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Ace of the Diamond

Ace of the Diamond

20138.04 Seasons179 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Scouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.

Created by Kenji Konuta
Written by Kenji Konuta, Yuuji Terajima
NetworksTV TokyoTV AichiTVQTV OsakaTVhTSC

Top Cast

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Eijun Sawamura (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Kazuya Miyuki (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Satoru Furuya (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Haruichi Kominato (voice)

Shintaro Asanuma

Shintaro Asanuma

Yoichi Kuramochi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

baseballsportshigh school sportsbromancebased on mangaschool lifeshounenanimejapanese high schoolhigh school lifebukatsu

About Ace of the Diamond

Ace of the Diamond is a animation series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of baseball, sports, high school sports, bromance, based on manga, school life. Created by Kenji Konuta, it stars Ryota Osaka, Takahiro Sakurai, Nobunaga Shimazaki. Scouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.

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