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Aim for the Ace! Another Match

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

19881 Season13 EpisodesEndedNR

Overview

It’s been three years since Nishi High’s Hiromi Oka was taken under the wing of former tennis superstar and “demon” coach, Jin Munakata. Fresh off a national championship win, Hiromi has been selected to represent Japan in New York for an international tournament. Unfortunately, Munakata is suddenly hospitalized after his own demons finally catch up with him. Forced to continue on without him, Hiromi must find it in herself to keep playing in the face of new challengers and heartbreaking tragedy.

Created by Sumika Yamamoto
Written by Sumika Yamamoto
Produced by Masaaki Motomura, Yutaka Takahashi, Shin Unozawa

Top Cast

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Hiromi Oka (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Takayuki Kaidô (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Daigo Katsura (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Takashi Chiba (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Reika Ryûzaki (voice)

Eiko Yamada

Eiko Yamada

Ranko Midorikawa (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu

Hideyuki Umezu

Yû Ozaki (voice)

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Nachi Nozawa

Jin Munekata (voice)

Masako Sugaya

Masako Sugaya

Maki Aikawa (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

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About Aim for the Ace! Another Match

Aim for the Ace! Another Match is a animation, drama series that first aired in 1988 exploring themes of tennis, sports, anime. Created by Sumika Yamamoto, it stars Yuko Mizutani, Kazuhiko Inoue, Tessyo Genda. It’s been three years since Nishi High’s Hiromi Oka was taken under the wing of former tennis superstar and “demon” coach, Jin Munakata. Fresh off a national championship win, Hiromi has been selected to represent Japan in New York for an international tournament. Unfortunately, Munakata is suddenly hospitalized after his own demons finally catch up with him. Forced to continue on without him, Hiromi must find it in herself to keep playing in the face of new challengers and heartbreaking tragedy.

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