of opportunities for him to do so in the coming weeks and months as we approach the RL Koshien) The kid has put a sub 1 ERA up for what is approaching nearly 2 months in the Manga (senbatsu is in late march/early april, we are now 1 week away from the Prelims draw and 2 weeks away from the start of koshien . After honing his pitches with Miyuki throughout the off-season, Sawamura's 2-seam fastball now has a visibly similar breaking movement to that of a shuuto, as noted by Miyuki, and is now a part of Sawamura's arsenal. Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. . As he gains experience through time, and due to the fact that he has been subbed into many difficult situations as a relief pitcher, Sawamura has learned how to maintain consistent focus and has become very capable of handling critical situations. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? After getting a strike with the splitter, the Seido battery throw a change up for the strike out. He calls Coach. During Furuya's pitching debut[14] Sawamura gets angry and tells Chris that he'll never become a soulless player like him. It has become a habit that whenever Sawamura does well on the mound, Kuramochi kicks him to display his appreciation. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. Up next is Ichidais captain, Adachi. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. -, "His pitches don't even reach 140km/h, no? After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. When coupled with Miyuki's smart game calling, Sawamura was able to strike out notable batters including Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei through the use of the Changeup - Fastball Combination.
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