And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. 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. [37], Sawamura tested out the breaking pitches, the Slider and the Curveball during the Winter off-season; however, Miyuki note that because when he pitches the breaking pitches, his elbow drops a bit as he's trying too hard to make the ball bends. Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. Dubbed as the "Bunting Master" by his teammates, Sawamura is a gifted bunter, being able to effortlessly bunt any pitch, even that with a speed of 150 km/h. Bottom of the 7th inning, Miyuki said he wants to mix in more Numbers to get batters out quickly and Sawamura complied, saying he has complete trust in Miyuki's lead. 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. The third batter makes a slug bunt, despite being jammed which enables Yura to score the first run. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. In Ace of Diamond: Act II, things finally seem to be turning around for him.Ever since he stepped foot onto the fields of Seido as a first-year, his dream has always been to become the ace and lead his team to the National High School Baseball Championship and become champions. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. -, "Right now, you are still only a sprout of a great big eye-catching flower. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. Miyuki asks Furuya if he, too, wants to watch it, but Furuya shrugs saying that he knows what his problem is. 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. Okumura notes after the match that Sawamura threw only 11 pitches in which only 2 were fouls, in other words, there were no wasted pitch thrown per batter. -, "I am always amazed by his growth. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . She wishes Sawamura good luck on becoming the ace and says that she is cheering for him. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. ", "Both the pitcher and the catcher comes together as one to create a 'work of art.' Sawamura retired the lead-off batter Ichinose for 1 out. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and published in the manga magazine, Weekly Shnen Jump. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. Bottom of the 5th, Seidou's righties outright ignore the outside slider and instead target the inside corner. Sawamura believed to be Chris uncommitted to the team and unhelpful to him, while Chris only saw Eijun as an immature and annoying underclassman. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. His teammates often get inspired by his strong will and unwavering spirit and try to give it their all. The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. 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. This is rather a devastating blow than a happy surprise for Sawamura. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. 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. He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. He leaves the mound crying. Furuya cleanly closes out the match and Seidou wins. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. In the 8th inning, Sawamura presumably retired Ichinose and faces Akashi for the final time. His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Sawamura was gearing up to pitch a complete game on his own, understanding the importance of being handed the starting role for the toughest practice game of the bunch. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act IIhas been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. 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. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. When Nanamori's fourth batter, Goda, is up, Miyuki wants to ask for inside pitches but decides to play it safe and calls for an outside. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. With Nori out it's on him and Furuya to pitch this game. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. After the meeting, while the majority of the team decided to go watch the Final of the Spring Tournament, Sawamura said he wants to stay back and practice on his batting. He meets Kominato Haruichi and Furuya Satoru along with other first years. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. Sawamura did not pitch in the second round. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. I feel like I saw a true ace. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. Mine Fujio later on comments to his fellow journalist that while Seidou continued to win their previous games with their pitcher relay, it was probably the lack of an absolute ace that cost Seidou the win. Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. Sawamura Eijun is a Ray of Sunshine Protective Chris Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Universe - Reincarnation Boys Kissing Shit ton of it Regret is a strong emotion. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. On top of the sixth, Furuya faces some difficulties and while Miyuki thinks of what he can do to fix it, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and sends in Sawamura. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. Buy [Ace of Diamond] Rough Fairy Tale Theater (Eijun Sawamura, Akatsuki Furuya, Haruichi Kominato) / chansika online from Japanese stores. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. Split-finger Fastball Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? Diamond no Ace Plot 'Ace of Diamond' follows the journey of Eijun Sawamura, a very talented pitcher, who ends up getting an invitation to join Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after his unusual yet effective style of pitching gets noticed. [26]. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. He calls Coach. What happens in Diamond no Ace? -, "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? On top of the 2nd inning, Ichidais fourth batter, Hoshida, leads of. During the next at bat, Sawamura faces Yakushi's clean-up. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. 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. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. Thanks to Chris' guidance, Sawamura learned the pick-off techniques and how to watch out for runners when pitching. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. The total amount of the Numbers are unknown, but there are at least 11. Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. 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. The next batter targets the 1st pitch and put runner in scoring position again at 1st and 3rd. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. 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. He notices that Sawamura is still a little tense but his pitches are looking sharper than they did in the previous round; although they are floating a bit high. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. Naruta Tech is a powerhouse from Chiba that visited Seidou for a practice match and the school is famous for possessing a famous "South Paw Killer" cleanup in their team. The keystone combo has their pitcher's back once more with Kuramochi sending the ball to Haruichi who sends it to first base getting the teams third out and closing the inning. He also announced the reset of the jersey numbers. The teamwork between the new formed battery isn't particularly good. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. Only a few days later he is allowed to join the batting and fielding practice. In the sixth inning, Sawamura is back up to pitch and strikes out all three batters getting a three for three. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. During the weekday following the training camp, the coaches discuss who should be entrusted with the Ace number and despite recognizing Sawamura's stellar and consistent performances, Ochiai suggests Furuya should be entrusted with the Ace number instead as he believes stripping Furuya off his former title may prevent his future growth meanwhile arguing that Sawamura is a man who can grow under extreme pressure. On the top of the 3rd inning, Miyuki began mixing up a few of the Numbers' pitches into his lead in combination with Sawamura's straight fastball to great success and he was able to get another 3 up 3 down. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. Having taken a timeout Sawamura pitches a ball that turns into a foul, a strike and finally gets hit. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. On a night practice session between Sawamura and Miyuki, Kataoka appears to watch them. Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. Because even though he got laughed at, he stated his goal confidently in front of everyone. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. When he found out that Sawamura was suffering from the yips, he was sure that Sawamura would get over it and become stronger from it. The Seidou team members prepare for the tournament ahead. 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. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . . Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? Sawamura's 2-seam fastball breaks down and away from right-handed batters as it comes close to the plate. He also adds that to promote further growth from both of them, switching their status is important which is why he decided to entrust Sawamura with the Ace number instead for this Summer. After their last match, Sawamura gets scouted by Takashima Rei, the assistant director of Seidou High. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. After Send and Kawabe talked, Sawamura and Send eventually became acquaintances. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. Pairing up with Sawamura was Okumura, whose game calling was to place emphasis on Sawamura's fastball going against Seihou's lineup. Thus, it can make batters swing late and comfortably strikes them out despite its average velocity. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. Sawamura greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. So on top of the 2nd inning Sawamura stands on the pitching mound with the determination to live up to the expectations including those of his teammates on the bench. Miyuki started calling for Sawamura's more reliable straight fastball to get him back into shape again and he was able to close out the 5th inning with impressive stats. After he familiarizes himself with the defensive responsibilities and techniques, Sawamura has been gradually solidifying his defensive skills throughout the course of his 1st year. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. ", "I told you, didn't I? Sawamura's strengths are his infallible spirit, bunting, infield defense, and his idiosyncratic pitches. Bitter than pain and grief. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. [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. Is Ace of Diamond finished? Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. During Furuya's pitching debut, Sawamura gets angry at Chris' constant melancholy and yells at him: "You're the one who has given up on returning to the first string. 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. Hongou however was the more consistent pitcher and he delivered Seidou a complete shutout game with Komadai winning 2 - 0 over Seidou. Despite his timing being off, Hoshida bats with one hand, resulting in a hit to deep cf. Agaisn't Sankou's main cannon, Hoshida, the battery manages to foul him with an inside pitch and gives him a strike with a perfectly caught low outside ball from Miyuki. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. His team was below average, often making mistakes during critical moments and losing almost all their matches. Sawamura accepts as he throws what looked like a powerful pitch that may have made it to the fence only to have the ball break downward when it comes close to it. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Amahisa happened to meet Sawamura in the hallway of the Stadium and began asking questions about Sawamura's new pitch, the Cutter Kai. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." After 5 innings, Amahisa's pitching started stabilizing while in contrast, Furuya was still very unstable. Sawamura throws to the outer edge for the first pitch giving Miyuki goosebumps. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" 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." Born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he is a very calm and quiet person, often acting as tsukkomi to Sawamura Eijun's boke. -, "The ability to cleanly pitch to the corners of the zone and calm judgement on the mound in a crisis. Sawamura tested out a new revised Splitter grip and by having one finger on the seam and one off the seam instead of staying away from the seams completely like a normal Splitter grip, he was able to get behind the ball more and transfer more force into it, giving it more velocity and the pithch also has both the sinking action of a Splitter as well has a tailing action of a 2-seamer/sinker and is akin to a hybrid pitch between the two. Originally unveiled in the practice game against Hakuryu, Sawamura's Splitter is a supplementary off-pace pitch for his Changeup and it's purpose is to get the batter to chase it as the Splitter is more difficult to differentiate from a fastball than a changeup due to the similar kind of spin it has to a straight fastball. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. 5 comfortably but his control on pitch No. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. 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. 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 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. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. Starting out at Seidou isn't exactly smooth sailing for the ray sunshine that is Sawamura. Post Spring Tournament - Golden Week Period. Mima hits a Double on a fastball and put Hakuryu in an early scoring position. Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. For the first picth, Miyuki asks for number 9- the revised splitter. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. Sawamura's Splitter has been relatively unstable, being on and off at times and rarely sees much usage within a game compare to the remaining pitches. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. Kataoka chooses Sawamura as the starting pitcher, for the first time in the Tournament, as he notes that Kasuga Ichi's core lineup consists mainly of left handed batters which makes Sawamura, a southpaw, a better choice. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). Sawamura faces Narumiya, who sees this as an insult. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. Kawakami has said that it's probably because he's not afraid of the pitch that he's so good at it. 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