Ace of the Diamond

Sports · Drama · Slice of Life

An unusual pitcher leaves his middle school teammates for powerhouse Seidou, where a crowded roster makes his goal of becoming ace immediately difficult.

Synopsis
The Anime Lad

Eijun Sawamura loses his final middle school game when a stray pitch misses the batter. A scout still sees promise in his unusual style and invites him to Seidou High School in Tokyo. Eijun accepts, entering a powerhouse filled with skilled players. He announces that he will become the team’s ace. Fellow first-year pitcher Furuya has already made that declaration significantly harder.

Super Eyepatch Fox

Lose a final middle school game with a wild pitch, then receive an invitation from prestigious Seidou. Eijun leaves his teammates to test his unusual pitching style at a far more competitive level. Skilled players crowd the roster, and first-year Furuya brings fearsome fastballs. The path to becoming ace starts with finding any place on the team.

Gigguku

Eijun reaches Seidou carrying an unusual pitch and enough confidence to announce that he will become ace. Then he sees how many talented players already fill the team. Furuya, another first-year pitcher, has the speed to claim attention immediately. That pressure makes the dream exciting, because Eijun has to turn raw potential into a reason this powerhouse should trust him.

Father's Basement

Confidence means little at a school already crowded with skilled baseball players. That is the useful obstacle. A scout sees potential in Eijun’s unconventional pitching and brings him to Seidou, but another first-year already throws at intimidating speed. Eijun’s promise to become ace must survive a roster that has no reason to rearrange itself around his ambition.

Spring Koshien

E1–4 · —

Seido reaches sacred Koshien with the reigning national champions blocking their path.

Tokyo Spring Tournament

E5–17 · —

New first-years arrive as Seido enters Tokyo's fiercely watched spring bracket.

Ace Rivalry

E18–33 · —

Practice games sharpen Sawamura and Furuya while summer selection draws closer.

Tokyo Select

E34–42 · —

Miyuki joins Tokyo's elite while Seido tests its depth without him.

Summer Tournament

E43–52 · —

Training camp ends, the ace number is chosen, and summer baseball begins.

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